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The towering Taihang Mountains and the Jingxing Road are all over the place.
An ordinary van was driving leisurely on the zigzag mountain road. At the highest point of the mountain top, Naihe Pass still stands tall and majestic, but there are no longer any muskets poking out of the hundreds of shooting holes. Naihe Pass has been opened and can be freely entered and exited; Tianshu City has also been turned into a tourist attraction and memorial hall. The former strategic passes and important military towns have become common scenery in the land of China.
The van entered Dongguan City and stopped slowly. Yushou quickly jumped out of the car, put down the pedal, and stood aside respectfully.
The curtain of the carriage was opened, and the female guard Mo Qinglian, who was dressed in military uniform and covered with a large command, came out first. She looked around vigilantly, and then stood beside the carriage with her musket fired. The one who came out next was Empress Zhu.
Queen Zhu wears a curtain hat, covering her face with tulle, and her clothes are very ordinary. She has a plain mandarin jacket and a floral skirt. She looks no different from ordinary traveling women.
Queen Zhu got out of the carriage, moved lightly, and came to the gate of Naihe Gate. She climbed up the steps, turned around, and entered the defense room on the third floor. Then, he stood at the place with a faint mark, his eyes sparkling, and he sobbed silently. Mo Qinglian lowered her head, her eyes red.
After a long time, Queen Zhu tried her face with a handkerchief, turned around and said, "Let's go to the Martyrs Cemetery to see her and her sisters."
The scenery of Yinglie Peak is as before, with carved jade railings and pines and waves. The huge sword-shaped monument is still majestic, the female soldiers cemetery and the Hall of Return of the Soul, everything is so familiar.
Queen Zhu looked at each portrait carefully, touching every familiar or unfamiliar name with her delicate hands. The large bouquet of flowers held by Mo Qinglian was scattered bit by bit by Empress Zhu. When they finally arrived at Zhu Wanting's tomb, they presented all the remaining flowers to her.
Zhu Wanting¡¯s grave is neat and tidy, with almost no weeds, and the bluestone floor tiles are also cleaned cleanly. It is obvious that someone maintains it on weekdays and takes great care.
Queen Zhu was weeping silently in front of the grave, but the charioteer came in a hurry from the back mountain path, ten steps away from Queen Zhu, and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, the Taoist is in the thatched cottage."
Queen Zhu trembled when she heard the sound, stretched out her hand to press her heaving chest, took a deep breath, and said in a steady voice: "Lead the way."
Mo Qinglian presented the curtain hat: "Madam, the wind is strong in the mountains"
Queen Zhu waved her hand: "No need. I'm very familiar with this road. It's just a little bit of walking and it won't take long."
The three of them walked up a narrow road. Judging from the overgrown weeds on both sides of the road, there were very few people walking on this road. After bypassing a pine forest with roaring waves and passing a small bridge, a simple thatched cottage appeared in front of us.
In front of the thatched cottage, a Taoist priest wearing a Taoist crown and apricot-yellow Taoist robes was sitting cross-legged on a futon, leaning on the desk. Turning his back to the way he came, he concentrated on copying the scriptures.
When Mo Qinglian and Yushou reached thirty steps, they stopped and dispersed at the bridge to prevent tourists from disturbing them.
Queen Zhu approached slowly and whispered: "Isis it you?"
The Taoist priest's body trembled, he stopped writing, and slowly turned around - he had a white face and a slight beard, clear facial features, a hint of sadness in his elegance, and traces of years of suffering engraved on his forehead. He was none other than Zhao Qinzong, who was considered dead by the world. Huan.
"It's true that the official familythe official family has nothing to doit's great" Empress Zhu cried with joy.
The expression on the Taoist priest's face was also changing, and he was stunned for a long time before he woke up from his trance, raised his palms to his chest, and said something that surprised Queen Zhu: "The poor Taoist has a fate, and the more you can mistake it for a female Tan."
