Chapter 3 third chapter
Li Zhi's cheeks trembled slightly, "Chu Suiliang doesn't know what to do. I called him back, but he didn't speak for me. He just clings to his uncle and acts according to his eyes."
"Your Majesty, I'm afraid you've misunderstood him this time. It's obviously right for him to advocate Lizhong as the crown prince. Zhong'er is your eldest son, and the adopted son of the queen. If you don't make him, who will you choose?"
"What about Su Jie, where should I put it?"
"Sujie has been conferred the title of King Yong, so it's just a matter of taking care of her when she grows up."
Hearing what Wu Zetian said, Li Zhi was blindfolded all of a sudden, his eyes were staring, his ears were buzzing, and he fell into perplexity and bewilderment.At night, after Wu Zetian put him to sleep, he talked in detail and enlightened him slowly. The conversation was natural, smooth, and reasonable, and Li Zhi was finally persuaded.On July 2, Li Zhi, who was forced to do nothing, issued an imperial edict to confer Chen Wangzhong as the crown prince in a situation of isolation and helplessness.Amnesty for the whole world, three days of big wine.The ten-year-old Prince Zhong moved into the East Palace.Li Zhi appointed the left servant to shoot Yu Zhining and the prince's young teacher, the right servant to shoot Zhang Xingcheng and the prince's young teacher, and the servant Gao Jifu and the prince's Shaobao to jointly be responsible for educating the prince's moral articles and etiquette.The East Palace was full of traffic and bustling, the bells were ringing, and it was very lively. The ceremony for conferring the crown prince was grandly held.Sitting in the Xiande Hall of the East Official Main Hall, Li Zhi was as motionless as a clay sculpture or wood carving, biting his lip so hard that his lower lip turned blue-white.The queen beside him was listening to the performance while watching the singing and dancing. Her body was shaking like willow silk blowing in the spring breeze, revealing a victorious self-indulgence and complacent expression.The eunuchs and maids supported Prince Zhong and staggered up to the hall, looking timid.He knelt down on the ground, and said with a trembling voice: "I kowtowed to my father and mother. Long live my father, long live, long live! My mother is a thousand years old, a thousand years old, a thousand years old!" Li Zhi was as cold as ice, grinning silently.The empress stole a glance at Li Zhi, and couldn't help shivering: "Pingsheng. Zhonger, my father appointed you as the crown prince. You must study hard, and don't disappoint your father."
"My son, please remember."
Li Zhi shrugged his shoulders: "Go down."
Prince Zhong knelt down and saluted again, and retreated from the palace surrounded by eunuchs and maids.The singing and dancing continued.Li Zhi didn't want to watch it anymore, and left the East Palace in a chariot.Concubine Xiao Shu finally suffered a disastrous defeat because she was outnumbered.She fell into a desperate situation, with a black sun in her eyes, swallowing her hatred, her face faded, and her skin was sallow.Loud and clear horns sounded from the outer court, and the sound of bells and chimes sounded in my ears.Su Jie walked from the study to her mother, and asked suspiciously: "What's the noise outside? It makes me so disturbed that I can't even concentrate on studying."
"That's to celebrate the crown prince taking over the East Palace."
Concubine Xiao Shu's face was full of grief and indignation.
"Didn't the father say that I should be the prince?"
"He doesn't count what he says, let's not talk to him anymore."
Concubine Xiao Shu hugged her son and cried bitterly.The maid hurriedly entered the door and reported: "Your Majesty, the emperor is here."
"You said I was sick," Concubine Shu waved her hand angrily, "I don't want the emperor to see my haggard appearance."
Li Zhi learned that Concubine Shu would not forgive him, and returned angrily.After winning the first battle, the queen was really happy for a while.Luckily, Mrs. Liu has made great achievements in accompanying her daughter, and she is complacent, as if sitting on a spring breeze.Liu Xun, who was promoted to Zhongshu Ling, thought he had a plan, so he entered the palace more and more.Although adult men were prohibited from entering and leaving the harem, relatives of the queen were allowed to enter the harem as an exception in the Tang Dynasty.Therefore, Liu Shi can go to see the queen at any time.Because of his high status and being a male, he avoided suspicion and rarely greeted eunuchs, maids and other palace people when he went out. He seemed conceited and conceited.Mrs. Liu only wanted to increase her daughter's social status, so she was self-defeating, as if putting on airs, but caused dissatisfaction among the people.The queen is a woman with a lot of yin, few words, cold, ignorant of the world, does not take her servants to heart, and has very few rewards.She lacks cronies and lacks information, so she can only rely on her mother's will to deal with things, relying on Liu Shi and her uncle Liu Shi for advice.Not a single one of them had a strategic vision, strategizing, foresight, combined with the haughty attitude of noble blood, self-admiration, and self-esteem.In fact, both inside and outside the court have not laid a foundation, nor have they grasped the fundamentals.Li Zhi doesn't like the emperor: he doesn't like the prince either.When he decided to establish Chen Wangzhong as the prince, he was mainly under the pressure of ministers such as Uncle Yuan Wuji, and did not include factors such as his relationship with the queen.For Queen Wang, there is only one thing to gain, that is, the Crown Prince kowtows to her as usual.This is a reward, and it can also be said to be a kind of spiritual comfort.After all, Zhong is an adopted son. When she hears the word "mother queen", she always feels that it is not good enough and has no sense of intimacy.She forced a smile on her face, and said forcefully and reluctantly: "Study hard, don't be playful, and go to school."
"Yes. My son will leave."
The young Prince Zhong retreated as if relieved of a heavy burden.The queen looked at the back of her adoptive son and subconsciously shook her head.She didn't enjoy the real family happiness, her mood suddenly fell, and she fell into emptiness and loneliness.Inspired by the prince's polite greetings, the queen also politely rewarded Wu Zetian, the "hero" who defeated her love rival Concubine Xiao Shu.Wu Zetian thanked her in kind with more than double the value of the queen's reward.The exchange of courtesy and courtesy began between them.When Wu Zetian was free, she went to Xiangfeng Palace to visit the Queen and Liu Shi.From time to time, the queen also went to the Temple of the Sun for a walk.As a woman, she has a curious love for babies, staring at Hiroshi in the cradle with fascination, and also showing the look and gesture of protecting her mother and child.Wu Zetian responded falsely on the surface, but felt very uncomfortable in his heart.Soon, Li Zhi learned that Liu Shi, who made Chen Wangzhong the crown prince, had no scruples and forced him to do what he did.Contacting her willingness to take in Wu Zhao seems to be for this purpose, and her gratitude is wiped out.Li Zhi was afraid of nothing, didn't dare to get angry, and being stuffy in his stomach made people uncomfortable. Only Wu Zhaoyi was cautious, tight-lipped, and good at understanding the "dragon's heart", so he confessed to her as if complaining.
