Lanting prelude

Chapter 56 The Truth
Xiao Junmo thought about it, and suddenly, as if a bolt of lightning had split the dark night sky, a most impossible answer jumped into his mind - Prince Yin!
Xiao Junmo didn't know that he had become Wang Hongyi's "ally" virtually.

At this moment, he and Chu Lisang were walking side by side in the alleyway of Huaizhenfang, breathing the cold air in the middle of the night, trying hard to calm himself down and sort out the mess in his mind.

While watching his expression uneasily, Chu Lisang told intermittently how he got acquainted with Doris and Xu Wanniang.Of course, she temporarily concealed her guess about his life experience, let alone revealing that she had confirmed this guess to a large extent.

Xiao Junmo remained silent all the time, quietly listening to her narration.

Suddenly, Xiao Junmo remembered something, stopped abruptly, and looked at her with burning eyes: "You just said, what is the name of that small building?"

"Zhilan Tower." Chu Lisang didn't understand why he paid attention to this inconspicuous detail.

"Who came up with this name?" Xiao Junmo's breathing became short of breath.

"I don't know too well...it should be started by my aunt herself."

Xiao Junmo was shocked all over, with an unbelievable look in his eyes.

"What's wrong?" Chu Lisang was surprised, "Is there any problem with this name?"

Xiao Junmo was in a daze and didn't answer.

Zhilan is Ganoderma lucidum and orchid, which is the pattern on the jade pendant left to him by his biological father.

Is this just a coincidence? !

"Just now Xu Wanniang looked at me and said a word, did you hear it clearly?" Xiao Junmo asked suddenly.

Chu Lisang shook his head: "I only heard the word 'door'."

"I heard two words." Xiao Junmo smiled wryly, "Sramana."

"Sramana?" Chu Lisang was thinking, "Isn't it the meaning of 'monk' in Buddhism?"

Xiao Junmo nodded: "To be precise, it means being a monk."

Chu Lisang was also confused.She didn't understand why Xu Wanniang would say this, let alone what relationship Xiao Junmo had with the "monk".

"Actually Xu Wanniang said three words, but unfortunately we didn't hear the first word clearly." Xiao Junmo frowned.

Seeing his anxious look, Chu Lisang couldn't help but want to tell what he had discovered several times, but was afraid that he would not be able to accept the cruel truth for a while, so he swallowed all the words.

"Is Xu Wanniang feeling unwell?" Xiao Junmo asked, "I found that her eyes are different from ordinary people, and she seems to be in a trance."

Chu Lisang sighed, and told about Xu Wanniang's life experience that he knew, and then said: "I don't know what terrible things my aunt has experienced before, but her memory started from a cemetery, and she remembered everything before. Can not remember."

Xiao Junmo was stunned, and at the same time he was deeply moved by Xu Wanniang's bizarre and rough life experience.

"I worked on a case before and encountered similar things." Xiao Junmo recalled, "Someone had a sudden illness and lost his breathing and pulse. The family thought he was dead, so they put him in the coffin , ready to be buried. Unexpectedly, at the time of the funeral, there was a sound of beating in the coffin. Everyone thought it was a fraudulent corpse, and they all ran away. Only his son had the courage to lift the lid of the coffin, only to find that the person was actually dead. Death is just a kind of 'fake death' phenomenon under sudden illness..."

"Fake death?!" Chu Lisang had never heard of it.

"Yes. The breathing, heartbeat and pulse have all stopped. There are no signs of life on the surface, but in fact it is just a pause. If the treatment is done properly, or the patient has a tenacious will to survive, he may still be alive. I guess, Xu Wanniang is likely to be in the same situation."

"It's unbelievable! There is such a thing in the world!"

"Other than that, you have no way to explain why Xu Wanniang woke up from the coffin and why she forgot all the past." Xiao Junmo sighed, "People who have experienced suspended animation often have brain trauma , so even if you come back alive, it is very likely to lose your memory—either you will lose part of your memory, or you will lose all of it!"

