Chapter 4 Zero Four Zhongnan Bieye

Without stopping, Huifan went straight to Princess Taiping's villa - Zhongnan Bieye.It meanders for dozens of miles and is scattered in various scenic spots in Zhongnan Mountain.Princess Taiping is different from Wan'er, she doesn't like the exquisiteness and elegance, but the towering magnificence of extreme luxury.Whenever someone lifts her up the high white jade steps with her shoulders and sits upright in this magnificent palace, which is no less than a royal palace, she feels as happy as drinking alcohol. Princess Taiping's life is very regular, she always gets up before sunrise, even if there is no court, and she doesn't have to go to the palace.Every morning, if there is no wind and rain, Princess Taiping will go to the sun viewing platform to have breakfast.In addition to all kinds of refined dim sum, Princess Taiping likes porridge most in the morning, and she must have a hundred kinds of porridge and rice every day, although the princess usually only uses Poria porridge, ginseng porridge, quartz porridge, and almond porridge.

The congee selected by the princess must be supplemented with the morning dew picked by the maids from the flowers and leaves, and the yang essence picked from the bodies of twelve handsome young men who have not been human.Then, facing the rising red sun, the princess dined quietly, which is called "collecting the essence of the day".And every fifteenth full moon night, on the moon-lanning pavilion by the pool, the princess would face the bright full moon and eat porridge and rice mixed with colostrum of young women, which is called "Subbing Moonlight". This method was told by Princess Taiping's mother, Wu Zetian, from a sorcerer named Ming Chongyan, and Princess Taiping believed it later.At that time, Ming Chongyan sighed: "The grass eater is strong and powerful, the meat eater is brave and light, the grain eater is wise and clever, the vitality eater cannot be buried in the ground, and the sky cannot kill. The first life of a person must start from the essence, and the beginning of life , based on the origin of essence and blood..."

Therefore, in the first year of Jiushi, Empress Wu Zetian ordered to change the control of Crane Mansion to Fengchen Mansion, and ordered the widely selected beautiful boys to be "Fengchen Enshrining", which aroused heated discussions between the government and the public.In fact, after these beautiful boys were selected into the Fengchen Mansion, many of them never even saw the Queen's face, they just acted as "cows". After breakfast, the princess will go to Chaoyuan Pavilion to deal with affairs.Princess Taiping is decisive, but she doesn't like the battle for victory in Pupu or polo betting. She believes in what her mother Wu Zetian once said, "gambling with heaven and earth, gambling with generals, and betting with life". That's the real fun.

At noon, the princess usually has a banquet with her favored ministers.Princess Taiping has a clear distinction between public and private affairs. When discussing matters, she looks meticulous, rewards for meritorious deeds, and punishes those who do wrong. Even the man who just slept with her on the bed yesterday, who is lingering and lingering, will speak harshly if he speaks inappropriately or behaves wrong. reprimand.After the meeting was over, the princess lost her murderous look and became an amiable lady who didn't lose her temper easily. In the afternoon, Princess Taiping often takes a nap, and in the afternoon, it is time for Princess Taiping and her male pet to play, relax and have fun.At this time, Princess Taiping seemed to be a goddess of Wushan with eyes full of charm and boundless spring.Therefore, Cui Shi, who is one of Princess Taiping's male favorites, once said to others in private: "Princess Taiping is like a magic mother Rakshasa in the morning, which makes people fear; , making people fall in love."

Princess Taiping doesn't like to sleep with men, she always distinguishes love from sleeping very clearly, even when she was newly married to Xue Shao.She always wants to sleep peacefully in a strong and small secret room, without anyone around her, even the most intimate attendant must be separated from the closed door.Only in this way can she feel safe and sleep peacefully. As for the son-in-law Wu Youji, he was originally serious and kind-hearted, submissive all day long, but now that he is old and suffering from dizziness, he even lives far away in another house, taking pleasure in serving fish and birds , don't ask about anything.