Sure enough, Wu Zetian felt the same and expressed deep sympathy, which was very much in line with "my wish".From then on, whenever Li Zhi had something on his mind, he would tell Wu Zetian first, and consult her first when encountering any difficulties, as if they were a couple in need who depended on each other for life.The depression in her heart can only be vented on her warm and soft body.Around the Mid-Autumn Festival is the most comfortable time in Chang'an.The sky is high and the clouds are light, the golden wind is refreshing, neither hot nor cold, and the length of day and night is evenly divided.There is no wind and sand blowing from the northwest like winter and spring, no winter drought and spring drought, no cold currents, and no heavy rain with hail in the dog days.The blue sky is clear and clear, the sun is bright and warm, the singing of birds and the sound of insects camping fill the space, and the Guanzhong Plain, which is known as Qinchuan for eight hundred miles, presents a mature color.The Weihe River originated from the Niaoshu Mountain in Weiyuan County, Gansu Province, and runs across the Qinchuan River. The autumn water is full, and the sound is splashed. Inject into the Yellow River.Li Zhi and Wu Zetian, who hugged and wandered in the forbidden garden, saw another scene.The trunks of the poplar trees glowed with a thin silver light, the leaves of the plane trees and linden trees were covered with a layer of golden luster, and the sweet-scented osmanthus trees burst into bursts of fragrance.The ground is covered with thick shade, flowing red and emerald green, rockery and strange rocks, bamboo cave flower houses, and palaces, pavilions, courtyards, pavilions and pavilions hidden in the shade of trees, either row upon row of buildings, or sparsely arranged.By the Qingsong Pavilion, cranes dance lightly.Under the tea stand, peacocks cross their necks and perch together.Ba Luan is singing, Yo Yo Luming.The Jinshui River carries sunset clouds from south to north into the shimmering Kunming Lake.The maze-like twists and turns extend in all directions, sometimes crossing mountains and rivers, sometimes breaking into flower beds, sometimes crossing bridges, sometimes connecting corridors, sometimes leading to pavilions, disconnected and reconnected, hidden and reappeared.They walked and watched, stroking stones and springs, leaning on the railing to compose poems, and lingering.Li Zhi tilted his neck, drank half a glass of red wine, held up an empty crystal glass, and said with a smile: "Zhaoyi prefers wine, and I am used to drinking this kind of wine. It is really good. Do you know? During the Three Kingdoms period, Cao Pi In the army, he wrote to his father Cao Cao, praising the taste of wine as superior to that of sorghum wine."
"At that time," Wu Zetian added, "wine was made from wild grapes, and it was not as sweet and full-bodied as today's wine."
"Oh, your knowledge is so rich! You understand everything I say, and you can still use it. It's amazing!"
"Your Majesty has given me a prize, but my concubines only know a thing or two, and my Majesty is the real talent and learning." Li Zhi's face was filled with joy, he poured another half glass of wine, and drank it in one gulp.Wu Zetian also had a drink with him.She has personally experienced that her own destiny is in the hands of Li Zhi, which is very fragile.Therefore, be careful everywhere, and don't overstep the threshold.At the same time, he constantly explores his psychology, caters to his hobbies, makes him happy, and then controls him and controls him.In Wu Zetian's residence, in addition to Prince Hong's nanny, a maid and eunuch were added.She gained a firm foothold in the palace and did not forget her benefactor.She asked her mother Yang to bring a box of precious jewels and a box of gold and jade jewelry to Cao Wangming's mansion instead of her, and give them to her cousin Concubine Yang.However, Concubine Yang resolutely refused to accept the gift, so Yang had no choice but to bring back the original.
"Your cousin doesn't admit that she has done you any favors. This woman has experienced many things, and she has seen everything through, so she has nothing to ask for."
"Not really."
Wu Zetian deduced, "She doesn't want to cause trouble. She doesn't trust me, and I'm afraid that something will happen to her in the future, and she will be hurt."
"The analysis is correct. She asked me to convey, please don't mention her in front of anyone again, as long as you understand it in your heart."
"Oh, did my cousin say anything else?"
"Not stated, only implied."
"How did you hint?"
"She asked me if I had rain gear. I didn't understand it for a while, so I replied with a smile: It's sunny outside. She raised her eyebrows and said solemnly: There are unpredictable things in the sky, so we must always be careful and pay attention to climate changes. "
"Good reminder!" Wu Zetian recalled the lesson when he was serving Li Shimin back then, when he was a little careless, he almost lost his life!A palace is a den of right and wrong.Cousin, you only know one thing, not the other, pure defense is not enough, you also need to be good at offensive warfare—either the east wind overwhelms the west wind, or the west wind overwhelms the east wind—you must overwhelm the opponent with absolute superiority, until you replace it and eliminate the danger factors, there is a reliable security guarantee.The monarch is the ultimate power, and winning the favor of Li Zhi is undoubtedly the fundamental way to be invincible and win.She knew that the emperor was always the only one, sacred and inviolable, and in front of the concubines and maids, he was even more moody, turned his face and refused to recognize anyone.Concubine Xiao Shu's favor and fall from favor can serve as a good lesson.Wu Zetian continued to work hard on the sex service, and the secret techniques in the room were fully displayed on her, with many changes and strange tricks.She is like a mass of ecstatic flames, eager and beautiful, let him play with it as he pleases, against the wind and wind, like clouds and rain, with endless tenderness and endless preparations.Li Zhi was obsessed to the point of forgetting his feelings, as if he was entangled by magic, he stayed with her day and night.The use of Wu Zetian is not only for boudoir sex, but also for another kind of fun and enjoyment.
When he felt his throat was dry, the empathetic Wu Zetian held one appetizing fruit after another in his mouth and put them into his mouth, which quenched his thirst and was sweet.He yawned comfortably, closed his eyes, lay in her soft embrace, and fell asleep unknowingly.After waking up, after washing, the bird's nest porridge was brought to his hand again.Time and time again, she served him considerately, listened to his mercy, and served him happily, and the rain of love frequently sprinkled on his body and mind.The days are getting smoother and sweeter.Their lives are becoming more and more harmonious, they cooperate with each other tacitly, they are like each other, and they are on the same page.Li Zhi, who is quite talented in literature, likes to dance and write. From time to time, he recites poems, flips through books, and talks about classics and historical articles.Wu Zetian was his bosom friend and the first reader of his works.Before the flowers and under the moon, follow each other, sing softly, and read poems and couplets with red sleeves and sweet nights!One by one, studying classics and commenting on history, Wu Zetian, who is well-read and memorized, also joined him. He followed his train of thought to talk about the past and the present.It was as if the bees saw the flowers and the monkeys entered the orchard. Li Zhi's heart seemed to be filled with honey, his eyes and brows were full of joy, and he was intoxicated in the comfortable and gentle country.Wu Zetian monopolized the emperor, and many concubines stayed in the boudoir empty, their eyes were red.Queen Wang was filled with grief and indignation, and her heart was burning like boiling oil.Liu Shi was even angrier than her, her cheeks twitched, her temples twitched, and she blamed this and that, but not herself, she scolded Wu Zhaoyi three times and four times and finally scolded Wu Zhaoyi's head: "This ungrateful little whore is bigger than you!" The butt is even more sinister and cunning, who knows what she will say in front of the emperor behind your back."