"Then the lost memory can't be recovered at all?"

"I'm not too sure about this." Xiao Junmo said, and suddenly remembered the look in Xu Wanniang's eyes when she looked at him just now, it was clearly a look like meeting an old friend! "Maybe... encountering something familiar in the past, or someone I knew in the past, and then triggering it, it is unknown to be able to recall something."

When Chu Lisang heard the words, he couldn't help but said: "Do you think, when my aunt saw you just now, did she just treat you as someone she knew in the past?"

"It's possible." Xiao Junmo smiled wryly, "Who knows."

The two were talking, and before they knew it, they had arrived at the Dongfang Gate of Huaizhenfang.At this time, it was night ban, and the door was closed.Xiao Junmo said: "Sang'er, you told me yesterday morning that you still have something to do, can you tell me what it is?"

Chu Lisang understood Xiao Junmo's meaning, he hoped that he would leave Wang Hongyi, but now his life experience has basically been confirmed, and Wang Hongyi will find out that he is the orphan of Prince Yin sooner or later.Under such circumstances, it is even more necessary for him to stay by Wang Hongyi's side to spy on information at any time and prevent him from harming Xiao Junmo.

Having made up his mind, Chu Lisang smiled and said, "Can I keep a little secret about myself?"

"Of course." Xiao Junmo was a little surprised, but he could only smile, "I'm just afraid..."

"What are you afraid of?"

"I'm afraid you will get lost again one day." Xiao Junmo looked at her and said softly, "Then I will never forgive myself."

Hearing this, Chu Lisang felt a burst of warmth in his heart: "Don't worry, I will definitely take care of myself, and so will you."

"So, we can only break up here?" Xiao Junmo looked at the Fangmen, with a trace of sadness in his eyes.

"It's as if we haven't seen each other since then." Chu Lisang felt reluctant, but pretended to be relaxed, "Anyway, you know where I live, so you can come to me anytime."

"Then do you know where to find me?"

Chu Lisang was startled, smiled and shook his head.

"Jianjia Lane in the northwest corner of Lanlingfang, the first house on the south side of the lane entrance is my home." Xiao Junmo said, and took out something from his waist, "Hold it, no matter what happens, you can use it to give orders People from the government can also find me in the shortest time."

Chu Lisang took it over and saw that it was a shiny bronze Xuanjiawei waist badge.

"Okay, I'll make a note." Chu Lisang put the badge into his arms, "Go, I'll watch you go."

"It doesn't make sense," Xiao Junmo smiled, "Of course you go first."

Chu Lisang frowned and thought about it, then said with a smile: "Then, let's count to three, turn around together, each go his own way, no one is allowed to turn back."

"Does it have to be like this?"

"Otherwise what do you say?"

Xiao Junmo smiled helplessly: "Okay, listen to you."

Chu Lisang counted three times, and then the two turned around, Xiao Junmo walked south, and Chu Lisang walked north.But after walking a few steps, they couldn't help turning their heads back quietly, but when their eyes collided, both of them laughed.

"It seems that this method won't work." Xiao Junmo said, "How about I suggest a way?"

"You said."

Xiao Junmo glanced at Chu Lisang again, suddenly jumped into the slant, jumped onto a tall spruce tree beside the road, and instantly disappeared in the darkness.

"What are you doing?" Chu Lisang was surprised, "Where are you?"

"Don't worry about where I am, you can't see me anyway." Xiao Junmo said in the dark, "So you have to go first, otherwise neither of us can go."

Chu Lisang didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Okay, okay, I can't figure it out with you, I don't care about you, I'm leaving." After speaking, he turned and left, but he still turned his head several times along the way.

Xiao Junmo stood on the tree, watching Chu Lisang's figure slowly disappear into the night.

Just as he was about to get down from the tree, his eyes accidentally caught a glimpse of a temple not far away.The name of the temple is "Fayin Temple". Xiao Junmo has been to it several times, and he knows a teacher in the temple whose Dharma name is Juezhao.

