The Legend of Shushan Xuanjian

Chapter 459
You buried the bones in the mud, I sent the world to the world full of snow.

——Excerpt from "Meng Wei Zhi" Bai Juyi
……

The look in Huangfuzhen's eyes before his death caused Wu Daozi a lot of suffering, and Gongsunjiao's Yongjue made Wu Daozi feel as if a knife was piercing his heart, beyond regret.

Wu Daozi painted "Hell Change" in Zhao Jinggong Temple overnight, which shocked Chang'an.In the painting, the underworld is invisible, and the viewer wears the underarm fluid.

Xuan Zong, an old monk of Zhao Jinggong Temple, said: "After the painting "Hell Change" was completed, people all watched it, fearing crimes and cultivating good deeds. The two markets slaughtered it, but the fish and meat were not sold."

After "Hell Change" was completed, Wu Daozi did not paint within a year. He was drunk all day long and lay drunk in the Bodhi Temple in Pingkangfang, repeatedly pondering Huangfu Zhen's mural "Pure Land Change".

In Wu Daozi's view, there must be some kind of secret hidden in the painting "Pure Land Change"—the secret that made Huangfu Zhen silenced.

There is a kind of guessing game among painters, which is like a lantern riddle and crossword puzzle, called "picture puzzle".Painters often hide self-portraits or images of women they admire in their paintings, just for their own self-admiration.

Other painters often identify the authenticity of the painting by deciphering the fans.This method of deciphering is called "image authentication key".

This "appraisal key" is a very private thing, like a password.The highest-level "appraisal key" can only be deciphered by the person who encrypts it, that is, the painter himself.

Wu Daozi believes that Huangfuzhen must have hidden this great secret in "Pure Land Change" through the "key to appraising pictures".

Even so, because Huangfu Zhen himself is a master of Danqing, and his origin is unknown, it is difficult to guess his exclusive "picture appreciation key" through his mentorship.

In addition, Huangfu Zhen deliberately concealed and encrypted it in this painting, which made it even more difficult to decipher the "picture identification key" of this mural.

Even a generation of "painting saints" like Wu Daozi didn't know how to decipher it for a while.

……

On the night when Xuanzong fled and Chang'an was in turmoil, the people of Chang'an were panic-stricken. Princes, nobles, merchants and common people fled with their wives and children in a hurry.The local ruffians took advantage of the fire to loot, plundered houses, and burned Zuo Zang.Before the puppet Yan army arrived, Chang'an, which was full of flowers, had already become a ghost on earth.

The world was turned upside down, and even most of the monks in the Bodhi Temple escaped.

On the turbulent streets, Wu Daozi and the fleeing people walked against each other, like a lonely ghost, lost his soul.

The host of the Bodhi Temple gave Wu Daozi the key to the gate of the temple, and then led his disciples to flee in a hurry.

At the moment when he opened the door of the Bodhi Temple and stepped across the threshold, Wu Daozi suddenly realized that he had deciphered Huangfu Zhen's "Key to Appreciation" from Huangfu Zhen's eyes before his death.

So far, Wu Daozi discovered the secret hidden in the mural "Pure Land Change", and found out the appearance, identity and activation method of 88 secret agents lurking in Chang'an in An Lushan.

Sure enough, one of the spies was Gongsun Jiao!
Wu Daozi wanted to tell His Majesty Xuanzong the secret, but Xuanzong fled from Chang'an, and he didn't know where he fled.Secondly, Wu Daozi discovered that many of the spies were Xuanzong's favorite ministers.Playing the report rashly will not help the matter, but will cause death.

Therefore, Wu Daozi painted another mural "87 Immortal Scrolls" next to Huangfuzhen's mural "Pure Land Change", and painted the other 87 spies except Gongsun Jiao into the mural.At the same time, the image of the figure representing Gongsun Jiao in "Pure Land Transformation" was erased.

In "87 Immortal Volumes", Wu Daozi simplifies Huangfuzhen's "picture identification key", so that interested people can relatively easily find out the appearance, identity and activation method of these 87 spies.

It's a pity that after An Lushan's army invaded Chang'an, all the officials fled, and no more literati came to Pingkangfang Bodhi Temple to visit Buddha and appreciate paintings.

No one can discover the secrets on the murals "Pure Land Transformation" and "87 Scrolls of Immortals".It was not until Bai Fu came to Bodhi Temple to copy Wu Daozi's murals that this secret was revealed again.

……

When Bai Fu returned to the Bashu Guild Hall, Fang Shuliu, the 'God Catcher', had been waiting for a long time.

Bai Fu informed Fang Shuliu and Tang Kui of his conjecture, Fang Shuliu nodded frequently, and said, "Brother Bai's inferences are interlocking, making the whole process perfect."

Tang Kui pondered for a moment, and said: "Then the cause and effect of the whole incident are on the right track, I followed Fu Ge'er's train of thought and deduced:

Yunmeng witch Tongzhou found Wu Daozi and asked Wu Daozi to help her disguise and assassinate the emperor.In exchange, she produced evidence to prove that the eldest sister Gongsun and the younger sister Gongsun Jiao are actually the same person.Gongsun Jiao is just a clone of Aunt Gongsun performing illusion.

In order to verify Tongzhou's words, Wu Daozi disguised Tongzhou as Aunt Gongsun and assassinated the emperor as Aunt Gongsun.The purpose is to see if Gongsun Jiao will appear:
If there really is Gongsun Jiao in the world: Lady Gongsun would have pointed out that the assassin was someone else, probably her sister Gongsun Jiao, in order to save her disciple; Aunt Gongsun's face appeared in Chang'an, letting the court know that there is another person who is exactly the same, so as to clear up the wrong;

If Gongsun and Gongsun Jiao were the same person, then Aunt Gongsun was An Lushan's secret agent lurking beside the emperor, and she would not be wronged if she died.

