Chapter 11 Chapter 10 Naturally Charming

Shangyang Palace occupies a very large area, equal to one-sixth of the size of the palace city. Shuangyao Pavilion, from here to the west is Linzhi Hall, Shenru Pavilion, and Xuandong Hall.To the west of the main hall are Hongzhiyuan, Lichunyuan, Furong Pavilion, Yinan Pavilion and other buildings. The imperial garden is located in the center. The Buddhist hall where Long Ying first met Wu Zhao is located in the northwest corner of the imperial garden, and the imperial study is located in the middle. Although it is called a house, it is an independent building group and becomes the garden within the garden.

The main gate of the Royal Study Room, "Jingtianmen", is set facing east. After entering, the main building of the Royal Study Room stands in front of it, with a double eaves and gabled roof. It is large in scale, second only to the main hall, Guanfeng Hall. Since Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty only respected Confucianism, he emphasized etiquette and strict distinctions in everything, which is reflected in the meticulousness of the palace architecture.The main hall like Guanfeng Hall adopts a first-class double-eave hipped roof with slopes on all sides.The next level is the double eaves gable roof of the main building of the Imperial Study Room, which shows the status of the Imperial Study Room in Shangyang Palace.From here, there are single eaves hipped hall style, single eaves Xieshan style, hanging mountain style, rolling shed style and the lowest level of hard mountain style.

As the imperial study, which represents the emperor's literary talent and scholarly fragrance, its decoration is very different from other extremely magnificent buildings in Shangyang Palace, with elegant colors.Large areas of gray brick walls, black glazed tiles on the roof with green edges, green paintings under the eaves, and green columns.The windows are composed of black, white and green, forming a quiet and peaceful environment. There is a book collection pavilion on the left and right sides of the imperial study room. Behind the room is the second entrance courtyard. The main hall and side hall are connected by corridors, forming a square courtyard.The last entry is Juanqinzhai, which is a good place for Wu Zhao to take a short break.

If it wasn't for Eunuch Rong's leadership, it would have taken a lot of effort for Longying to touch it by himself. Ling Yu handed Longying over to Eunuch Rong who was waiting at the pier, and he hurried back to the scene of the assassination. Eunuch Rong led Longying to the Royal Study to start work.The imperial study room is heavily guarded, because it is an important place for Wu Zhao to approve the memorial, and it is related to the secrets of the court. Without the emperor's order, it is impossible to set foot in half a step. With Eunuch Rong as Wu Zhao's confidant eunuch, unless Wu Zhao called him in, he would not dare to enter the house.Kai Longying came to the steps in front of the palace room, and said in a low voice: "Renya is grinding ink for Lord Ying in the room, and she takes care of everything. Hey! Renya is the little maid chosen by the Holy One for Lord Ying, and there are two Yue is only seventeen years old. Two hours later, the slave will come back with the lunch prepared by the imperial cook for Master Ying, and then he will be invited to the middle courtyard for dinner."

Longying asked casually: "When will the Holy Majesty come?" Eunuch Rong lowered his voice, and said: "I heard that the Holy Majesty is going to receive the envoys from Tubo in the Vientiane Shrine, and I'm afraid they will arrive at the Imperial Study Room in the afternoon. The leader of the envoys is Hengkong Muye, who is said to be invincible in this country. swordsman." Long Ying saw that he was so nervous, different from yesterday's relaxed and natural, naughty, said: "Elder-in-law, do you know what I am doing in the imperial study?" Eunuch Rong was startled, and hurriedly said: "I dare not know whether to listen or not."

Long Ying was a little embarrassed, so he changed the subject and said: "I want to find the fat father-in-law, what should I do?" If he was asked to look for him from house to house, he might not see anyone for three days and three nights. Eunuch Rong was in a state of shock, and said, "This servant is going to inform Fat Eunuch." After finishing speaking, he gestured to the two guards who were guarding the gate, and the two guards were ordered to open the middle door of the imperial study. Long Ying cast his gaze, which was blocked by a screen, so he couldn't see the universe inside.

Eunuch Rong bowed and said, "Master Ying please move!" ※※※ The door of the room was closed behind him, and he walked around the screen with the feeling of visiting here. He saw a huge hall with three rooms in width and five rooms in depth. Made of nanmu, it retains the original color of hardwood without applying color, simple and elegant. In the center of the imperial study is the Wuzhao Dragon Seat. In front of the seat is a huge mahogany table with the Four Treasures of the Study placed on it. It is obviously a facility for her to review scrolls.There are bookcases on both sides, hanging shafts, and octagonal lanterns on the beams and columns, but it is not like the living room with antiques, simple and deep.