"I can't blame her all, I don't like Prince Zhong's clumsy appearance either."
"Since ancient times, establishing a concubine does not establish a concubine, establishing an elder does not establish a virtuous. Zhong'er is your adopted son, the eldest son of the emperor, if he is not established, who will be established?"
"Li Zhong'er is the crown prince, I know, she still spoke for me."
"You know shit."
Liu's head shook, "Honestly, my stomach is empty, and she is playing dragon lanterns in her asshole. She is duplicity, double-faced, and the emperor is not coming. She must have provoked it."
"It's not easy to draw conclusions without evidence."
"Since becoming the crown prince, the emperor has not been to other places, of course it's her playing tricks."
"I'm not afraid of her."
"Don't underestimate her. Once that slut gets into a climate and turns upside down, I'm afraid she can do anything. It's better to act first, and then you will suffer. Press her down quickly, and it's best to rush back to the nunnery."
"Okay, I'll go to Concubine Xiao Shu immediately, reconcile with her, and join hands to fight back against Wu Zhaoyi."
Concubine Xiao Shu was surprised when the queen condescended to visit, and she suddenly became angry: "My mother and son were brought to this field by her, and she still wanted to sprinkle salt on the wound before it healed. How vicious!" But Thinking about it again: Prince Zhong is not her own son, and she didn't get much benefit, but the situation is worse than before, and the emperor let Wu Zhaoyi monopolize it.Well, did she come to me for this?In any case, there is absolutely no need to shut them out, it is better to meet and find out the details first.The queen didn't come to humiliate her, nor did she come to provoke her, but came to talk to her, shake hands and make peace.The two sides retreated from the left and right palaces, apologized to each other, confessed their feelings to each other, put aside their past suspicions, and pointed the finger at their common rival in love, Wu Zhaoyi.
"The emperor is getting thinner and thinner, and that beauty is getting fatter and fatter. I'm afraid she will suck up all the bones of the emperor."
The queen burst into tears as she spoke.Concubine Xiao Shu glanced at the queen, saw her crying, and was moved, so she used the information she had bought with a lot of money, and after some imagination and exaggeration, she vividly exaggerated: "She clings to the emperor, regardless of the day and night. Indulging in the dark night for pleasure. After the emperor got lucky, she then fed him the yang yang pill. Just after waking up, she gave him aphrodisiacs and asked him to climb on her again. The dragon body of the emperor is not very good. Tell me , Can he bear it? That slut is not a human being, she is a poisonous snake that turned into a beautiful woman to poison the emperor."
"No wonder she has such great supernatural powers. As early as in the nunnery, she seduced the emperor. From this point of view, the beautiful snake is better than Meixi from the Xia Dynasty, Daji from the Shang Dynasty, and Baosi from the Zhou Dynasty. More than that."
"We want to persuade the emperor to cut off contact with her and take care of the dragon's body."
"It's best to send her to Ganye Temple again to cut off this curse."
You two women come for one piece, and I go for one piece, singing together, the more they sing together, the more angry they become, filled with righteous indignation, vowing to put Wu Zhaoyi to death and then hurry up.Partition walls have ears.Wu Zetian's eyes and ears still caught the conversation between the Queen and Concubine Shu, and told her immediately.When Li Zhi came to the Hall of Sun, Wu Zetian smiled and took him into the hall, and said with a concerned expression: "The emperor takes care of everything every day, it's hard work!"
"I have Aiqing who is considerate, recovers quickly from fatigue, and is correspondingly full of energy, so I don't feel too tired."
"Life seems to be a bit monotonous and not rich enough. The emperor can go to the empress and concubine Shu to adjust it."
"The empress looks like a piece of ice, I get goosebumps when I see her."
"They are lonely. If the emperor doesn't interact with them for a long time, he will complain. If he doesn't dare to do anything to the emperor, his anger will focus on his concubines."
"I will definitely not go to Xiangfeng Palace."
"Get close to Concubine Xiao Shu first, and talk to the queen after a while, okay? It's not good for a family to lose their lives."
"I've been there, but she won't pick me up."
"I was angry at the time, so it's no wonder she was angry. Now that the anger has subsided and I regretted it, if I go again, the emperor won't be shut down."
Hearing the call to "pick him up", Concubine Xiao Shu knelt down at Li Zhi's knees, hugged his thigh, and cried as if reunited after a long absence.Li Zhi is kind-hearted and kind, but also deeply ashamed of his gaffe.The weak sympathized with the weak, and shed tears following Concubine Shu.The two reconciled as before, and Li Zhi came to her frequently to kill time.The Queen and Concubine Xiao Shu often come and go.The three met unexpectedly in Concubine Shu's bedroom.Queen Wang took the initiative to come forward to talk to her, asking about the cold and warm.
"The emperor's complexion has improved a lot recently, and the concubine is very pleased."
"Lian's body has always been like this," Li Zhi sat down on his own, "it doesn't matter whether it's good or bad."
Concubine Xiao Shu saw that the empress and the emperor couldn't get along, so she stepped in to help and said, "The empress' words are kind. We have been with the emperor for so many years, so we naturally have a deeper relationship."
"Let's be straightforward." Li Zhi glanced at the queen, "Why beat around the bush."
Queen Wang sniffled: "The concubine's words are clear enough. It is best for the emperor to stay away from beautiful snakes, so as not to hurt his vitality."
Li Zhi's face sank: "Don't speak stably and hurt others."
Concubine Xiao Shu turned the words around: "The beautiful snake is a goblin that confuses the monarch, just like Meixi, Daji, and Baosi, poisoning the emperor and bringing disaster to the country and the people."
"Shut up and let me be quiet."
Li Zhi stood up and walked out.
"The harem has always been restless, and ghosts quarreled in the Tang Dynasty, one after another. What is the reason?" He couldn't figure it out, nor could he guess, "Wu Zhaoyi, Queen Wang, and Concubine Xiao Shu, who among them is the beauty snake? Or are they both?" Yes? Or neither?" The weather was dull, his head was swollen, and he wanted to walk around and take a walk in the imperial garden.The dark clouds in the southeast were churning, and the hot and humid wind carried ink-like rain clouds to the sky.The sun was gone, and the light was getting dimmer.Li Zhi told Gao Yansi, "Go and prepare the chariot quickly, and bring rain gear. I will sleep in the Manna Hall tonight."