Queen Zhu¡¯s plump lips were slightly opened, her eyes widened, and then she lost consciousness and hurriedly covered her mouth with her sleeves, staring at the Taoist priest who claimed to be ¡°destined¡± with confused eyes. It stands to reason that the emperor has already spoken and allowed him to come and fulfill his wish. The head of the Secrecy Bureau should not identify the wrong person!
He bowed his head and turned around, tore off the copy of the scripture on the desk, shook his head and said to himself: "Oh, this chapter was written in vain" He crumpled the paper into a ball and threw it away.
The paper ball was originally thrown to the side, but the mountain wind blew it to the feet of Queen Zhu. Empress Zhu bent down to pick it up and unfold it - there was a stain on the paper. She thought it was her call just now, which frightened Yuan Wait, this handwriting
"Youare him. The similar appearance may be a coincidence, but this is his word, and it is absolutely unmistakeable." Empress Zhu slowly approached Yuan and said softly, "It's him who doesn't let you reveal your identity, right? "
The "him" in the previous sentence of Empress Zhu and the "him" in the latter sentence obviously do not refer to the same person.
A bitter smile appeared on Liao Yuan¡¯s face: ¡°In that case, let¡¯s talk about it.¡±?There is no Zhao Huan in the world, there is only fate. It is not forced by others, but the choice of fate. "
Queen Zhu was stunned: "Are you also like the Supreme Being, who enters the palace to observe the Tao?"
¡°No, it¡¯s different, I¡¯m truly ordained.¡±
It was then that Empress Zhu noticed that what Liao Yuan was wearing was a Five Mountains Crown engraved with the "True Shapes of the Five Mountains". This crown must be worn by those who have received the ordination. Zhao Huan has truly become a monk.
Liao Yuan slowly stood up, flicked his Taoist robe, and made a half-circle around the surrounding mountains. "The world is at peace, and the world is in great order. He is the true destined emperor. He is better than me, the Supreme Being, the seventh brother, and the ninth brother. If you do better, you should be the master of the world. My wish is fulfilled. I can live here with peace of mind, chant sutras day and night, and redeem myself for the heroic spirits. I have atoneed for my sins."
Although as a woman, Empress Zhu cannot blame her husband, but standing on this heroic peak and facing countless heroes, what reason is there not to blame the person who is most responsible?
Queen Zhu looked at the man in front of her who had made it difficult for her to let go for seven years. Somehow, she felt completely relaxed and felt relieved that her responsibility was over. Over the years, in Tianshu and in China, she had already understood how unshirkable this person was for this serious national calamity and family feud. She just wanted to see him alive, but she really didn't want to be with such a person anymore.
"You should indeed atone for your sins." Empress Zhu murmured, looking at the tall monument in the distance. "It seems that the place he arranged for you is really suitable."
Liao Yuan calmly smiled and said: "This place is indeed very good. You can see the peaks in the day and listen to the pine waves at night. There are clear springs and flowing stones, and the cicadas and birds chirp in the stream. Such a beautiful creation cannot be compared to Gen Yue, which is built and carved by manpower. To be able to live here forever is truly a blessing. This is the blessing of fate. Not to mention"
When Liao Yuan said this, a trace of sadness flashed through his eyes, and he looked in a certain direction and said softly: "There is also herand many fairies from the past who are by my side"
Queen Zhu followed Liao Yuan¡¯s gaze and saw Wanting¡¯s tomb clearly in her mind. My heart ached and I burst into tears.
Yuan's voice sounded in my ears: "Nv Tan Yue has fulfilled her wish. Please come back. Yuan has to attend lunch class."
Then, a gentle and gentle chant sounded: "Such sentient beings suffer all bad karma. All are caused by their own minds and delusional thoughts. Without realizing inaction, all sins originate from the heart. Happiness in heaven, freedom of mind, and the destruction of the three realms , also starts from the heart; the mind has wrong views, false thoughts and anger, the mind is confused, and the thoughts are not true The Tao has no form. Clear the body and mind. Be neither greedy nor lustful, neither angry nor lustful. Do not know right from wrong, outside and inside. Thinking. The body and mind are pure, and worries do not invade The sky is empty and silent, and the mind is clear. Thoughts come one after another, and don't have a dusty mind"
"Think about it one after another, don't have a dusty heartFinish the fate - end the previous fate. That's how it is" Empress Zhu murmured softly, with tears in her eyes, looking at the sea of ??clouds in the distance, speechless and choked.