The corridor outside the window is surrounded by pines and cypresses, which makes the imperial study room lively and natural.His office is placed on the side near the outer door, with one chair and one table, which should be a temporary arrangement because of him. On the table is a thick album, pressed with books, and several brushes of different styles. Where the pen is placed, next to the pen is a large inkstone that has been opened, but there is no ink. The room was quiet and peaceful, and there was no sight of Wu Zhao personally selecting the little maid who was less than seventeen for him.

Long Ying has always been very curious and loves to know new things. He never misses the opportunity to visit the private study room of the current empress, browse at will, and see a few bookcases that contain not only the classics of Confucius and Mencius, Confucian rites and music, but also books about court laws and ceremonies. , suddenly lost interest, only one of the cabinets contains some different volumes, such as "Chen Gui", "New Commandments for Bureaucrats", "Le Shu", "Shaoyang Zhengfan", "Surname Record", "Twelve Things of Jianyan" "," Zhaoren Benye" ​​and other miscellaneous books.What attracted his attention was the words "Wu Zhao Xiuzhuan" in each of the books, and he thought that even if the author was someone else, it could still be seen that Wu Zhao's tolerance is a great talent and insight.

Then his eyes fell on a hanging scroll on the right in front of the dragon seat, not because of the exquisite portraits, but because he couldn't make out what it was at all. From a distance, it was almost covered with white spots all over the painting, and there seemed to be something in the middle.Can't help but walk past the scrolls from one side to the other. Moving closer, I realized that the description in the painting is a scene of heavy snowfall. The painter must be a master of it, expressing the scene of heavy snow in the sky vividly, evoking some indescribable deep feelings of snowfall in the viewer's heart , The world was purified.If you look more clearly, you can see the backs of three men hidden in the depths of the snow scene, the middle one is particularly clear, giving people a moving impression of being tall, handsome, free and easy.

