Strange Tale of Qingluan

Lou Tianying most hoped that Su Zhongming could smile in front of him, but now he saw him in the hall, but he was very surprised.This relaxed smile, if seen often on weekdays, would surely calm fatigue and sorrow, but seeing it at this time, it was like a poisonous thorn that suddenly pierced into the flesh.

Lou Linrou's voice sounded again: "Ai Jia thinks that it is a good thing for the Queen to be able to review the memorials on her behalf. Why don't you approve that the Queen can assist Your Majesty in reviewing the memorials in the future? What do you think?"

Lou Tianying couldn't help fantasizing about it, and secretly longed for the wonderful scene where Su Zhongming would accompany him every night to discuss state affairs together. He was delighted, but on the surface he still agreed calmly: "I just think this proposal is not bad."

With Lou Linrou's words, many of the ministers did not dare to object arbitrarily, and they all respectfully obeyed, flattering, 'this decision is very good, very good'.

But the minister surnamed Lu didn't agree with him, nor objected. He just shook his head and sighed slightly, and then returned to his original position.It is useless to object, it is better to be a neutral master in order to protect the official position and relatives-probably in this way.Because of this, Su Zhongming paid a little attention to this person.

Su Zhongming also understood Lou Linrou's decision, but now he only cares about carefully arranging his own secret plan, and doesn't care about other things. Play out of the way.

At the end of the court meeting, the officials left the hall one after another. Su Zhongming took this opportunity to look for Lord Lu, staring at the figure closely while following closely, thinking that he would take the initiative to talk to him when he was in a sparsely populated place, but Things backfired, before he reached the threshold, he was called by a man behind him.

"Zhongming! Don't rush to leave, Gu will go back with you!"

As soon as the words fell, Lou Tianying's face broke into Su Zhongming's vision, completely covering the scenery in front of him.

Seeing this, Su Zhongming hurriedly sloughed him aside, and looked carefully, but the figure of Mr. Lu had disappeared.Regrettably, at the moment, he felt that Lou Tianying had ruined a good thing, so he took a light step, crossed the threshold, and left the man alone.

Without further ado, Baoqin quickly followed, trotted for a while, and shouted at Su Zhongming's back while running: "Young Master! Young Master!" After catching up with Su Zhongming, who was striding all the way, he said strangely: "Why go? How can it be so fast?"

Su Zhongming didn't stop, as if venting his anger, his emotions were also revealed with the words: "I'm so angry, I'm so angry! All good things have been defeated by him, and he led him away. It was hard to pick a Lu My lord, I don't even have a chance to talk!"

Bao Qin suddenly understood, and said with a smile: "Young Master, you think that Mr. Lu can join our plan?"

Su Zhongming replied: "Although I don't know how much status and power he has in the ruling and opposition parties, I appreciate his character. Didn't you see it just now? His performance is completely different from many others. If He has the military power in his hands, that is naturally the best, no matter how much military power he has, it is enough to help us."

Baoqin answered, "Young Master is very true! I will go and find out about Mr. Lu as soon as possible."

Su Zhongming thought for a while and asked, "Can you leave the palace alone?"

Baoqin replied with a smile: "Since entering the palace, Baoqin can only serve by the young master's side. However, leaving the palace can be left to Yujia. With Yujia's help, I might be able to sneak out of the palace."

Su Zhongming thought about it again, and said, "No. If you really think of a way to sneak out of the palace, take me with you too! I think it will be smoother for me to meet that Master Lu."

Baoqin nodded with a smile, and said 'hmm'.

Early the next morning, before Su Zhongming got up, there was an unavoidable knock on the door. Su Zhongming woke up from the dream, rubbed his sleepy eyes with his hands, stretched casually, yawned, and then slowly lifted the cotton cloth. Quietly, he put on his warm robe slowly, opened the door slowly, and asked slowly, "What's the matter?"

On the contrary, Baoqin looked full of vitality, and she happily opened her lips and said, "My lord, before I fell asleep last night, I just thought of a big event, maybe I can help you!"

Hearing the words, Su Zhongming immediately cheered up and asked curiously, "What's the big deal?!"

Baoqin informed: "In a few days, it will be the Spring Festival of Taoxia Kingdom, called 'Shen Luo Feng Qi Sacrifice'!"

Su Zhongming couldn't help being puzzled: "What kind of festival is this 'Shen Luo Feng Qi Sacrifice'?"

Baoqin replied: "It is to pray for the safe germination of the five grains and a good harvest in autumn! Before the plowing begins, a ceremony will be held at the City God outside the palace. Idols and more. This is the perfect time!"

Su Zhongming has also seen such a lively and crowded scene several times in modern times. Although he has never personally experienced Shen Luofeng praying for sacrifices, but after Bao Qin's description, thinking that the scene must be the same as the one he has personally experienced, he said happily: "That's great!"

Bao Qin said again: "It's just that the young master has to obtain temporary permission from the new king to leave the palace."

Su Zhongming thought for a while and decided: "No, I don't plan to tell him about it. As a man, he will definitely go with me, which will only mess up the plan. So, I will try to talk to Lou Lin first. Let's talk about Rou, as long as Lou Linrou agrees, he will never go out of the palace with me!"