In the gorgeous curtain embroidered with a golden phoenix, Princess Taiping is sleeping lazily on the pillow.Two handsome boys held a silver bowl and a teacup, and two maids were waiting for the princess to dress up with lotus-petal gold basins filled with clean water. The maid Jing'er replied: "Princess, Mr. Wu found a painting for you in Dongshi. It is not only full of color and charm, but also has a wonderful feature." The "General Manager Wu" she called was a distant relative of the Wu family. Before Wu Youji became a son-in-law, he worked in his mansion.Princess Taiping saw that he was naughty and clever, so she often asked him to do some miscellaneous things.

Princess Taiping was in a good mood, and said: "Oh, take a look, and you can tell me what is so wonderful about it." The maid Jing'er unfolded the scroll, and saw that the painting on it was the fairy in the moon, a bright moon wheel Among them, Qionglou Yuyu is dotted. Just looking at the distant star river and the whirling osmanthus shadow, you can know the extraordinary pen.Looking at the face of Chang'e in this painting again, there is a smile on the corner of the mouth, the pink face is full of spring, the eyes are full of hope, and there is another kind of charm in Gao Hua's charm.

Princess Taiping saw it, and she was very happy, and asked again: "This painting is very good, but you said there is something wonderful about this painting, what's the matter? Just like last time, there will be another painting at night." Did the painting appear? The painting sent by the demon, a five-path god with a blue face and beard flashed out in the middle of the night, scaring the princess very much." The maid smiled and said: "No, princess. After that time, how dare the subordinates dare to offend the princess with that kind of monster again. This time is very fun."

After finishing speaking, the maid Jing'er asked someone to bring a jug of strong wine, and then opened the cork on the jug.The princess asked: "What are you doing with wine at this time?" Jing'er smiled and said: "The princess doesn't know something. Chang'e in this painting will turn red when she smells the aroma of strong wine, just like her face turns red after drinking." The cup was placed in front of the portrait of Heng'e. In less than a stick of incense, Chang'e's face in this painting gradually turned red, as if she was drunk after a banquet.Princess Taiping saw it and laughed loudly: "Interesting! Interesting!"

The maid smiled again and said, "Princess, the painter is more interesting!" The mirror approached Princess Taiping, lowered her voice, and said, "The painter is a very handsome young scholar with a very handsome appearance. A bit like the 'Lianhua Liulang' back then, Mr. Wu brought him to the villa on the pretext of buying a painting, but he heard that this boy was so stubborn that he refused to serve the princess. Mr. Wu was so angry that he wanted to hang him up He was tortured, and he was afraid of hurting his jade-like flesh, and now he is locked in a small room in the side hall of Changchun Hall."

