Chapter 39 Chapter 85: Xingfu Nangong Forces Ziwei

In April, Suzong was still seriously ill. On April 2, an imperial edict was issued to Prince Li Yu to supervise the country. Although Shen Zhenzhu is about to give birth, she secretly observes the servants and maids in the palace, all of them are cautious in their words and deeds, except for the well-known confidantes, they are all impartial to Empress Zhang and Li Yu. It can be seen in everyone in the middle school, not to mention the smooth and sophisticated ministers in the court - the situation is unclear at this time, and it is the best choice to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight.She often woke up suddenly in the middle of the night, so nervous that she couldn't breathe, Li Yu comforted her with gentle words many times: "It will never happen, trust me, I have arranged everything properly." Said: "The empress position is just waving at you."

It's not that she doesn't believe him.The more calm and calm he is, the more shocking he will be.However, she still feels that the future is about to come, everything is uncertain, and her body and mind are just like a bowstring that is taut and may break at any time. On the fifth day of the lunar new year, after Shen Zhenzhu had woken up to wash and wash, a servant came forward and preached, "The Supreme Emperor has invited the Crown Princess Concubine." It was "invite" rather than "call". Shen Zhenzhu took a careful look at the servant who came to pass the news. Gao Lishi had been exiled to Wuzhou, and there were very few servants who were close to Xuanzong, and they all followed him for more than ten years Yes, this servant is one of them.Li Yu had already told her not to go out of the palace at will these days, but the one who summoned her was the Supreme Emperor, how could she not go.

When Fang went out of the palace gate, Yan Ming stepped out, saluted and said: "A servant lady is coming out of the palace." Shen Zhenzhu nodded with a smile. After Xuanzong returned to Chang'an, he originally lived in Ganlu Hall of Taiji Palace, and later moved to Xingqing Palace.Leaving the East Palace from Yanxi Gate, passing Xingyong, Xing'an, and Yongjia, after walking for more than an hour, he entered Xingqing Palace and arrived at Xingqing Gate. , Walk for a stick of incense time, retreat the maid, and step into Nanxun Hall alone. Nanxun Hall has become dilapidated and dilapidated, the brass tiles have dimmed its color, and there is no one around. The original purple-red hanging curtains have not been replaced for a long time, and the dust has turned into dark brown, fluttering in the wind.Once upon a time, there were blooming flowers here, and the imperial concubine twirled lychees lightly, singing and dancing gracefully.

"You're here." An old voice came out from behind the curtain, and a withered hand parted the curtain. Xuanzong walked out slowly with his back bent. He didn't wear a crown, and his white hair was bald. , and looked a bit old again, Shen Zhenzhu couldn't help feeling sour.Xuanzong glanced at Shen Zhenzhu, waved his hand and said: "You look like this now, excuse me, just sit down by yourself." Walking to the dragon chair and sitting down, he smiled up to the sky a few times, and said: "Now the princess in the palace Chaos, I thought you dare not come out of the palace to see me!"

Shen Zhenzhu sat down and replied with a smile: "As long as His Majesty calls, how can Zhenzhu dare to resign?" Xuanzong looked at her carefully, "Aren't you afraid that someone will hijack you in my name? You must know that you are very popular now. Although Chu'er guards you strictly, the queen always wants to hold you in the palm of her hand. You are worth thousands of troops." The magic weapon of the horse." Jiang is really old and hot, and Shen Zhenzhu secretly admires it. Although the Supreme Emperor is alone in the Xingqing Palace, he knows the situation in the palace very well. Among those old palace people, there are probably many loyal to the old master, secretly acting as eyes and ears .It is also because of this concern that Suzong and the queen will force Xuanzong to move and exile Gao Lishi. After all, they are deeply afraid of themselves.She smiled lightly and replied: "Because Your Majesty said 'invite' the pearl, not 'call'."

"Oh," Xuanzong coughed halfway, "it's just a slip of the tongue, can't you figure out some mystery?" Shen Zhenzhu leaned back and replied: "It's because His Majesty never said 'please' to his courtiers. If he wanted to pretend to be His Majesty, he would say 'call', so Pearl came here. Besides, no matter what, if someone wants to harm Zhenzhu, he must not Don't dare to do it in broad daylight, and let the truth be told." Xuanzong nodded, "Okay, okay", and suddenly sighed: "You often come to see me, a passing person, but Chu'er, who has never been here." Looking up at the dim brass tiles above his head, Sighing again and again, "I miss him a little bit."