... Samana.

Xu Wanniang's voice rang in his ears again.

Xiao Junmo jumped down from the tree and walked quickly towards Fayin Temple.

Anyway, he didn't feel sleepy at all, so he decided to talk to Venerable Juezhao, and asked if there were any names in Buddhism with the word "Sramana", to see if he could find any useful clues to clarify the relationship between himself and Xu Wanniang. relation.

The gate of Fayin Temple had already been closed, so Xiao Junmo had no choice but to climb over the wall and enter. As a result, a monk who was watching the night happened to pass by and was startled by him.Xiao Junmo quickly expressed his apology and said that he would find Master Juezhao if he had something to do.But the monk told him that Master Juizhao had moved away three months ago.Xiao Junmo was a little disappointed, so he asked the monk to let him offer incense in front of the Buddha.The monk saw that he didn't look like a bad person, so he nodded and went to watch the night by himself.

Xiao Junmo went straight to the Daxiong Palace, burned incense in front of the Buddha statue, bowed down, and then suddenly remembered that he hadn't meditated for a long time, and now he would probably suffer from insomnia when he went back, so he might as well just sit here for a while to calm his mind.

Having made up his mind, he found a futon in the corner of the hall, crossed his legs, and began to meditate.

However, he closed his eyes and sat for at least an incense stick, but his mind was still full of delusions and he couldn't calm down.

Just missing the point and feeling anxious, a deep and thick voice suddenly came from behind a temple pillar: "Almsgiver, sitting in meditation is not about fighting delusions, but awareness. The more you want to eliminate delusions, the more It is nourishing it; as soon as you are aware, the delusion will naturally dissolve."

This voice is so familiar!

But why did he appear here? !
Xiao Junmo opened his eyes suddenly, and then saw Xuan Guan walking over with a smile on his face.Although he had a beard around his chin and looked like a different person at first glance, Xiao Junmo recognized him at a glance.

"Thank you Master for teaching!" Xiao Junmo got up and put his palms together, and smiled, "The younger generation is dull and doesn't understand the essence of Zen, can I ask Master for some advice?"

"Don't dare to dare. If the benefactor thinks highly of the poor monk, please go to the Zen room to have a talk. It's a long night, if you have a confidant to talk about Zen and Taoism, wouldn't it be a great joy in life!"

The two looked at each other and smiled, understanding each other tacitly.

Xiao Junmo followed Xuan Guan to the meditation room, and immediately asked him why he appeared in Chang'an.Xuan Guan said that he was ordained and became a monk at Fayin Temple back then. After he left Jiangling last year, he traveled all over the world. He always felt adrift in his heart, so he simply returned here.

Afterwards, Xuan Guan personally boiled water and made tea, and also asked Xiao Junmo what happened after the farewell to Jiangling.

Amidst the aroma of tea, Xiao Junmo roughly recounted his various experiences after leaving Jiangling last year, including taking out the alliance seal and "Lanting Preface", being hunted down by Mingzang, disappearing debaters, and being forced to take over as the leader of the alliance, with Yuan Gongwang and Xi Jinping. Yan took over, put down the rebellion of King Qi, and so on.After Xuan Guan listened, he couldn't help being surprised and delighted, and quickly got up to salute Xiao Junmo, calling him "Leader" and swearing allegiance.

Xiao Junmo quickly helped him up.

The two sat down again, Xuan Guan said excitedly: "The lord is both wise and brave, young and promising, he will surely defeat Ming Zang, protect the world, and make our Heavenly Punishment League great!"

Xiao Junmo smiled wryly and waved his hands: "I also became the leader out of helplessness. After I finish what I should do, I will give up immediately."

Afterwards, Xiao Junmo explained to Xuan Guan the current dangerous situation in Chang'an.Xuan Guan was worried when he heard this, and immediately said that he had brought a group of capable men from Chong Yuan Ruo over to Chang'an this time, most of them were monks, and that he is now placing orders with him at this Fayin Temple, ready to carry out the tasks assigned by Xiao Junmo at any time Task.