Princess Taiping's preference is very similar to that of her mother Wu Zetian. At first, she liked men with strong physique and handsome appearance, such as Xue Huaiyi and Huifan, but later she liked young boys who were as delicate as a daughter, such as Zhang Changzong with a face like a lotus.Princess Taiping once had a few nights of joy with Zhang Changzong, but later dedicated him to her mother Wu Zetian.Erzhang later relied on power and was arrogant, he had long forgotten Princess Taiping's love for him, and in the end there was a big rift between them, the princess hated him, but he couldn't help being bitter. After hearing this, Princess Taiping was not angry. She smiled as if she heard a child being mischievous, and said, "This boy is interesting. What's his name?" "I heard that his surname is Zhang, and his name is Zhang Wenfang." The maid replied. "Oh," Princess Taiping raised her eyebrows when she heard this, "I know this person. When my mother, Emperor Shengshen, was in court, someone wrote poems to satirize the government. Serving the censor, the bowl is off the school secretary. The governor of life, squinting at the holy emperor, even directly insulted the great holy emperor of Zetian. This is not bad, but after people's investigation, the person who wrote the poem turned out to be a young man The little boy of twelve. The queen mother was very surprised, but seeing that the little child prodigy looks so cute, she didn't make things difficult for him. Calculated, he should be twenty years old this year." At this time, two more maids came in from the outside, and whispered with embarrassment: "Princess, we were ordered to send fragrant soup brocade robes to Zhang Wenfang so that he could bathe and change clothes, but he insisted on refusing, and was still arguing." trouble." Princess Taiping stretched her waist, and said with a smile: "If the cat catches a mouse, don't rush to eat it. The person whom Princess Taiping likes has never run away." At this moment, someone suddenly reported: "Princess Qi, Hui Fan, the abbot of Shengshan Temple, is seeking an audience." Princess Taiping was startled when she heard this: Hui Fan is a monk from Tianzhu, who is skilled in martial arts and is good at using some strange medicines. But now Huifan is old and no longer acts as his male favourite, but I still rely on him for many things.What is the reason for his sudden visit at this time? Ordinarily, Huifan should know that this time of day is the time when Princess Taiping is in ecstasy and joy, and if she disturbs the princess's interest, she is asking for trouble.Could it be that he, like Xue Huaiyi back then, became jealous?Princess Taiping shook her head, and then denied this idea. Huifan is a prudent and resourceful person, and he is by no means a reckless man like Xue Huaiyi. Normally, Princess Taiping would not meet guests at this time, but since Huifan came here in such a hurry, there must be something extremely urgent.So she waved her hand and let the maid Xuan Huifan come in. Huifan is a middle-aged man in his forties. He doesn't have deep blue eyes, yellow beard and hairy like the common Hu monks in Chang'an City. Except for curly hair, bronze skin, strong nose and forehead, his appearance is More similar to Middle-earth characters. Huifan asked Princess Taiping to back off, and whispered: "Princess, there is something important to report. The descendants of Bishamen reappeared in Chang'an, and wanted to instigate me to rebel, but I have already captured them." Princess Taiping pondered and said: "Bishamon? The hidden prince back then? There are still descendants alive? Why did they incite you? You are my Princess Taiping's person, and everyone in the government and the public know that they will instigate against you. Are they out of their minds? As the saying goes, flies don’t lay eggs that are seamless, Hui Fan, you have to be honest with me.” Seeing Princess Taiping's sharp eyes, Hui Fan thought to himself that the matter has come to an end, so let's tell the truth, that's fine, it's better to tell Princess Taiping by herself than to tell Princess Taiping from someone else's mouth. Hui Fan hesitated for a moment, and was thinking about how to describe it. The princess was in a state of spring, so she stood up impatiently, and said: "You slowly write it into a secret letter and seal it in the secret letter here. I'll read it tonight." .” Princess Taiping walked into Changchun Hall with eight maids.This Changchun garden is built in the middle of the mountain depression. There are springs all over the place, including nine springs.Now it is late autumn, the lotus flowers in the lotus pond are falling one by one, it is unbearable to look at again, but some gardeners have put out the chrysanthemums carefully presented by the ministers, which are fragrant and colorful. The manager, Wu Chongfu, came out from a distance. He was fat and big-eared. He was not