The lightning flashed, the thunder exploded, and the autumn rain fell drop by drop.Li Zhi walked into a round pavilion, and a woman ran in behind him with her head in her hands.She put down her hands and caught sight of Li Zhi. She was so frightened that she knelt down on her knees: "I don't know the emperor is here, I hope you will forgive me."
"Who are you?" Li Zhi turned around, "How do you know me?"
"The folk girl is Wu Zhaoyi's older sister, Wu Yan. She has no job and dare not pick her up."
"Zhaoyi's sister is my sister. Just raise your head and talk to me."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness."
Wu Yan kowtowed on the ground.
"Well, tell me first, how did you know me? Is it in the Temple of the Sun?"
"The emperor is so smart that he guessed right. However, the girl couldn't avoid it at that time, so she just caught a glimpse."
"You have really good eyesight."
"The majestic emperor of the Tang Dynasty, the weather is naturally extraordinary, even if you have never seen it, you can understand it."
"You're a good talker. Get up."
Wu Yan stood up and smiled shyly.Li Zhi saw that her pink face was full of spring, her brows were delicate, and her red lips were like a bow drawn by the god of love, which was extremely alluring.Her dress has a kind of elegant simplicity, especially her radiant face with a healthy rosy color, which makes people fall in love at first sight.He twitched his eyebrows, showing a pleasant smile: "As expected, if there is a sister, there must be a sister, and if there is a sister, there must be a sister."
"How dare a civilian girl compare with her younger sister, who is favored by the emperor and enjoys endless glory and riches" page.
"Just move into the palace and live with Zhaoyi."
"Thank you Lord Ron."
Wu Yan lay down on the ground and kowtowed a few more times.
"Wait for the rain, you accompany me to the imperial garden for recreation."
Li Zhi pulled Wu Yan up.She showed a submissive look, smiling shyly and charmingly.He saw that she was tall and well-proportioned, plump but still graceful, she seemed slightly better than Wu Zhaoyi.Out of curiosity, Li Zhi had a hot flash all over his body, his heart beat slightly, and his breathing was short of breath.Her big black eyes are as blue and bright as the sea water, with frequent glances, revealing a provocative look, full of affection, seductive.As soon as his hand touched her body, he was so teased by her, like a sensual protege, he impatiently pulled her to him.The two looked at each other, hit it off, and hugged tightly.The beginning and end of the Six Conspiracies and Revelation The new wind blew the snow for a day, and after dark, it slowly stopped.The gray sky is against the snow-capped night sky, and the stars are scattered like chess pieces, dancing with a little bit of cold light.In the nectar palace covered with brilliance, the candlelight shining through the window sills flickers faintly, casting an ambiguous and mysterious tone on the deep and quiet snowy night of the palace.Inside the Nuan Pavilion, it was as warm as spring, and there were exquisite dinners in front of the imperial couch.The servants and maids all withdrew.Wu Yan's body is tightly attached to Li Zhi, with lingering affection and love for each other.They ate and drank and talked.He stroked her, aroused her in various flirtatious ways.She gradually woke up, her complexion was as gorgeous as a newly bloomed cherry blossom, her eyes were full of waves, well-behaved and supple, looking forward to and fro.
"Your Majesty waived the morning court, my sister will be suspicious."
"If she can't doubt you, she doesn't dare to do anything to me."
"The court cannot be left alone for a day, and many things are waiting for His Majesty to deal with."
"It doesn't matter if you don't go for three or five days."
Li Zhi was happy to forget his worries, "Some things don't drag on for a while, and you still can't be sure. I am very happy staying with you. You are more gentle and affectionate than Zhaoyi."
Wu Yan was very happy in her heart, but she said verbally: "The state affairs are the most important, and the government should not be neglected.
"With the support of Wuji and other ministers, the sky will not fall."
"The daughter of the people heard that the eldest grandson has the power all by himself, and everything must be according to him, and what he plays must be accurate. It seems that he has the power to be the king."
"He is my uncle, the late emperor's servant, so he naturally enjoys privileges. All the officials respect him, and criticism is inevitable."
"As the saying goes, public anger is hard to offend. When troubles arise, it's hard to deal with them."
"Don't be afraid. Uncle Yuan holds a military talisman in his hand, who dares to do anything to him."
They drank another drink together.The slightly intoxicated Wu Yan's hidden desires were liberated, she was ready to take risks, and greeted his obsessive challenge with gleeful teasing: The emperor can do whatever he wants, why can't the women of the people not?I can, like him, put morals aside and not be ashamed.Although the emperor has seventy-two concubines in the Sangong and Six Courtyards, Yi Quqi has a different taste.His tone of voice and every action changed, like a wild man who cheated, lost in the ecstasy of discovering the beauty in her, seeking new pleasures.She imitated Xia Sanlan's obscene look, with a delicate and lazy expression, as if she was careless, and pretended to be surprised and said: "Ah, he has so much power."
"This is the arrangement of the late emperor. The late emperor is famous for knowing people and being good at assignments. I probably can't be wrong, and I can't blame me if I am wrong. You women don't understand politics. You know, things formed by history will change all of a sudden. Can’t do it. It needs to be changed, unless he dies. Uh uh, I’m tired, let’s rest.”
Li Zhi was nagging, and his articulate words became somewhat slurred, and he dragged Wu Yan to the imperial couch drunkenly.She helped him take off his coat and hat, and covered him with a dragon and phoenix brocade quilt; then she took off her makeup, took off her dress, and lay down beside him half naked.When he held her in his arms, she trembled and almost fainted.The fire of rebirth burned inside them, and the tension disappeared unconsciously in the embrace.She no longer suppresses herself, and there is an underlying desire in her heart to cater to him, to indulge herself, to enter the fiery center with him, to merge into one, and to burn together in the excitement of your pity and my love.The eunuch who was on night duty knocked at the pavilion to see him.Gao Yansi came out to block it: "Go to the palace in the middle of the night, what's the big deal."
"Elder Sun Taiwei wants to see the emperor."
"Him?" Gao Yansi hesitated for a moment, "wait for me to report."
Hearing Gao Yansi's shout, Li Zhi opened his eyes tiredly: "Oh, I ordered you to keep out of the way, and you are making noise again, how can I sleep peacefully?"
"The eldest grandson has an urgent report."
Li Zhi frowned, looked at Wu Yan's fair and plump breasts again, and sighed helplessly: "Tell uncle to wait in Liangyi Hall, I'll be back in a while."