Hearing this, Xiao Junmo felt relieved when he realized that his strength had grown further, and said, "There is no urgent matter at the moment, but Master, don't worry. If there is a need for a Master in the future, I will send someone to notify you."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Junmo remembered the purpose of coming here tonight, and asked: "By the way, Master, among the Buddhist names and appearances, is there any word with the word 'Sramana'?"

"Sramana?" Xuan Guan thought for a while, and said, "There is a common name called 'Four Samanas'..."

Xiao Junmo's eyes lit up: "What are the Four Samanas?"

"It refers to the four different realms of monks practicing the Tao, namely, the monks of the winning way, the monks of the way of showing, the monks of the life, and the monks of the dirty way."

These are all four words, obviously wrong.Xiao Junmo asked again: "Is there any three words?"

"There are quite a few three words, there are Samana, Samana, Samana..."

"Is there the word 'Sramana' after it?"

Now Xuan Guan was in trouble, he thought for a while before saying: "I can't remember it for a while, I don't know why the leader asked this?"

Xiao Junmo had no choice but to give up with a wry smile: "It's nothing, I just asked casually."

Xuan Guan knew that he was definitely not asking casually, but if he didn't say anything, it was inconvenient for him to ask again.Xiao Junmo was stunned for a moment, and was about to get up to say goodbye when Xuan Guan suddenly slapped his thigh: "By the way, I remembered."

Xiao Junmo was overjoyed: "What is it?"

"Bishamon." Xuan Guan said, "The three-character Buddhist noun with the word 'Sramana' at the back, the only one I can think of is Bishamon."

Xiao Junmo was shocked and froze for an instant.

Because he can be sure that the word Xu Wanniang said is exactly "Bishamon"!
"The mage tell me quickly, what does Bishamon mean?" Xiao Junmo couldn't wait.

"Bishamon means 'to hear more', and Duowen is a free translation, and Bishamon is a Sanskrit transliteration." Xuanguan said, "So, Duowen Tianwang among the Four Heavenly Kings is often called Bishamon Heavenly King."

It's "a lot of news" again!
Xiao Junmo's heart was pounding, and he knew that he was close to the truth!
On the jade pendant left by her biological father, one side is engraved with the word "Duo Wen", and the other side is engraved with Ganoderma lucidum and orchids, and Xu Wanniang's small building is named "Zhilan". It just so happens that it means "more information". Is all of this just a coincidence?
No, absolutely impossible!
Xuan Guan noticed that his face changed drastically, and asked in surprise: "What's wrong with the leader?"

"Master, as far as you know, is there any monk named Bishamon in Tang Dynasty?" Xiao Junmo asked without answering.

Xuan Guan frowned and thought, then shook his head.

"Where's the layman?" Xiao Junmo stared at him closely, breathing rapidly, "Among the great virtuous laymen at home, is there anyone with this name?"

"Let me think..." Xuan Guan bowed his head and muttered.

Since he began to trace the mystery of his life experience, Xiao Junmo has never been so close to the truth.At this moment, even though his heart was overwhelmed, he still forced himself to calm down, then closed his eyes, and replayed the investigation process of the past half a year in his mind.Soon, a picture was frozen in Xiao Junmo's mind.

The scene of the picture is in Wei Zheng's mansion, and the time is the eve of leaving Chang'an last year.

That day, under his repeated questioning, Wei Zheng hinted helplessly that his biological father might have something to do with Buddhism, but Wei Zheng refused to say what it was specifically related to.It was also on that day that Xiao Junmo somehow recalled a past incident in the ninth year of Wude, that is, Gaozu Li Yuan wanted to ban Buddhism for some reason, but thanks to Prince Li Jiancheng's strong persuasion, Gaozu took back his order and Buddhism escaped disaster .However, when he mentioned this past incident to Wei Zheng, Wei Zheng's expression changed drastically, and he immediately changed the subject.