At this moment, there was a sound of opening the back door, which was pushed open a little and then closed gently. A petite and exquisite maid of honor came in tiptoe, with her sleeves raised, revealing her snow-white arms, holding a pot that exudes the fragrance of ink. son. Longying turned around, and because he was almost standing on the axis, the little palace woman didn't notice his existence for a while, but when she walked around the dragon table, Fang and Longying met face to face, she was so frightened that her face turned pale, and she couldn't hold her hand firmly. The ink pot he was holding was about to fall to the ground. That would be a disaster for the imperial study. It was only at this time that Longying saw her clearly, and his mind was shaken violently. Before he came, he had planned to abide by the rules in the palace that mothers should not casually engage in sexual affairs with women in the palace, and threw them away for nine days. Her beauty is heartbreaking beauty. Her elegant temperament is not as good as that of Duanmu Ling, her beauty is not as good as that of a little witch, and her beauty is not as good as that of Princess Taiping. The red skin, the shattered cheeks, and the deep dimples are indeed what I feel pity for, and they are extremely lovable.She has a kind of delicacy and purity emanating from her bones, without the slightest impurity, and the intrigue in the court has nothing to do with her.With just one look, Long Ying felt that in order to protect her from any harm, he could sacrifice everything, including his own life. At the same time, her mind was activated, and she rushed forward, took up the ink pot she had just left without splashing a drop of ink, and with the other hand, grasped the fragrant arm of the delicate and delicate beauty. Renya's face paled, and she was at a loss. Long Ying heard her heart beat like a deer, and her nose was full of fragrance. He was dizzy for a while, as if he was in a fairyland, and forgot to let go of the hand that was holding the girl's jade arm. Renya exclaimed: "Master Ying!" Distraught, she only knew how to reach out to hold the ink pot again so that she could complete the task. Long Ying finally woke up, put the ink pot into her hand, let go of her hand, and said with a smile: "It's my fault, the tired girl is frightened." Renya was still in shock, she couldn't help panting, she lowered her head to avoid his gaze, then her face burned and spread to the base of her ears, she held the solid ink pot desperately, knelt down, and said: "Renya greets Master Ying. Sin, Lord Ying please forgive this servant." For the first time, Long Ying felt deep pity and sympathy for the maids in the palace city. By fate, they were sent to the palace and lost their independence and freedom. the next victim.Live a life in the deep palace of "the deep flowers are silent, the palace is closed, the fine grass is green and the road is idle; only the colorful clouds are flying endlessly, so you should only come and go to wait for Longyan". The palace is like a big prison, locking up their freedom and burying their youth and happiness. Although it is difficult to protect himself now, if he can leave one day, he will take Renya away, take her to the ends of the earth, be inseparable, and give her happiness and happiness. Renya triggered a secret place in his heart. Long Ying hurriedly said: "Get up, you haven't done anything wrong." Renya stood up vigorously, lowered her head, and said softly: "Master Ying, please get up first." ※※※ Long Ying sat down, and on the album in front of him was written the title of "The Great Law of Dao Heart Planting Demons Volume 1". He recognized the style of Wu Zhao's book, sighed secretly, picked up the brush, and stared intently at the serious book. The little Gong'e Renya who poured the ink ground in the pot into the stone inkstone, when she was done, opened the first page with her left hand, and filled the brush with the ink with the other hand, and wrote quickly on the blank page, her eyes still could not move Stay away from this handsome man. The more you look at her, the more she looks good-looking, and the more you look at her, the more lovely she is. The outline of her facial features is exquisite and perfect, like the ups and downs of Lingshanxiuchuan, elegant and elegant. Renya glanced at him, her beautiful face that had already returned to crystal white was burning for the second time, and she lowered her head shyly, making Longying focus on her bun for the first time, it was black and shiny, and he was stunned when he saw it. heartbeat.well!What happened to me?Why is her allure to herself a hundred times stronger than all the eight beauties of Liqi Pavilion combined? Renya couldn't help but peeked at him again, and said in surprise, "Master Ying doesn't need to watch to write? Oh! Master Ying writes so fast." Seeing that she was willing to take the initiative to speak, Long Ying was so happy in his heart, her voice was still soft, sweet and innocent, and it went straight to the bottom of Long Ying's heart.Her pure beauty makes Long Ying's Taoist heart more crystal clear and pure, and her heart is at peace.The sun gently shines on the garden outside the quiet imperial study room, the long wind blows from the direction of the Luo River, the pines and cypresses rustle, and in the middle of winter, the ground is freezing and the sky is cold, but the two hearts are beating hotly. Long Ying couldn't help teasing her: "Isn't Renya afraid of me?" Renya lowered her gaze shyly, not daring to answer him, maybe she didn't know how to respond, the glow dyed her slender and jade-white neck red, he was sure it was the most moving color he had ever seen in his life. This stunning little maid, personally picked by Wu Zhao, touched Long Ying's heart. If there is love at first sight in the world, it should be like this. It can also be seen that Wu Zhao's "knowledge of people" has completely and absolutely mastered Long Ying. "Dang! Dang! Dang!" Long Ying stopped writing in astonishment. Renya's delicate body trembled slightly, and she knelt down on the ground. The front door opened and closed, and Wu Zhao came in like a gust of wind around the screen, with a gloomy face and phoenix eyes. When he came to Longying who was still sitting opposite him, his gaze first fell on Longying's face, then glanced at Renya, and finally Moving to the volume where he had written half a page, his expression softened a little, and then he showed a look of surprise, and said: "Mr. Long's