Xuannv Heart Sutra

Chapter 1 Killing (1)

In the 28th year of Kaiyuan (740 A.D.), Emperor Xuanzong Li Longji of the Tang Dynasty lost his concubine Hui and was extremely mentally ill. He came to the Lishan Hot Spring Palace for the fourth time for leisure. When Li Longji met Yang Yuhuan a few times before, he was very happy after watching her dance "Brahman Song" (see the note below), so he made the birthday king Li Mao (Li Longji's No.18 son) Yang Yuhuan, his concubine, brought her to the Lishan Hot Spring Palace, hoping that Yang Yuhuan could win Li Longji's favor.

In the Lishan Hot Spring Palace, Li Longji stayed with Yang Yuhuan for eighteen long days. During this period, he gradually fell in love with his daughter-in-law Yang Yuhuan, and presented the jade ring gold hairpin and tin box as a token of love. Yang Yuhuan is only 21 years old.Eighteen days later, Li Longji left Lishan Hot Spring Palace and returned to Chang'an Xingqing Palace.

After Li Longji left the Lishan Hot Spring Palace, Gao Lishi ordered his men to kill all the guards of the Lishan Hot Spring Palace before leaving in order to prevent what happened between Li Longji and his wife from being reported by insiders. One of the guards on duty found that something was wrong and hid quietly. Afterwards, when Gao Lishi ordered his men to count the bodies of the guards, he found that the body of one of the guards was not there, so he ordered people to search the Lishan Hot Spring Palace carefully.

"Eunuch Gao, the name of the missing guard is Li Li. According to the information obtained by his subordinates, Li Li has been on duty for the past few days. He should have found something wrong and hid it."

"Give our family a careful search. We must find him. Our family does not believe that he can hide anywhere. We should go to Li Li's house immediately and kill them all. Remember, we must absolutely If this matter is leaked out, none of us will survive. In addition, we will send people to re-guard the Lishan Hot Spring Palace. Now our family will accompany the emperor back to Chang'an." Gao Lishi's eyes showed coldness, and he glared at the imperial guards fiercely. The soldier took a look, and then left the Lishan Hot Spring Palace with a group of internal guards (also known as the Feilong Forbidden Army, led by Gao Lishi).

"Yes, Eunuch Gao, please go slowly, your subordinates will definitely take care of this matter."

"Well, as long as you handle this matter well, your Majesty, our family will give you a few words of kindness. Commander Chen (Chen Xuanli, in 738 AD, the Longwu Army was separated from the guarded army, and the Longwu Army was separated from the division For the left and right Longwu armies, in 739 AD, Chen Xuanli served as the general of Longwu) There are also indispensable benefits from you."

"Thank you, Eunuch Gao, please go slowly, Eunuch Gao."

After Gao Lishi left the Lishan Hot Spring Palace, he said to the little eunuch beside him, "Young man, do you know who Li Li is from? Who else is there in the family?" Gao Lishi always escaped from the guards of the Lishan Hot Spring Palace. To be brooding, the emperor's affairs are important matters, even if it is a trivial matter, in the minds of these slaves, it is a huge matter. If this matter is not handled properly, it will be very bad for the emperor's reputation after it gets out.

"Back to Eunuch Gao, this Li Li is from Lijia Village, Xiashi County, Shanzhou Prefecture. There is a wife and a son in his family." The young man flipped through the booklet in his hand, looked at it and replied.

"Let the word of our family be told that the magistrate of Xiashi County in Shanzhou led people to raid Li Li's house and beheaded all his family members. At the same time, Li Li is wanted all over the country. Li Li must be caught and silenced as soon as possible."

"It's Eunuch Gao, I'll do it now." The little eunuch rode away quickly.

"Eunuch Gao, the emperor is looking for you." A eunuch came to Gao Lishi on horseback.