The Liangyi Hall is brightly lit.Changsun Wuji, Li Jin, Liu Xun, Chu Suiliang, as well as ministers such as Shou Zhongshu's assistant minister, Tong Zhongshu's third-rank Laiji and other ministers entered the hall in line.After prostrating, Li Zhi gave all the ministers to sit down.He squinted his eyes, and asked in a low voice: "What's the matter, the ministers are waiting to go to court overnight?"
"Princess Gaoyang and Fang Yiai conspired to rebel."
Wuji said, and at the same time submitted the memorandum of his elder brother Fang Yizhi to the imperial case, "Yizhi said that when they are full of evil, the disaster may affect him and his family."
Li Zhi opened the booklet and looked, he was astonished as if a thunder had exploded above his head, he stared at Wuji with wide eyes: "I really didn't expect such a thing to happen, what should I do?"
"Immediately arrest them and put them in prison, and judge them according to law."
"No way, no way, they are all relatives of the emperor."
"Conspiracy for rebellion must not be taken lightly, the emperor hastened to issue an edict."
Li Zhi calmed down and thought about it for a while, and said to Changsun Wuji: "First call Fang Yiai, interrogate him clearly, check and confirm, and then deal with it, how about it?" Fair trial."
Liu Shiyu came to Ji Fuhe and said: "The rebellion incident cannot be delayed, and it should be punished as soon as possible and severely."
Ministers, you come with an article, and I go with an article, and they all seem very anxious.The candlelight was flickering, and the air in the hall was tense and dull.Li Zhi was dizzy, dazzled, and in a trance. He followed the play of the ministers and ordered his eldest son Wuji to investigate first to find out the truth.Changsun Wuji received the imperial decree and passed on Fang Yiai to Dali Temple without delay, and the interrogation began in the morning.Fang Yiai was terrified and made a confession.The seasoned Wuji didn't let go of any details, followed the clues, and found out the ins and outs of the matter.Li Shimin was an emperor with many children, with fourteen sons in total, two of them and one daughter.The child is expensive because of the mother.Usually, the queen or the next noble concubine and the children born to the fourth wife are more noble than other princes and princesses.The seventeenth female Princess Gaoyang's biological mother was of a very low status, but she was favored by her father and emperor. Such cases are rare.When Wu Zetian was Li Shimin's maid, she often came to Ganlu Palace to act like a spoiled father, not afraid of his majesty, even Wei Wangtai, who was the most favored at that time, was not as presumptuous as her.Her age is between Li Zhi and Wu Zetian, two years older than Zhi and two years younger than Zetian.At the age of sixteen, Emperor Taizong made the decision and married the second son of Fang Xuanling, the founding hero and Sikong Liang Wenzhao.The willful Princess Gaoyang has never loved this vigorous but ignorant captain-in-law and never slept with him.She sent two beauties to the son-in-law, and she has been having an affair with Monk Bianji for a long time.Bianji is gentle, talented and learned. He showed his talents in his twenties. He processed and compiled the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty dictated by Master Xuanzang, and independently translated 30 volumes out of the 100 volumes of Master Yu Che's Discourse on Earth.Soon after Fang Xuanling's death, Li Shimin learned from Yushitai's memorial that his beloved daughter Princess Gaoyang had an affair with Bianji. He was so angry that he sent an imperial edict to kill Bianji and executed dozens of servants who accompanied Princess Gaoyang.Although Princess Gaoyang and Fang Yiai were not clearly punished, the princess was banned from entering the palace indefinitely.After the death of Bian Ji, Princess Gao Yang did not have sex with Yi Ai.The widow is served by beautiful family members and concubines, her sex life is good, and she continues to adopt the attitude of a servant to a master towards the princess.
The princess also kept fighting for a higher status for him.The two were calm and peaceful, and maintained a peculiar relationship between husband and wife.However, Yi Zhi, the eldest brother of the princess and Yi's love, is very awkward.When Li Shimin was alive, the princess had sued him for an imperial certificate.When Li Zhi came to the throne, because she had a close relationship with Li Zhi since she was a child, she disobeyed the prohibition of entering the palace and entered the palace to meet the emperor.Li Zhi did not refuse her, and Wuji and other ministers did not want to bring up the old matter again, allowing her to come and go freely.As the days went by, she repeated the same old tune again and again, praising the widow and berating the widow.Two brothers, Yi Zhi and Yi Ai, fought a lawsuit due to a property dispute, and both lost. Yi Zhi was demoted to be the governor of Xizhou [Xi County, Shanxi], and Yi Ai was demoted to be the governor of Fangzhou (now Fangxian, Hubei).Princess Gao Yang was annoyed that Li Zhi simply ignored her words and didn't give any face.He also knows that Li Zhi is weak and the government is monopolized by Wuji, so he hates Wuji even more.At this time, she thought of another brother, he was Wu Wangke.Ke is the third son of Li Shimin. He was born to the daughter of Emperor Sui Yang, the concubine of the Great Yang. He resembles his father in figure, appearance and temperament.He came to Chang'an as usual.Princess Gaoyang likes masculine men, so she immediately visits the mansion and pours out her personal difficulties and hatred for Wuji.As if going crazy, she tried to establish Fan Wuji among relatives and friends, and sent someone to falsely accuse Yizhi of committing obscene acts against her.Yizhi couldn't bear it any longer.When Yushitai supervised Yushi to conduct an investigation, he reported angrily: "I have always been aboveboard, and I have done nothing shameful. Instead, she and Yiai are secretly operating and plotting to rebel against the court."
"Do you dare to write it?" asked the supervisory censor.
"Why don't you dare. I want to report to the emperor and report them."
During the interrogation, Wuji flexibly used the tactics of combining detours and attacking the fortress, coerced and seduced both ways, Fang Yiai's spiritual defense collapsed, and she confessed the inside story.Xue Wanche, the husband of Princess Danyang, the fifteenth daughter of Emperor Gaozu Li Yuan, and the captain-in-law, Xue Wanche, returned without success when he conquered Korea in the 22nd year of Zhenguan.Li Shimin passed away and returned to Beijing after being pardoned. Last year, he was awarded the governor of Ningzhou [Ningxian County, Gansu].The princess stayed in Chang'an as usual.When Wanche came to Beijing, he went to find his friend Yiai to vent his dissatisfaction with Wuji's dictatorship.The two discussed in secret: "When the country changes, we will invite Situ and Jing Wang Yuanjing to be the leader of the alliance and raise troops to seize the throne."
Yuan Jing is Li Yuan's sixth son and Li Shimin's half-brother.He and Xue Wanche are uncle Lang brothers.When his daughter marries Yiai's younger brother Yi, he will be his wife, and Yiai should call him the father-in-law.The relationship between the two parties is very good, and they often come and go.During the conversation, Yuan Jing said to Yi Ai: "Once, I dreamed that I held the sun with one hand and the moon with the other."