tall in the first place. In addition, he was bloated and obese, almost a round ball. He often bowed and bowed in front of the princess, making him look even more wretched. Unbearable. However, Princess Taiping also heard people say that this was just in front of her, and when she left the gate of the villa, he was shy and protruding, very proud.Moreover, he collected a lot of money in private, and married a beautiful Jiangnan beauty as his concubine. Princess Taiping knew about it.However, as the saying goes, "Don't abandon a general with two eggs", although this person is greedy for a little money, he is cautious and careful when doing some daily chores, and understands his duty, so Wu Chongfu has been working under Princess Taiping for nearly twenty years. . At this time, Wu Chongfu was all smiles, pointing to the largest pot of golden chrysanthemums in front of the jade steps and said: "Princess, please look at this chrysanthemum with hundreds of treasures, which was specially transported from Luzhou by Chang Yuankai, the great general of Jinwu." Dedicated." Princess Taiping glanced at him, thinking that this person must have received bribes from Chang Yuankai in private, so she decided to find opportunities to say good things about him.Wu Chongfu saw Princess Taiping's eyes were as sharp as a knife, as if he had already penetrated all his thoughts, he lowered his head in fright, his heart pounding like a little rabbit.I only heard the princess say: "Give Chang Yuankai twenty pieces of cotton-colored silk." Wu Chongfu was stunned when he heard this, and thought to himself that even though the twenty bolts of cotton-colored bamboo sticks were worth a lot in the eyes of ordinary people, they were worth a year's income of a poor family.But for a general like Chang Yuankai, it was like drizzle, and he was more hopeful that the princess would give him an official promotion. Thinking of such a reward from the princess, Lao Chang might be greatly disappointed.But since this is the case, it is impossible to think about it, so I just hesitated for a moment, and then agreed: "The villain is here to thank the princess for General Chang." However, Princess Taiping understood his thoughts from his hesitation at this moment, and said with a smile: "You tell Chang Liu (Chang Yuankai is the sixth child) that he will help this princess with important things, and this princess will help him." Big rewards, if it’s just such a small thing as getting a chrysanthemum, it’s only worthy of these small rewards, you understand?” Wu Chongfu agreed again and again, and was very happy to hear it.He is not happy for anything else, because since the princess has something to bring to Chang Yuankai, then his task of "reaching the heavens to listen" will be considered as a successful completion. If you're not satisfied, it's none of his business. Princess Taiping leaned on the embroidered couch in the Changchun Hall, and a maid lit lily incense and musk in the golden duck-shaped incense burner.The aroma is sweet, and there is a breath of ecstasy.Seeing that Princess Taiping had signaled for it, Na Jinger hurriedly ordered the maid to bring Zhang Wenfang in.I saw four tall and strong women holding a beautiful young man in their hands like eagles catching chickens, came to the hall, and trampled to the ground. These four healthy women have also followed Princess Taiping for more than ten years. They were born in Miao barbaric lands.Princess Taiping needed such a person. After she sent someone to make an unannounced visit, she either helped her get out of trouble, or helped her avenge her revenge. Therefore, these four Miao girls were all grateful and loyal to Princess Taiping. At that time, Empress Zetian's male favorite, Xue Huaiyi, was domineering and tyrannical. The empress wanted to get rid of him, so she ordered Princess Taiping to send these four healthy women to lie in ambush beside Yaoguang Hall.When Xue Huaiyi came, four healthy women suddenly attacked him, although Xue Huaiyi was a good opponent in the world, but under the attack of these four Miao girls, he fell to the ground and was captured in a short while.Later, the princess signaled that there would be no survivors, and the Miao girls broke Xue Huaiyi's neck in a few strokes. Monk Xue was killed immediately, and then the body was put into a cloth bag, transported away, and burned. Zhang Wenfang's face was first pressed against the cold celadon ground, when a Miao girl pulled his hair up to let Princess Taiping see his face clearly.I saw that this piece of Wen Fang has a pretty face and picturesque eyebrows, and it does have a bit of the charm of "Lianhua Liulang" back then. Zhang Wenfang has heard the name of Princess Taiping for a long time, but he has never witnessed it with his own eyes. He only saw her high forehead, dragon eyes and phoenix neck, wearing a rouge-colored dress painted with gold and flowers, which looked very