Or, this was Wu Daozi's original thought.

As time passed, Gongsun Jiao never appeared, and Wu Daozi confirmed that Gongsun and Gongsun Jiao were the same person.

But at the last moment, Wu Daozi still wavered.

Maybe it's because he still loves Gongsun Jiao and couldn't bear to see Aunt Gongsun being killed, so he sacrificed himself to uncover the mystery of the assassination and let Princess Qingluan save Aunt Gongsun on the execution ground. "

Fang Shuliu said: "Brother Tang, your inference is based on the premise that Gongsun and Gongsun Jiao are the same person. What if Gongsun and Gongsun Jiao are twin sisters?"

Tang Kui said: "I've thought about this too. But if the two are twin sisters, why would Gongsun Jiao sit back and watch his sister be beheaded?"

Bai Fu said: "Maybe Gongsun Jiao is really dead; or maybe she is far away and doesn't know what happened in Chang'an at all."

Tang Kui said: "In that case, why didn't Aunt Gongsun justify herself? Let herself and all her disciples die under the executioner's knife."

Bai Fu glanced at Fang Shuliu, and Fang Shuliu said, "Brother Bai, please be frank, I want to hear your analysis."

Bai Fu smiled and said: "I don't have any real evidence, it's just an intuition. I have fought against Wu Daozi, and his illusion is as terrifying as peerless martial arts. If it weren't for Her Royal Highness's body protection with Xiangxiong Dzi Beads, I might have Died on the spot.

And Wu Daozi's illusion was passed down by Gongsun Jiao, so it can be seen that Gongsun Jiao's illusion is even more powerful.

Therefore, regardless of whether Gongsun and Gongsun Jiao are alone or not, Aunt Gongsun's illusion has the power to steal the sky and change the sun.

How could a dozen red-clothed executioners and dozens of execution ground soldiers trap Aunt Gongsun? !With a little trick, she can cheat the world. "

Tang Kui asked: "Then what is the purpose of Aunt Gongsun doing this?"

Bai Fu said: "As far as I know, Aunt Gongsun has a very good reputation in Jianghu. If she is An Lushan's secret agent, she must have unavoidable difficulties, and she must have a handle in Anlushan's hands.

According to Her Royal Highness’s memories of the emperor fleeing south in a hurry, I speculate that An Lushan’s order to Aunt Gongsun was to protect Concubine Yang and wait for an opportunity to take Concubine Yang to Luoyang. "

In fact, this is not the memory of Princess Qingluan, but the memory of Yang Yuhuan.In order to cover up the fact that Yang Yuhuan is still alive, Bai Fu deliberately replaced her with Princess Qingluan.

Bai Fu went on to say: "The order to protect Concubine Yang is acceptable because she does not kill anyone, so Aunt Gongsun accepted the task.

Unexpectedly, there was a mutiny in Maweipo, and the Supreme Emperor ordered Gao Lishi to hang Concubine Yang Gui.Aunt Gongsun was unable to rescue, and the mission ended, so she had to take the opportunity to go north to Lingwu with Princess Qingluan and switch to the then prince.

Once An Lushan died, the reason to blackmail Aunt Gongsun may no longer exist, but it may also fall into the hands of others.

If you want to stop being threatened by others, the best way is to make everyone in the world think that Aunt Gongsun is dead.

Therefore, Aunt Gongsun took advantage of the situation and played a trick to escort her to the execution ground, and she disappeared from the world.Unexpectedly, at the last moment, Wu Daozi became enlightened and rescued Gongsun and Gongsun Jiao regardless of whether they were alone or not.

After this incident, although Aunt Gongsun was vindicated, the court never used her and was expelled from Chang'an.Losing the potential use value, Aunt Gongsun no longer needs to be a secret agent, no longer needs to do things against her conscience, and she no longer has to worry about it. "

It's a pity that Mr. Daozi, as a great master, lost his life just because of Gongsunjiao's obsession. "

Bai Fu copied Wu Daozi's paintings for several days, cherishing each other and admiring Wu Daozi.

"How do you know Wu Daozi lost his life?" Fang Shuguang laughed.

"How do you say that?" Tang Kui was puzzled.

Fang Shuguang stroked his long beard, and said with a smile: "Since Aunt Gongsun has the magic trick to deceive the world, why can't she rescue Wu Daozi?

Brother Bai, do you still remember the details of the last farewell between Gongsun Jiao and Wu Daozi?
Have you ever thought about why Gongsun Jiao assassinated Huangfu Zhen?Was it because of An Lushan's order, or because she didn't want Huangfu Zhen to replace Wu Daozi, or both.

Although Gongsun Jiao is An Lushan's secret agent, he doesn't necessarily want to be a murderer who assassinates the painter. His willingness to kill people may be more because of emotion.

Dependent origin can cause extinction.

Be it Aunt Gongsun or Gongsun Jiao, if they deliberately did not see each other for more than ten years, it might be out of resentment.Let this heartless person always remember Gongsun Jiao.

If this man really remembers that he has been obsessed with obsession for more than ten years and has not changed his infatuation, he is willing to die for Gongsunjiao.

Be it Gongsun or Gongsun Jiao, who would watch this idiot die in front of him? "

Finally, Fang Shuliu sighed and said, "There are some things that we will never know the truth, and we don't need to know..."

　The night is coming together to dream together, and the morning is full of tears.

　　Zhangpu's old body is third-degree sick, and Xianyang stays on the grass eight times back to autumn.

　　You buried the bones in the mud, I sent the world to the world full of snow.

　　Awei Hanlang went to each other, but Yetai was vaguely aware of it?
　　——Bai Juyi in "Meng Wei Zhi"
　　
　
(End of this chapter)