"Chu, he is timid because of his closeness to his hometown," Shen Zhenzhu said in a low voice, "It was him... that caused the imperial concubine to lose her soul, and made His Majesty feel lonely and sad. He just didn't dare to face His Majesty." "You are all wrong." Xuanzong still looked up at the sky and said to himself, "You all think that I am sorry for Yuhuan now, but it is not—" Shen Zhenzhu raised her head slightly, Yuhuan is Yang Guifei's small characters. Xuanzong said: "In my life, I have only been tempted by one woman, and she is not Yuhuan."

Everyone in the world knows that the imperial concubine loves the six palaces, and the concubine who rides the world of mortals laughs, but no one knows that it is the lychee. Whether it is famous or infamous, it will be passed down through the ages.However, Xuanzong actually said at this time that the one he loves is not her.The biggest secret in the world is probably nothing more than this. "There is only Concubine Hui who I have promised my whole life. It's a pity that her surname is Wu, and everyone in the world refuses to agree. She can't be a queen." Xuanzong said indifferently.

It was Concubine Wu Hui. When Shen Zhenzhu came to Chang'an, Concubine Wu Hui had already passed away.After marrying Li Chu, Concubine Yang Guifei was honorable and honorable. Concubine Wu Hui seemed to be a taboo in the palace, and few people talked about it, so she knew very little about Concubine Hui. The only thing she knew was that Concubine Hui was the grandniece of Empress Zetian Wu, Wang Wuyou of Hengan Daughter of Zhi, Shengshou Wang Mao, Sheng Wang Qi, Princess Xianyi and Princess Taihua, in the 25th year of Kaiyuan, Concubine Hui and Li Linfu framed Prince Ying, E Wangyao, and Guang Wangju, and made Xuanzong abolish the three kings as common people And died, not long after Wu Huifei also died of illness.

Xuanzong continued: "She wanted to be a queen, but I couldn't do it, so I knew that she was framing my three children, and I let her go. She was still frightened and couldn't afford it, so she left early. "Sighed deeply, full of melancholy, "As for Yuhuan, she just looks exactly like her. I snatched her away regardless of everything. Looking at Yuhuan is like watching her still in the world every day. As the emperor, I can only Letting the beloved woman be my concubine is my duty to her, but as the Son of Heaven, I can't do it rashly and disregard the will of all people."