"Our family knows, let's go now." Gao Lishi patted the horse's back, rode to chase Li Longji, and soon came to Li Longji's chasing car, jumped off the horse, and knelt on the ground, "Everyone ( Gao Lishi's address to Li Longji), what do you want to tell the old slave?"

"Gao Lishi, how did you deal with the guards in the Lishan Hot Spring Palace? Did you leave them alive?" Li Longji's mood has improved a lot since he met Yang Yuhuan. Not so old, on the contrary, he looks full of energy.

"Everyone, please don't worry, the old slave will definitely not leave anyone alive." Gao Lishi wiped the sweat from his forehead with his hand.

"I don't worry about your work. Now, let's go back to Chang'an together."

"Responsible, the old slave will arrange it now, everyone, please take a good rest."

"Well, go! When I get back to Chang'an, I still have something to tell you to do." Li Longji nodded and put down the car curtain.

"Be careful, walk slowly, don't disturb the emperor's rest." After Gao Lishi gave instructions to the soldiers of the Longwu Army around him, he got on his horse again, followed slowly behind the chasing carriage, his eyes kept rolling, Not knowing what he was thinking, Chen Xuanli looked at Gao Lishi and nodded.

In Xiashi County, Shanzhou, there was a very famous person in the Tang Dynasty. His name was Yao Chong. When Wu Zetian was in power, he used to be the prime minister. He became a prime minister, he is an outstanding statesman, a defender of imperialism, and Yao Chong contributed a lot to the Kaiyuan prosperity created by Li Longji. After Yao Chong passed away, Li Longji often remembered his name. Therefore, Xiashi County, Shanzhou Although not big, it was very famous in the Tang Dynasty at that time.

Not far from Xiashi County, Shanzhou Prefecture, there is a small village called Lijia Village. In Lijia Village, most of the males went to serve as soldiers. Therefore, in Lijia Village, males are rare. Tang Dynasty Shengwu, Wufeng To make a trip, especially after Li Longji became the emperor, there are different schools of martial arts. Many martial arts masters entered the palace as guards to make a living, and those who made a better job took official positions such as court envoys and generals.

This night, Lijia Village was as quiet as ever. The village was brightly lit. Many children were practicing martial arts in their yard. Their elders were sitting not far away watching their juniors practicing, all of them couldn't close their mouths with laughter. Although Yao Chong became the prime minister, he did not forget his hometown. Therefore, in the Li family village, there are several martial arts masters teaching the children in the village to practice martial arts all the year round. He hopes that one day these children will be able to serve the court when they grow up. .

"Wei Er, it's getting late now, you should rest early, even if you want to practice martial arts, you have to take your time, right? Your father said that when you grow up, he will take you to Lishan Hot Spring Palace Take his place, as long as you can earn a living in the imperial court, you will be satisfied as a mother.” Li Li’s wife, Wang Shi, saw her 14-year-old son practicing martial arts from morning to night, afraid that his health would not be able to bear it. , opened his mouth to persuade.

"Mom, when will daddy come back? He hasn't come home to see us for several years. I haven't practiced the skills the teacher taught us. If I don't work hard, I'm afraid I'll never be able to catch up with them in the future." Li Wei stopped and looked at his mother, with a little determination on her pink face.

"Go, martial arts can't be practiced in a day or two, you have to take it slowly, just like eating, how can you become a big fat man with one bite?" Wang touched Li Wei's head with his hand, She knows that her son is a bit naive, and often spends much more time practicing martial arts than other children of the same age. Seeing his son is so sensible, Wang is also very satisfied, and she does not covet her own His son will be prosperous and rich in the future, and his ancestors will be honored. He only hopes that his son will be safe and sound in the future.

"Okay then, mother, I will go to the back mountain to carry back the firewood for tomorrow, mother, you can rest first."

"Okay, Wei'er, you have to be careful, get some rest early when Chai Bei comes back, you know?" Seeing Li Wei leave, Mrs. Wang also went back to her room.

(End of this chapter)