Baoqin also thought about it carefully, and replied: "Young master's thoughts are not bad. When the big ceremony comes, there will be six prayer dances in the palace. As a king, he will also come in person. The new king will definitely leave. Not open."

After hearing this, Su Zhongming felt a little relieved.

Shenluo Fengqi Sacrifice is a major festival held in the spring of Taoxia Kingdom every year.On that day, the team in strange costumes will swagger through the city from Changxingfang in the east, cross the street in a zigzag route, and reach Ximingzifang in the west, bringing sacrifices and sacrificial props along the way.

There are four equal parts of sacrificial offerings and sacrificial props, which are sent to the four temples in the east, west, south, and north directions of the city god (Qinglong Temple, Baihu Temple, Zhuque Temple, and Xuanwu Temple). Dance the six prayer dances (praying for wind, praying for rain, transforming thunder, transforming insects, soil fertilization, and suppressing evil) on the sacrificial altar in the palace to invite gods to bless them.

Just as Bao Qin said, this day will be the most crowded and busiest day on Chenghuang Street in the Palace, and it will also be a day when the monarch, royal family and relatives cannot get away from it.

Su Zhongming has been waiting for this day to come, but the days of waiting are not leisurely.Taking time out, he went to the household registration room set up inside the palace and outside the harem.

When I first arrived, every lattice door was tightly closed, as if no one was working, and it seemed to keep people out.Regardless of what the scene in front of him looked like, Su Zhongming first raised his right hand and knocked on one of the doors.

Knocked three times at one time, but no one answered, knocked three more times, knocked again and again, and at the fifth time, the lattice door finally opened, and standing in the gap was a man in light clothes. A short history of yellow robes and dark blue coats.

Xiao Shi asked: "What's the matter?" No matter in expression or attitude, they were all indifferent.

Su Zhongming said bluntly: "I want to ask for a book, but I don't know if it is possible?"

Xiao Shi was still indifferent, and asked again: "Which temple do you work in? What is your job? The books here are not just for borrowing."

Su Zhongming replied: "I know, there is only household registration here. What I want to borrow is the booklet recording household registration."

Xiao Shi asked again: "Which palace is in charge? Is there an imperial order?"

Su Zhongming said truthfully: "Yimengzhai, I don't have an imperial order. Do I need an imperial order to check the household registration?"

Xiao Shi was slightly stunned: "Yimengzhai? As far as I know, only the queen and a maid live in Yimengzhai. Could it be that you are...?" After finishing speaking, he hurriedly bowed, "I was rude just now, I don't know the king ...Oh, I don't know whose household registration my lord wants to check?"

Su Zhongming replied: "Lu Shang, a minister in court."

Xiao Shi said again: "It's very humid outside today, my lord, please come into the hall first."

Su Zhongming walked into the hall unceremoniously, and Xiao Shi immediately closed the lattice door tightly behind him, and led Su Zhongming through the aisle between the bookshelves.Su Zhongming couldn't help asking: "Did you close the doors to prevent the moisture?"

Xiao Shi replied: "It's very humid outside, so it won't damage the books when you close the door. However, the books kept here record the household registrations of the whole country. The royal household registrations, official household registrations, and common people's household registrations are all recorded and stored separately." A bookshelf, and then fell down.

Su Zhongming blurted out: "Do all the books here record officials?"

Xiao Shi replied: "Exactly!" Then he asked: "What official position does Lord Lu, Lord Lu, you want to inspect?"

Su Zhongming replied: "Actually, I don't know what kind of official he is, so I came to check the household registration."

Xiao Shi became embarrassed: "This is really difficult..."

Su Zhongming suggested: "It's better to start with the officials with high official positions. There should be fewer officials with high official positions."

Xiao Shi did so immediately, took out the household registration booklet of the important minister from the bookshelf, looked it up quickly, and read a volume in a short time, it can be said that practice makes perfect.After three cups of tea time, Xiao Shi had gone through more than twenty volumes of the book, but he was not tired at all. After another two cups of tea time, he had gone through more than twenty volumes of the book, and suddenly stopped, pointing to a place on the page, and asked : "Here, there is a minister named Lu Shang. I wonder if he is the one your lord wants to investigate?"

After Su Zhongming glanced at it, he hurriedly took the book and read it carefully.The land merchant recorded on the page is an official of the capital, and he is the Taiwei of Jingji. He holds a part of the military power in his hands. He has only one wife and concubine. After escaping from the state mutiny, he met Lu Shang who was ordered to visit the country by chance, and they got married.

Su Zhongming glanced at Zhen's records and couldn't help but feel happy.Although he didn't know whether this Lu Shang was the same Lu Shang he met in the main hall, Su Zhongming decided to give it a try for the time being, returned the book to Xiao Shi, and left the household registration room.

That night, he told Baoqin about this matter, and discussed a detailed cooperation plan with Baoqin. In a blink of an eye, it was midnight, and they both went back to their room to rest when the cock crowed.

In another blink of an eye, it was the day when Shen Luofeng prayed for sacrifices.Early in the morning, Su Zhongming secretly conceived a plan and went to the Empress Dowager's bedroom to meet Lou Linrou. When passing through the empty courtyard in front of the bedroom, he met Yu Jia by chance, but he only smiled at Yu Jia as a greeting.Yu Jia only nodded slightly, and continued to sweep the floor.