"So, Yuhuan once begged me to make her queen, but I couldn't agree. How can I not know that she, the Yang family, has all the power in the government? I support the Yang family, but it is to let the Yang family, Li Linfu, and An Lushan restrain each other. In addition There are some things that I have to think about. At the same time, you and the niece of the imperial concubine were selected as the first concubine of Guangping Wang at the same time. In the end, you were accepted as the first concubine. Do you know what the truth is inside?" Shen Zhenzhu listened to Xuanzong's narration of the past, indulged in it, and suddenly heard that it was said to herself, she couldn't help being shocked, stood up and looked directly at Xuanzong. Xuanzong kept his composure and said in a calm tone, "That is my decision. I will never let someone from the Yang family be my official grandson-in-law. The Yang family is so big that it will never lose its tail. This is a taboo for the emperor. It is a pity that I am still too serious. Yuhuan, oh, no, it should be Concubine Hui, who disappointed the world, and misunderstood the white-eyed wolf in Anlu Mountain, and let him rebel. The Tang Dynasty was almost destroyed. I am really a sinner. ..." He realized his body, contemplating. Shen Zhenzhu used to visit Xuanzong, but it was just family talk, never heard him say so many words, and never thought that he would tell her so many secrets. At the same time, she was shocked, and her heart was beating wildly. Today's situation is strange, Xuanzong may have other deep meanings. But Xuanzong said to her lovingly: "You have always been extremely smart, I have told you so much today, do you understand?" Shen Zhenzhu was startled, not knowing what it meant. Xuanzong said: "You are an excellent child. From the first time I saw you in this palace, I fell in love with you, and I did my best to match you up so that Chu'er could like you too, and I ignored Cui's children. However, I I didn't expect that Chu'er cared so much about you, even more than I did to Concubine Hui back then. Chu'er has always been decisive, resolute, patient and resourceful, and he will surely win this secret fight with the queen. I will definitely establish you as the empress, but you have fallen into the hands of traitors, and you have been wandering in all directions. There are many discussions in the court, how can you be the empress? If you love someone, otherwise you will lose your wits and cause harm to the country and the family. I am the greatest lesson from the past. The talent of Chuer can be the good master of Zhongxing in the Tang Dynasty, and I must make a decision for him. " Shen Zhenzhu understood, she raised her head little by little, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, there is actually no need for you to make a decision." She can't live much longer. Xuanzong didn't seem to hear it, so he just continued: "So no matter what, don't blame me. Don't worry, Chu'er will never lose." Having said that, he clapped his hands lightly. A person flashed out from the corner door next to the hall, and saluted Xuanzong with a shrill voice: "My servant thanked the Supreme Emperor on behalf of the empress!" Shen Zhenzhu took a closer look, it was actually Li Fuguo! Xuanzong waved to Shen Zhenzhu, "Let them go, don't blame me." Li Fuguo waved his hand behind him, and two strong guards flashed out, Li Fuguo respectfully said to Shen Zhenzhu: "Your Majesty, please—" Shen Zhenzhu turned around without hesitation, and walked towards Li Fuguo, Xuanzong was able to kill his own son back then, how could he care about the fetus in her womb at this time?Handing her over to the queen must be used to threaten Li Yu. No matter whether she can successfully coerce Li Yu, she is too pregnant to bear such a torment, and she probably escapes death.If she shouted for help at this time, Yan Mingyuan was outside the palace, so it might not be able to rescue her, and maybe it would endanger the fetus. Now only she can try to save the baby in her womb. Li Fuguo raised his hand again, and a waiter brought a cup of wine to Xuanzong. Li Fuguo apologized and said with a smile: "This is the empress's filial piety to the Supreme Emperor. The fine wine tributed by the Yelang Kingdom, please enjoy it slowly." Xuanzong looked at the cup of wine lightly , gazed for a moment, said: "I know, you all stand back." Shen Zhenzhu was escorted towards the side gate of Xingqing Palace, and when she exited Guangli Gate, her shoulders were already prepared, Li Fuguo smiled flatteringly and said: "My lady, please get on the sedan chair." Shen Zhenzhu looked at him coldly, and was about to get on the sedan chair when he suddenly heard Xingqing Palace made a clear "Zheng" bell, and then "Zheng--" three times in a row. Shen Zhenzhu stood on the ground, and was stunned for a while-the palace drum blew four times in a row, one short and three long, it was the emperor driving Deathstroke.She turned around and pointed at Li Fuguo angrily, breathing quickly: "You, you! The Supreme Emperor..." Li Fuguo respectfully smiled sharply: "The emperor is old, and today's death is also a long life." Shen Zhenzhu felt dizzy for a while, Li Fuguo hurriedly stepped forward to support her, saying: "Your Majesty, take care." Shen Zhenzhu stabilized her figure, raised her hand, and slapped Li Fuguo on the face with a "slap".Li Fuguo took two steps back, caressing his face, he was already extremely angry, he managed to hold back his anger, and snorted coldly: "Your Majesty is so amazing, this old slave remembered it." He didn't do anything to her, he beckoned two guards Shen Zhenzhu bound her hands, stuffed a towel in her mouth, and forced herself to sit on her shoulders. The shoulders carried her without stopping, and she saw from the gap in the curtain that she had been carried into Daming Palace, walked around the main hall of Zichen by the side path, was half pulled and half supported by the shoulders, and took the towel from her mouth , pushed into a small room behind Zichen Hall. Shen Zhenzhu staggered on her feet, and she was not yet able to stand still. Someone in the corner exclaimed: "Sister Shen, why have you been arrested!" The room was a bit dark, and Shen Zhenzhu hadn't adjusted to it yet, so she followed the sound and walked slowly towards that corner Go, lower your head and take a closer look, it is actually Zhang Hanruo, with stains on his face, sharp knife scratches all