majestic and noble. Only Princess Taiping said slowly: "My mother, the Empress Zetian, the Great Sage Emperor, once told the courtiers what happened when she was a talented person. At that time, Emperor Taizong had a BMW called Lion Cong. It was so violent that no one dared to ride it. The queen mother said that she wanted three things: an iron whip, two iron lances, and three daggers. If the iron whip is not satisfied, the lance will cut its head, and if it is not satisfied, the dagger will cut off its throat." Speaking of this, Her eyes shot at Zhang Wenfang like an arrow, "Do you understand?" Zhang Wenfang was courageous, and murmured: "The sages say: wealth cannot be prostituted, poverty cannot be moved, power cannot be subdued, this is called a man..." Before he finished speaking, Princess Taiping laughed loudly: "A Rong, bring He went to see it, and we'll see what he has to say when he comes back." The Miao girl named A Rong dragged Zhang Wenfang into a dark cave.Before entering the hole, someone could be heard screaming hoarsely.Zhang Wenfang felt his heart trembling when he heard it, and asked in a trembling voice, "Where are you taking me?" A Rong, a Miao girl, grinned her thick lips, revealing her teeth as white as gravel, and said with a mocking expression: "Do you know the 'Tongue Pulling Hell'? The iron pliers clamped the tongue and pulled it out abruptly, and it was not pulled out all at once, but stretched and pulled slowly..." Zhang Wenfang has a nerdy temper. At this time, his mind is still clear, and he is still arguing: "I don't have bad words to slander and hurt people, slander Buddha and slander Dao with slanderous words, why should I suffer the punishment of pulling out my tongue?" A Rong kicked Zhang Wen's ass, and said: "Listen to what Grandma Zu said to you, if you refuse to honor the princess, we will send you into the 'root hell', where we will literally pull out the penis from your body, haha... ..." When Zhang Wenfang heard it, he trembled all over, and begged for mercy: "I, I am willing to obey the princess's order." A Rong grabbed his hair: "It's late now, go in quickly, the ghost face old seven is for the boy who cheated on the princess's maid." After the punishment is over, it will be your turn!" In the dark grotto, a huge bronze tripod was filled with tung oil, and a thick brown rope was used as a wick to ignite a raging flame.On the top of the cave, there are two ferocious animal head copper rings nailed, and a rope as thick as a thumb hangs from the copper rings. A young man about the same age as Zhang Wenfang was hung upside down on the ropes, his clothes were stripped naked, and his eyes were half-opened. Half closed, seems to have passed out. A Rong sneered and said, "It's not counting that this boy cheated on one of the princess's maids, and the two of them also stole the princess' treasures and sold them in the East Market, planning to elope to the Western Regions after saving enough money. That's all, they In order to avoid being discovered after the princess's treasure was stolen, a fire was set on the place where the princess hid the treasure. Unfortunately, all the calligraphy and painting treasures that the princess had collected for many years were all gone in the villa, and the princess was almost mad at death. Good luck, I fell into a mountain stream and died while escaping. After the young man was caught, the princess wanted him to suffer five punishments and die." Zhang Wenfang has read a lot of poetry and books, but he has also heard of the saying of "five punishments".This is the torture of the Qin Dynasty. First, the face is tattooed as a tattoo, and then the nose is cut with a knife. , and "cut the bones", that is, chop up the corpse, and then "meat in the market", it is displayed in the market like selling pork. It is said that Li Si, the prime minister of the Qin Dynasty, was framed by the eunuch Zhao Gao for treason and died of this punishment.Now nearly a thousand years later, Zhang Wenfang never thought that Princess Taiping would apply the harsh Qin law to today, thinking to himself: If Princess Taiping ruled the world, the people of the Tang Dynasty would not be like the people governing the people under the tyranny of the Qin Dynasty Are you going to suffer the same?As soon as I had this thought in my heart, I couldn't help but smile wryly. Even if I am a mud bodhisattva crossing the river, I can't protect myself, and I still feel "worried about the world", which is too demented. Arong said proudly: "Our princess is a stone drum, not a clay drum. The princess said that although this boy is bad, he still has a handsome face. The princess never does things that spoil the scenery, so let us change the word to tattoo on his buttocks." Come on, there is no need to cut off the nose and toes, if he steals with his hands, he will chop off his ten fingers, and if he cheats on the princess maid, he will be "uprooted"..." Zhang