The mountain wind is howling, the robes are flying, and the person is so close, but the heart is far away.
In the twists and turns of the mountain road, the figures of Queen Zhu and the other two people gradually moved away, but there was still a faint echo in the empty valley:
"Think about it one after another, don't have a dusty mind"
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Chang'an, Taiji Palace, Chengxin Palace.
This was the old site of Yeting Palace. After the renovation, Di Lie turned one of the palaces into a dormitory. This is where you rest, sleep, or give instructions on weekdays.
Tonight the moon is as full as a disk, and Chengxin Hall is full of joy and laughter. This was the first night after Di Lie returned from his tour to the south. The queen and concubines gathered in the dormitory for a family fun. Huanhuan, Yuanzhu, Ye Dieer, and Yu Xianhua each held the prince and princess who were talking to each other, and they were passing each other around and teasing each other among the more than ten princesses, and they were enjoying themselves.
Di Lie wore his long robe loose, revealing his strong chest muscles, showing no royal etiquette. He leaned on the long desk, held the wine pot, and looked at the scene in front of him with a smile. Returning to my hometown after an absence of many years, I am increasingly able to appreciate and cherish this rare family happiness.
While they were laughing, no one noticed that a woman appeared at the door of the dormitory, looking at them quietly.
Di Lie¡¯s eyesight was originally the sharpest, but there were more than ten imperial concubines in the middle, playing like butterflies through flowers, and his eyesight was completely cut off. And he didn't expect that the palace ladies would not report such an uninvited guest.
The first person to notice the uninvited guest was the one with the sharpest eyes, and then he shouted in surprise: "The Queen's Wife is back!"
At this moment, the concubines stopped and looked at each other, with joy on their faces, and saluted together: "I have met your empress."
Empress Zhu's dress tonight is obviously different from the past. She wears a lily bun, a white crown, a light purple double-breasted jacket, a lotus-colored narrow-sleeved short jacket, and a multi-layered short skirt of the same color, which complements her snow-skinned appearance. , bright and enchanting. Such Xiaojiabiyu's dress made Di Lie, who was used to seeing her queenly attire with wide robes and long sleeves, shine. There was a vague feeling that Queen Zhu seemed to have let go of something, and seemed to have decided something.Well, the whole person exudes a fresh and refreshing atmosphere from the inside out that has never been seen before.
Queen Zhu stepped forward lightly and bowed down: "I don't dare to treat you as such a great gift."
This strange behavior immediately made the concubines look at each other in astonishment.
Queen Zhu stood up, raised her hand and raked the hair on her temples, and said calmly, "I'm disturbing your ladies' entertainment. Actually, I'm here to stay overnight."
Di Lie was thinking about what Empress Zhu meant by this move, while raising a pot to pour wine. When he suddenly heard this, the wine pot trembled and spilled a lot.
The concubines were even more stunned, and after a while they said: "Sister-in-law of the Emperor"
"I am no longer your royal sister-in-law." Empress Zhu said without surprising her words, "I have removed myself from the title of empress. From now on, everything will have nothing to do with the previous dynasty. From now on, I will be an ordinary civilian girl." Therefore, it is no longer suitable to live in Ganlu Palace There is nowhere to go now."
The concubines were so shocked that they could not speak. More than a dozen pairs of wonderful eyes turned to Di Lie, then to Empress Zhu.
Di Lie was surprised but overjoyed. He stood up slowly and raised his glass in greeting: "Chengxin Palace is quite spacious. Your Majesty um, haven't you asked me your name?"
Queen Zhu smiled sweetly and bowed gracefully, like a white lotus blooming in an instant: "Zhu Nishang pays homage to Your Majesty."