He was also dissatisfied with Wuji's autocratic court, and waited for the opportunity to overthrow Wuji, forcing Li Zhi to abdicate and become emperor himself.Chai Lingwu, governor of Weizhou (Jixian County, Henan Province) and captain of the son-in-law, also participated in this conspiracy.As soon as his wife, Li Shimin's seventh daughter, Princess Baling, fell ill, he stayed in Chang'an for a long time for this reason.His mother is Li Yuan's third daughter, the late all-powerful and legendary Princess Pingyang. She founded the Women's Army with her daughter, made indelible contributions to the founding of the Tang Dynasty, and left many romantic and touching memories. Legends and folktales.Princess Baling is the half-sister of Princess Danyang, and Yiai and Lingwu are brothers-in-law.These fallen relatives of the emperor hated Wuji's dictatorship very much, lamented Li Zhi's cowardice and incompetence, and secretly formed a small group.During frequent exchanges, he drank his sorrows, vented his grievances, and waited for an opportunity to usurp the throne.However, before they could discuss any program and plan specific actions, things were exposed.Xue Wanche and Chai Lingwu were arrested and imprisoned, Jing Wang Yuanjing and the two princesses of Baling and Gaoyang were imprisoned in their own homes.Fang Yiai thinks of the incident in the seventeenth year of Zhenguan when the crown prince Chengqian attempted to rebel. The assassin Hegan Chengji betrayed his employer, the crown prince Chengqian, and accused him of conspiracy to rebel. The title of Captain Zhechong and the Duke of Pingji County.He imitated the same method to please Wuji, pretended to be remorseful, and said with tears: "I was deceived by Wu Wangke, but in fact he is the manipulator behind the scenes."
After Li Shimin became the prince, he always felt that he lacked the great weapon of the emperor, so he wanted to persuade Wuji to agree to change Li Ke to be the prince.Wuji resolutely opposed and threatened to resign, forcing Li Shimin to give up the matter of changing the crown prince.Li Shimin also once proposed that Li Ke's biological mother, Concubine Yang, should be the queen and promote Ke to be the first son.Wuji felt that staying with Ke was a great threat and danger to Li Zhi and the eldest grandson clan.Wu Wangke's heart is extremely monk-hate and unscrupulous, but he is quite stable and rarely socializes with others, let alone join Yi Ai's group to drink and go crazy to vent their grievances.老谋深算的政治家无忌当然明白恪与他们毫无联系，但他决不肯放过这种难得的机会。审定谋反事件，须经中书省、门下省和大理寺共同裁决。中书令柳爽等要员，均系无忌的心腹，他的意愿不折不扣地成为了合法的现实。年关已过，寒意未消，长安城内外依然冰天雪地。雪刚融化，—夜北风，又结成了一层薄冰。冰混着雪，雪拌着冰，脚踩下去发出咔嚓咔嚓的声音。李治退朝，乘辇来到就日殿，武则天见他愁眉不展，脸色和黄昏的天色一样阴沉，无精打采，落座后半天不说话。她陪伴他坐下来，关切地问道：“皇上，发生了什么不顺心的事？”