over his clothes, his hands and feet are tightly bound by extremely thick ropes, tied in a corner and unable to move, presumably because he is concerned about his martial arts skills, Afraid that she would escape. Shen Zhenzhu ignored what Xuanzong said to her, and briefly explained how she was captured by Li Fuguo one by one.Zhang Hanruo cursed angrily: "This stray dog! All my soldiers and horses were killed by him!" Shen Zhenzhu asked Zhuli in shock.Zhang Hanruo said: "Yesterday, Your Highness discussed with me and asked me to gather all the troops of the Zhang family. If the queen makes any changes, Lin Hong will arrange them to enter the inner palace and enter the palace. Li Fuguo knew this, and led his troops to surround us, accusing us of rebellion. General Lin was shot to death by random arrows in order to protect me to break through, and most of the other generals were captured and killed. I was also captured alive by them." Speaking of this, I feel very sad, especially General Lin Hong has fought with her for many years, and the friendship is very deep, like a brother and sister. Shen Zhenzhu slid down with difficulty, and sat beside Zhang Hanruo, speechless was the best comfort. After a long silence, Shen Zhenzhu said, "Hanruo, you must be very angry with me." Zhang Hanruo glanced at her sideways, turned his face away, tried to close his eyes, then forced himself to open them, and said forcefully, "It's not resentment, it's hatred. Both Shengyu and He Shengliang. It's this kind of hatred, do you understand?" Shen Zhenzhu repeated slowly: "Since Shengliang, He Shengyu." He sighed faintly. "I always thought that His Highness can forget you, and I can replace you," Zhang Hanruo's tone softened, and his tone was as blurred as in a dream. "He doted on me like that before. I thought he treated you just like that. But in your The moment I returned to the palace, I knew I was wrong, everything was wrong—the way you looked at you was beyond my dreams. He had never looked at me like this before, even after you returned to the palace, Almost never looked at me directly, and even spared half of the corner of my eye." "But you're still willing to help him, Hanruo. I can't do many things you can do for him." Zhang Hanruo smiled wryly: "Because I couldn't control myself, I did everything I could do. As for you, Sister Shen, do you know that His Highness never needs you to help him with anything, what he needs is you by his side Side by side, to be with him. This, perhaps, is the difference between you and me. Sister Shen, you are indeed good in everything, but I just don’t understand how I am inferior to you. " "What he needs is you to be by his side, to be with him." Shen Zhenzhu's heart was moved. That's it, that's it. Even Zhang Hanruo can see things clearly, why she has been unable to understand why she insists on thinking that helping him is only beneficial to him.How much did she miss for this? She was dazed for a long while before she said, "Han Ruo, I never thought you and my sister could open their hearts here and now. Since Sheng Yu, He Shengliang, if one day Zhuge Kongming doesn't exist in the world, then Zhou Yu won't be there again." Such a lament." Zhang Hanruo was stunned for a moment, "Sister Shen, what do you mean by your words?" Shen Zhenzhu smiled, and was about to speak when she heard the sound of the door, the sun shone into the room, the light was bright, and a group of people walked in surrounded by Empress Zhang and Li Fuguo.Empress Zhang had a golden phoenix hairpin, approached and bent down to look at Shen Zhenzhu and Zhang Hanruo, the hairpin and bead ornaments on the bun were rustling, with a proud smile on her lips, she said to Li Fuguo: "You are really reliable in your work, The two of them are here, and the matter is already half done." Li Fuguo smiled and said, "It is the empress who is wise and has the talent to rule the world. The old slave is nothing more than a dog and a horse." Zhang Hanruo was angry from the heart, and opened his mouth to scold , Li Fuguo waved, two guards came up, and covered their mouths with towels. Empress Zhang hummed slightly with a smile, and said: "Lord Li, you are getting better at talking." She raised her voice and called out: "Cheng Yuanzhen!" Cheng Yuanzhen answered "Here" loudly outside.Shen Zhenzhu heard it, even though she knew that Cheng Yuanzhen had already taken refuge in Empress Zhang, she still couldn't help feeling sorry, for a talent like Cheng Yuanzhen, it seemed that he shouldn't be like this, but power is alluring, and many things are hard to say. Empress Zhang ordered: "Go to the East Palace quickly to spread the message that the Emperor Dao is in critical condition, so he ordered the prince to rush to the Zichen Palace." Li Fuguo interjected: "The prince has always been cautious, if he finds something wrong, he won't come?—" The corners of his eyes slid back and forth between Shen Zhenzhu and Zhang Hanruo. Empress Zhang sneered, "Cheng Yuanzhen, you naturally have to remind His Highness the Crown Prince that his two concubines are waiting for him in the Zichen Palace." Li Fuguo said again: "This is a clear statement, what if he still refuses to come?" Empress Zhang bent down again, raised the corners of her mouth, looked at Shen Zhenzhu, and then at Zhang Hanruo, "Then we can only offer the head of one of them first. Master Li, you see, which one will be attacked first?" Woolen cloth?" Li Fuguo paled slightly, pointed to Zhang Hanruo and said, "Naturally, we should start with Emperor Liang first. As for the Crown Princess, she is pregnant with a dragon seed, so let's save it later." Empress Zhang laughed, "Okay, that's it!" Asked: "Is the Zichen Palace ready?" Li Fuguo smiled and said: "It's safe, just wait for the prince to come—" He made a gesture of chopping off with a knife. Empress Zhang nodded in satisfaction, and asked again: "Has King Yue arrived yet?" Li Fuguo said: "Already on the way, we will be there soon." Empress Zhang said with a disdainful "hmph": "It's really timid and cowardly, it's been so long and it hasn't arrived yet." Li Fuguo smiled apologetically, "It's not good, when he ascends to the throne of God, all major affairs in the world can be decided by his mother." Empress Zhang thought about it, and thought it was right, she said: "Forget it, let me worry about him. Take the two of them to the front hall!" Her own guards stepped forward, dragged Shen Zhenzhu and Zhang Hanruo out Room.