Wenfang was taken aback when he heard it, and didn't understand the words "stone drum" and "clay drum". Later, after thinking about it based on the preface and the afterword, he guessed that the princess's original words were "to learn from the ancients but not to follow the ancients". As a result, this vulgar and illiterate Arong , I mistakenly thought it was "stone drum" and "mud drum". A Rong whipped the whip at the boy who was hanging upside down, the boy let out a hoarse scream, and his body spun a few times like a spinning top.Zhang Wen looked sharp and saw the word "cheap thief" tattooed on his snow-white buttocks with black script, and the gap between his legs was already bloody.Zhang Wenfang was so frightened that his legs shook like chaff, and his body softened, and he sat down on the ground. Arong sternly sternly sternly shouted, "Ghostface Old Seven, put him on a box bed and torture him!" The Kunlun slave, who was covered in black and muscular, led three ferocious guards, and immediately looked like Yingna. Zhang Wenfang was picked up like a sparrow, and before he could understand, the clothes on his body were torn to pieces, and he was pressed naked on the box bed. This box bed is very exquisitely designed, with a headband on it to tie Zhang Wenfang's hair; a collar lock around his neck to hold his neck; a belly-pressing wooden beam to hold his stomach tightly; It was torn apart by force and fixed in the shackle holes at both ends of the box. Zhang Wenfang couldn't turn his head and could only see the dark stone roof of the cave. He was so frightened that he kept begging for mercy: "A Rong, I beg you, go and tell the princess, I am willing to serve the princess!" Arong's voice.Is she already gone?Zhang Wenfang was anxious and frightened. Although it was late autumn, the weather was already cold, and he was naked, he was still sweating profusely. Grimace Laoqi smiled grimly and raised the large wooden tongs and shook them in front of his eyes.For the first time, Zhang Wenfang felt that in the face of power and power, he was like a praying mantis before a wheel, unable to resist the humiliation and pain brought by the invasion, and his decency and integrity would be crushed to pieces. The frail Zhang Wenfang finally passed out from fright. When he woke up, he was in the fragrant soup of a hot spring. Two maidservants were scrubbing his body carefully and applying green cinnamon dew.He didn't dare to resist anymore, and like a meek lamb, he was sent to the ivory bed in the secret room of Princess Taiping's Nuan Pavilion. A Rong took out a bunch of Zhusi thin ropes, and tied his hands and feet firmly to the four corners of the ivory bed. Zhang Wenfang said timidly, "I dare not disobey the princess, you don't have to tie me up anymore." Well, as soon as you tie me up, I can't help but tremble with fear." A Rong straightened his face and scolded: "You must always remember that there is a difference between superiority and inferiority. You will do what the princess likes. You saw it just now. What will happen if you offend the princess!" Zhang Wenfang was too frightened to dare No matter how much you talk, you have no choice but to say yes. A maid came over with a jade pot, and A Rong laughed and said, "Feed him this pot of medicinal wine brewed by Nine Spring Insects." After that, Zhang Wenfang twisted his face, "After drinking, you don't have to worry about serving him." Not good for the princess." Zhang Wenfang didn't dare to disobey, so he had to drink it.Then, A Rong and the others put down the peach-red light silk curtain, and retreated gently. After taking a bath and changing clothes, Princess Taiping walked in slowly. She looked at the handsome and timid man on the carved ivory bed, like a frightened little rabbit, and immediately felt a very proud sense of conquest and satisfaction in her heart.Princess Taiping likes to be feared, which is more important than being loved.Who said that men are always strong and women are weak?Men are stronger than women, and lions, tigers, and bears are stronger than men, so they are still locked in cages.The key is to look at the means. If the method is clever, no one can not follow my Princess Taiping's will. Even if there is such a person, then find a way to make him disappear from this world. Outside the window, golden chrysanthemums are in full bloom; inside the warm pavilion, Princess Taiping rides on Zhang Wenfang, once again reaching the peak of satisfaction. After the refreshed Princess Taiping took a bath again, she was carried back to the Chaoyuan Pavilion by the maids on shoulders.She took out Huifan's secret letter in the copper box, frowned after reading it, and said, "This Huifan is getting more and more unclear about things." After that, she called A Rong, "Go and tell Huifan, and tomorrow I will send that adjoining letter to you." The descendants of Samana took their heads and presented them."