“唉，家门不幸！”李治摇头叹息。
“我去年就跟你说过，要査明事实真相，皇上不如亲自审问一下高阳公主和吴王恪。”
“朕不想看见他们。”
李治又气又恨，“他们太不识好歹，朕视他们为骨肉之亲，对他们十分宽厚，而他们却不以为德，反以为仇，串联叛逆，蓄谋废掉朕。”
“他们未必那么绝情，那么齐心。高阳公主虽说浮躁、狂悖，对你却并无反感，还经常来看你，亲近你。”
“他们都是舅舅亲自审理的咧。”
“要点就在这里。他们对无忌专权不满，矛头是对准他的，并没有直接指向你。”
“舅舅忠心辅主，反无忌当然是反朕嘛。”
“没有无忌，皇上不是照样可以坐江山吗？眼看又有这么多人惨死在他的手下。”
“是呀，朕就是不忍心。尤其高阳公主，她和联自幼一起玩耍，长大后也格外亲密，想不到就这样永远分别了。生离死别，我心里好难受哇！”李治哽咽难言，抽抽噎噎地哭了起来。武则天竭力抚慰李治，一边替他揩泪：“皇上不必难过，臣妾愿意代你去看看高阳公主。”
“好，好。爱卿，你真能体会朕的心意。”
李冶收住眼泪，感激地抱紧了武则天。永徽四年二月二日，定罪的圣旨下达：“驸马都尉房遗爱、薛万彻、柴令武斩首。吴王恪、荆王元景、高阳公主和巴陵公主，赐自尽。在下诏书时，慈善的李治愁肠百结，疾首蹙额，失声痛哭，流着泪，对近旁的大臣说广荆王系朕的六叔，吴王乃朕的三哥，巴陵公主是朕的七姐，高阳公主是朕的第十七姐，可不可以赦免他们不死？”
“皇上的仁慈，臣等非常感动。”
兵部尚书崔敦礼上前奏道，“但这是谋逆事件，罪不可赦。”
“哎，自家骨肉相残杀，朕实在不忍心。”
“他们的罪行已经三司裁定，”柳奭拜罢起居，“没有更改的佘地。皇上若顾及骨肉之情，赦减罪犯死刑，那么，就不足以震慑谋逆者，会给国家留下无穷的祸患，天下也会指责皇上枉施妇人之仁。皇上，社稷为重，当以大义灭亲。”
李治无话可说了，身子往后一靠，长叹一声，眯上了肿胀的泪眼。长安西市刑场上挤满了围观的百姓。诛杀皇亲贵族，人们都很感兴趣，指指划划，满脸通红，不知是兴奋还是被风雪刮红的，也许兼而有之。行刑前，薛万彻扯着嗓子叫道：“薛某是个堂堂正正的男子汉，本来可以干一番事业，却落了个如此的下场。”
“驸马爷，不要牢骚满腹，安心走吧，转去一十八年又是一条好汉。”
刽子手劝解说。
“不甘心呀，我死得太冤枉。”
“我比你更冤枉，更不甘心嘞。”
房遗爱颤抖着嗓子，哑声现气地说。薛万彻转眼瞧见了面如死灰、哆哆嗦嗦的房遗爱，恨恨地瞪圆了眼睛：“你这个卑鄙愚蠢的小人，和你那任性的骚老婆，把我们活活地断送了。”
房遗爱想回话，可是他的嘴被绳子勒紧了，再也发不出声来了。长孙无忌怕柴令武的定罪节外生枝，不肯免他一死，临刑前早就用绳子勒紧了他的嘴巴，不让他开腔了。在赐死的几个人当中，吴王恪死得最冤枉，而又最不甘心。自杀前，他呼天叫地，惨烈地诅咒道：“苍天有眼，无忌窃弄权柄，陷害忠良，我大唐祖先神灵共鉴，不久必灭长孙一族！”
“不要骂了。”
站在门外监督的韩瑗威胁道：“再骂，割掉你的舌头。”
“韩瑗你助纣为虐，也没有好下场！”
“我的下场好不好，与你无关了，快走吧，有话对你老子去说好啦。”
“大胆的奴才，你竟敢不尊重我父皇！”李恪气得暴跳如雷。
“太宗皇帝早走了，他不理事啦。”
“父皇哇，你睁开眼睛显一显灵，看看这些乱臣贼子的所作所为。他们无中生有，借题发挥，陷害忠良，诛杀我李氏皇族，你难道不闻不问，轻易地放过他们？”
“你走不走？不走休怪不客气了！”
“父皇，儿臣来啦。”
吴王恪踏上矮几，把头颈伸进悬吊在横梁上的白绫的圈套里，踹掉矮几。一会儿，便没有声息了。收尸时，只见他眼珠子鼓得像拳头一样大。大杨妃哭着用手摸了好几次，他的眼皮也没有合拢来。直到其长子仁再三叩头，再三抚摸，哭哭啼啼地说：“父王，你不必担心，儿子会好好活下来的，继承我李家的一脉香火。”
说来也怪，听到这几句话，恪的眼睛蓦地闭上了。李恪的四个儿子：仁、玮、琨、境，均被流放到岭南。李仁逆来顺受，抵御一切恶劣条件，避开岭南瘴气，奇迹般的大难不死，后来重新任职封王。他的三个弟弟都在岭南病死了。髙阳公主准备上吊时，穿着大红披风的武则天赶到了房遗爱驸马都尉府。御使通报道：“皇上手谕，武昭仪代替皇上给髙阳公主送行！”大门口持戈佩剑的羽林军闪开一条路，武则天用手提一提披风的一角，镇定了一下，径直走了进去。披头散发的高阳公主转悲为喜，迎上前来：“昭仪，是不是皇上下了特赦令？我知道嘛，九弟不忍心让姐姐死。”
“朝廷没有下达特赦令，”武则天毫不矫饰地回答说，“皇上叫我代他来和公主告别。”
“我不相信九弟不救姐姐。”
“叛逆罪，谁也救不了谁。”
高阳公主愣怔了好久，才回过神来：“皇上是让你来教训我一顿的吗？”
“他没有这个意思，”武则天的话语软了下来，“而是替你难过得流泪。”
“谎言！既要杀我，又何必猫哭老鼠假慈悲。”
“杀不杀你是依法行事，想不想念是骨肉私情。”
“照你这么解释，我想通了，不怨我的九弟、当今天子无情了。”
“想通了就好。”
武则天平伸出一只手，“公主，请上路！”
“我还有一点想不通，也不放心，无忌挟持皇上，独揽大权，倘若起歹心，谁来收拾他？”武则天眉尖一挑，露出狡黠的难以捉摸的微笑：“公主操心过头呶。常言道，一物降一物。强中必有强中手。皇上君临天下，自然有人辅佐，谁想动他一根毫毛，定叫谁死无葬身之地。”
“我心里有底了，无忧无虑了，死也瞑目了。”
高阳公主踏上矮几，抓住白绫，目光放亮地低头望着武则天：“昭仪，拜托啦姐姐在天之灵保佑皇上和你！”
“公主安心去吧，皇上和我忘不了你。”
武则天转身朝门外走。高阳公主的脑袋慢慢伸进了绫套里面。大门砰然一响关上了。门内传出来一声惨叫。天色一点一点暗下来，不夜的长安城闪现出一片辉煌的灯火。这时候，武则天的神经处于高度兴奋状态，特别敏感，精力集中，细心观察、分析、判断，密切注视着事态的发展，以及所波及的人。恪的同胞弟弟、太宗的第六子蜀王愔和大杨妃，都被贬为庶人，流放到巴州〔四川巴中县〕、薛万彻的弟弟万备，流放到交州〔越南河内市〕、高阳公主的三个孩子名义上跟遗爱姓房，实际却是辩机所养，流放到岭南。房遗直是大逆事件的告发人，特赦免罪，却受遗爱的株连被贬到春州铜陵〔广东阳春县〕北担任县尉。遗爱之父、故梁国公房玄龄，也受到了株连，撤除其配李世民同享香火的祭祀牌位。
他是唐初的贤相，与杜如晦并称“房谋杜断”，共同掌理朝政，位极人臣。其女儿嫁给高袓李渊的第十一子韩王元嘉为妃，髙阳公主下嫁给遗爱。当荣誉地位达到极顶时，他反复警告全家老小：“月满必有缺。戒骄戒躁，奉公守法。”