handwriting is very personal, strong and strong, as if you are unrestrained, please continue to write, sir. Understand me." Then he said to Ren Ya: "Back off!" After Renya left, Longying used his brush like flying again, wondering in her heart, didn't she receive the foreign envoy named Hengkong Muye?Why did he rush back angrily, and felt even more unusual. At this moment, she was wearing a dragon suit and an imperial crown on her head, and she was standing in front of him with her hands behind her back. Her majestic aura made him, who didn't know the heights of the sky and the earth, feel oppressed. Wu Zhao's voice softened, and he said softly: "The great method of cultivating demons is really extraordinary, but it's just the way of cultivating Qi in Taoism, which is already wonderful." Knowing that she was reading the freshly released Dafa, Long Ying said, "Xiaomin can probably record one chapter a day and finish it in eleven days. I thought Sheng would come back after the morning." Wu Zhao said indifferently: "Just now the abbot Xue Huaiyi of the White Horse Temple broke into the palace to ask me for someone, and I asked him to take away the little Buddha and the others." Long Ying was stunned, and wondered who the hell Xue Huaiyi was, who could force Wu Zhao to hand him over. Wu Zhao sighed softly: "This person has made great contributions to me, but he is more and more arrogant and difficult to control, and he is getting worse and worse. Half a month ago, he went to Shangyang Palace to discuss matters with me, and saw that he was serving me personally. Such a villain, actually shamelessly asked me for someone, saying that this girl is naturally charming, she is the best among girls, and that she is so good at her method of harvesting and nourishing, but I refused and left with hatred. This time, the plan to deal with Mr. is aimed at me The revenge that comes, his heart can be punished. The master is really amazing, the brushwork is still calm and calm, not at all chaotic." In fact, Longying's heart was full of huge waves, and he realized that she arranged Renya to serve him, and the inside story was not simple. Until now, he was still passive in this "decisive battle" between him and Wu Zhao, who did not use weapons. Falling behind. Wu Zhao stood as if reporting to him, feeling as weird as he could be.He also thought that Wu Zhao would kill whoever he liked, how could he know whether the other party had merit or not? Obviously, the relationship with Xue Huaiyi was not as simple as she said.Thinking of this, I have a little understanding in my heart. Wu Zhao changed the subject and said, "I heard that Mr. Li likes reading very much, and he covers a wide range of subjects. The books in the Imperial Study Room are all classics handed down from generation to generation, and many of them are unique copies. You can read them at will." Longying shook his head and said, "I'm not interested in the way of Confucius and Mencius." Wu Zhao smiled and said: "This is a common problem among people in the devil's sect. They think that Confucianism is nothing but groaning without disease. I don't know that from the perspective of governing the country, Confucian rituals and music are the most brilliant king's power technique, and its core is to distinguish between superiority and inferiority. Column. Strictly maintain the status, so that high and low, high and low, high and low are not surpassed. Ritual and music, through the form of law, make the country's hierarchy not only politically, but also culturally and morally fixed, deterring people, and achieving the consolidation of the country and the fundamental purpose of imperial power." Longying was startled and said: "Your Majesty is right! Why have I never considered this aspect?" Wu Zhao saw that he was being educated humbly, and said happily, "Because you don't bother to look at it." Long Ying thought to herself, it is precisely because Wu Zhao's insight surpasses the magic gate that she can manage the country in an orderly manner, so it can be seen that her master is a very remarkable person.Said: "The Holy Majesty seems to be in a lot of mood." Wu Zhao said softly: "When I saw Mr., all my anger disappeared. What's more, Xue Huaiyi's death is approaching, why should I be angry for a person whose time is numbered?" Long Ying asked in astonishment: "Is the Holy Majesty going to kill him?" Wu Zhao said nonchalantly, "I didn't kill him, but you killed him." Long Ying was taken aback and finally put down his pen, he couldn't believe it: "I'm going to kill him?" Wu Zhao showed a slightly bitter expression, and said: "If I could behead him casually, I would have done so long ago. I will never kill him, or let people know that I killed him." Long Ying said: "How is his martial arts?" Wu Zhao said: "Xue Huaiyi and Di Renjie have always been in conflict. The elders of the country have repeatedly mobilized masters to ambush Xue Huaiyi, but they all lost their troops and returned. This man has enemies all over the world, and he has died without guilt, but no one can do anything to him. You can see his evil skills. He has reached perfection. But today his nemesis finally appeared." Longying applauded in his heart, the best way to urge demons is this, not to mention that Xue Huaiyi has an unruly heart for his pretty man, and getting rid of him can be done, but his doubts also increased a lot, and he asked: "Your Majesty is not afraid that he will kill me, no one will do it for you." Do you record Dafa?" Wu Zhao calmly said: "In the history of the magic sect, you are the second person who has practiced the great magic method. Mr.'s predecessor was invincible at that time. A character like Xue Huaiyi may not be able to do ten tricks under his hands. Even if Mr. can't fight with that person In comparison, it shouldn't be much worse. I want Mr. to cut off his head to make sure that he is completely dead. After the completion, Renya will belong to Mr. No joke. I still have important things to deal with, I'm afraid I can't see you again today, sir. It's good to treat this place as your home, so don't be polite." After saying that, he turned around and left. Longying shouted: "Where can I find that guy?" Wu Zhao's voice came back and said, "You don't need to look for him, he will come to you." Longying's scalp was numb. In such a situation, it was Wu Zhao's plan to kill with a knife. She was too powerful. well!She actually knew that Xiang Yutian had practiced the method of cultivating demons. Thinking of this, her heart was shocked.