然而逝世不到五年，便家败人亡。另外，李渊的第三女即九江公主的丈夫执失思力，以突厥酋长归顺唐朝，官拜左骁卫大将军，还有侍中兼太子詹事、平易县公宇文节，二人都因与遗爱友好，交往甚密，也被流放到岭表大庾岭以南的广东省。流放人员中，最引人注目的是江夏王李道宗。他是李唐宗室的重要人员，李渊的堂弟绍的儿子，从十七岁开始，便跟随李世民四处征战，为大唐开国功臣之一。在中国历史上值得大书一笔的是，贞观十五年似正月当时的礼部尚书、江夏王李道宗持节护送文成公主到吐蕃王国西藏，出嫁松赞干布国王弃宗弄赞，松赞干布以中原女婿的礼节叩见李道宗。无忌掌权后，因与其不和，贞观二十一年，他以病请求调闲职，任命当太常卿。他景仰古圣先贤，晚年勤于学问，在宗室中最受尊敬，也最有力量，皇帝对他也格外礼遇。无忌既畏惧他，又憎恨他，视为肉中刺，掌中钉。他要借这难得的机会，把自己的对立面和危险分子彻底铲除，暗中指使属下诬陷李道宗与遗爱也有往来，不让他进行辩解，当即流放。道宗有冤无处申，五脏俱焚，到达岭南桂州〔广西桂林市〕，仰天长叹而逝。享年五十四岁。打击的范围不断扩大，惩办的严厉和残酷，都达到了惊心动魄的程度，生杀予夺的大权几乎全由无忌操纵，独断专行，为所欲为，莫名其妙的李治简直成了傀儡皇帝。在晕头转向和无可奈何的境况下，为了摆脱压抑感，解除烦恼和忧愁，寻求安慰，惟一有效的法子就是向武则天说出心里话。她最体谅人，既知心又可靠，处处替他着想，又愿意为他效劳，排优解难。
“舅舅的手段太辣了，”他摇着头说，“借大逆事件消灭异己，已经不择手段。而这些对象，大都是朕的兄姐和叔父。咳，家中出现这么多的罪人，是朕的无德，也是朕的不幸。”
“皇上认为吴王恪死不死得冤枉？”武则天试探性地问道。
“那还用说。三哥平时很少出头露面。这次进京，首先就来朝见了朕。高阳公主去看过他不错，但他并没有和他们勾结起来。舅舅借题发难处死他，至少有些过分。房遗爱和宇文节还算勉强可以沾得上边。至于江夏王与执失思力，那跟房遗爱是打屁巴不上腿，纯粹欲加之罪何患无辞。”
“你怎么不坚持，或者周旋一下，或者拖一拖？”
“他不听我的，反倒还怪我心慈手软嘞。”
李治显得很懊恼，而又力不从心，“我没有直接审问，仅凭想像和推断，没有说服力，舅舅不听我的话，我也拿他没法。还有一点，受株连的人特多，舅舅精通法律，连坐运用得可谓得心应手。”
武则天听得很认真，内心不停地运转。她想：无忌其实有忌，并且大忌特忌。既固执，又狡诈，更叫人恐惧。他给她上了生动的一课：玩弄政治必须有铁的手腕。不要怕双手沾满鲜血，就怕稍存恻隐之心。从这一点上说，残忍便是魄力的同义词。李治并不糊涂，只不过生性懦弱，尤其是他奈何不了无忌。无忌手握军政重权，形成了占压倒性的优势。顺之者昌，逆之者亡。朝臣们都惧怕他，只能唯唯诺诺依附他，服从他，一切以他的意志为转移，按他的意图办事。告诉徒弟打师傅，即以其人之道还治其人之身。长孙无忌最后死于他直接扶植当上皇帝的外甥李治之手，明眼人都知道主要出自武则天的精心策划。而武则天恰恰借用了他的策略谋划：分化瓦解，个个击破，消灭生力军，最后彻底击溃。史学家评论说：“长孙无忌嫉妒，后来全家被灭，岂不是暗下毒手之报？”报应渺不可期，历史变化无常，令人目不暇接，心寒胆战。从李治伤感的叙述中，从耳目搜集来的情报中，武则天得到了大量的上层与下层的消息。老百姓和低级官吏对于贵族官僚受刑，不管真假，都异常惊喜，不但不反感，而且很兴奋，甚至幸灾乐祸。当然，不可忽视舆论导向。这时候，袁天纲的预言又在她耳边响了起来。她知道，为实现自己的宏愿，迟早会与无忌交锋，展开一场血与火的殊死较量。不过，现在条件还不成熟，必须韬光养晦，蓄积力量。七血的代价“好美呵昭仪，快来，你看，这片刚落下来的枫叶比那片还红些。有人说，霜叶红似火。依我看，比喻得还不够确切，火没有花鲜艳，霜叶红如二月花，对吗？它像火更像花，像红花一样色彩斑斓，殷殷欲滴。”
武则天从一棵桦树下探出身子，瞧了瞧孩童般兴高采烈的李治，迈着细碎的步子，悠闲而轻盈地走了过来。
“依臣妾看，最好把枫叶比做朝霞。它不但色红，而且光彩，红灿灿的。”
她接过李治手上的枫叶，“哟，这片叶子，愈看愈美，好比价值连城的红宝石，殷红如葡萄酒，浓艳如血，绚丽多彩，光艳四溢。”
被薄云轻轻遮掩的日轮，斜斜地投射出宽阏如扇面形的乳黄色光线，分外柔媚，带着梦幻般的情调。天气干爽，冷得令人愉快。朝阳越升越高，越过面山巅峰的树林，情形又起了变化：阳光从树叶的缝隙间筛落下来，微风摇着枝梢，叶面上反射出无数闪烁的金箭。风卷着松涛，像吹海螺似的打着唿哨。红叶在风中纷纷凋落，每一阵风过去，离枝的叶片就像迁徙的候鸟似的，在风中李治偕武则天游幸骗山温泉，刚抵达行宫，就迫不急待地爬上了山坡，游山观景，玩了个痛快。乘兴而来，尽兴而归。然后心满意足地下山，又一起泡进了温泉里面。秦岭大断层有许多温泉分布，以画山温泉最为出名。画山位于长安的东方，离城五十里，海拔八百多米，东西长约十里，南北宽约六里，系秦岭山脉的一个支峰。山上有两峰，称东绣岭和西绣岭，覆盖着茂密的树木，枝叶婆娑，参差披拂。西绣岭山麓涌出的温泉，丰沛而清冽。在温泉里泡一泡，不但舒服，而且提神，仿佛肌肉里注入了新鲜血液，令人精神焕发，朝气蓬勃。十月小阳春，天高气爽，团团浮云缓缓向半山空旷处涌流，时而滚作一垛垛棉絮，时而化作一块块洁白的绫纱，绕着山头悠悠然飘过来，又散开成羽毛状的薄云，映衬得底下的山岭和树木更加峻峭，更加斑驳陆离。从温泉洗浴出来，他们歇息了片刻，又饶有兴致地走到山间散步。太监、宫女和禁卫远远地跟着。李治很放松，玩得很开心。他手搭凉棚四处打量了一番，然后用手指着左前方的一片枫林：“我们第一次……是不是在那里？”
“还要偏过去一点，”武则天纠正说，“你的记性真差，我们当时是在一棵大栎树下。”
“我的记忆力不比你差。你记得吗？那夜天穹布满了繁星：大星星，小星星，白的，黄的，宝蓝色的，还有眨眼的和一眼不眨的。银河像一条宽阔的白缎带，横过无垠的天际，你用手指给我看，那是牵牛星，那是织女星。”
多少年了，他们对于初次偷情，仍然记忆犹新。那时候的武则天，与其说偷情泄欲，倒不如说是借泄欲谋求生存，改变命运。骊山幽会，彻底瞒过了圣明天子李世民。他所担心的“唐三代，女主昌”的种子，恰好就是在他的眼皮底下埋进去的。
“我只记得你当时好紧张的，又要和我约会，又害怕，战战兢兢，一把抱住了我。”
“你不要嘲笑我。自己怎么样？嘿，连裙带都找不着。”
李治反唇相讥。
“那是因为天黑看不见。”
“解了两三次才解开，又是天黑看不见？”
“除去裙带，还有腰带、裤带，当然要解几次嘛。”
“手抖呢？”
“你是箍着我的肩膊，没有接触手。”
“那你肯定是抱着我的腰，抱得那么死，弄得我差点儿抽都抽不动。”
“羞，羞。”