What is Wei Zheng jealous of? !

Could it be that his biological father had something to do with that persuasion?In other words, what is the relationship between my biological father and the hidden prince Li Jiancheng?
Xuan Guan bowed his head and pondered, Xiao Junmo closed his eyes and thought hard, and the meditation room was silent.

Xiao Junmo thought about it, and suddenly, as if a bolt of lightning had split the dark night sky, a most impossible answer jumped into his mind - Prince Yin!

At this moment, Xiao Junmo finally dug out an answer that horrified him and had to face it from the deepest corner of his memory—the small character of Prince Yin is called Bishamon!

He handled a case two years ago, and had to consult the files of Prince Yin because of the circumstances of the case.He still remembered that when he saw the small characters of Prince Yin, he paid more attention to it, because it was rare to use this Buddhist term as a font name.

And the reason why he never recalled this detail is that it is impossible for him to think about Prince Yin, and the other reason is that he does not know that "Bishamon" means "to hear more".

At this point, the truth seems to be clear at a glance: the biological father I have been looking for is very likely to be the hidden prince Li Jiancheng; and my biological mother is very likely to be the amnesiac Xu Wanniang who lives in Zhilan Tower!
Is this a joke God made with me?

If this is true, it means that the blood of the Li Tang royal family actually flows through my body, the current emperor is actually my uncle, and the crown prince, King Wu, and King Wei are actually my cousins!

Also, what is even more unacceptable is that in this way, Li Shimin is not only my uncle, but also my father-killing enemy!It was he who personally shot and killed my biological father Li Jiancheng on June [-], the ninth year of Wude, and on the same day he bloodbathed the East Palace and killed my five brothers!
If Wei Wang Li Tai killed my adoptive father, I vowed to seek revenge from him, then what should I do if Li Shimin killed my biological father?Should I fight tooth for tooth, blood for blood, kill him to avenge my father?In other words, should I treat him in the same way as I did, and take back the imperial power that belonged to my father from him? !

At this moment, Xiao Junmo felt an unprecedented loss and helplessness.

Seeing his pale face and bulging veins on his forehead, Xuan Guan who was sitting opposite couldn't help asking in surprise: "What's wrong with the leader, is there something wrong?"

Xiao Junmo shook his head with a wry smile, got up immediately, bid farewell to Xuanguan, and left Fayin Temple in a daze.

At this moment, he just wanted to find a place where no one was around, a place where he could let go of his strength and wanton weakness, and then, like a lonely beast, he would lick the bloody wound in his heart, and finally let out a scream Howling questioned God!

Why did you arrange such a fate for me?Why did you play such a terrible and cruel joke on me? !

Xiao Junmo didn't know how he got out of Huaizhenfang, and how he came to the Langguan Qing Winery in Xiamaling, southeast of Chang'an, and kicked the closed door open.The shopkeeper and staff of the restaurant woke up from their sleep, thinking it was a local tyrant looking for trouble, and ran out with sticks and kitchen knives desperately. When they saw that it was General Xiao, a regular customer, they couldn't help looking at each other, dumbfounded.

Then, Xiao Junmo broke into the wine shop and started drinking.

He didn't remember how many drinks he had ordered, but he only remembered that at the end of the drink, the shopkeeper who had been persuading him turned his face on him and refused to let him drink any more.Xiao Junmo was furious, got up and grabbed the shopkeeper by the collar, threatening to beat him.But the shopkeeper just smiled, and then pushed him lightly, and he fell heavily on the ground unconscious.

The shopkeeper called a few guys, and it took a lot of effort to carry the drunk Xiao Junmo into a guest room.

When he opened his eyes again, it was already dawn, Xiao Junmo sat up from the bed, and it took him a while to figure out why he was in this place.He found the shopkeeper and expressed his thanks.The shopkeeper looked at him worriedly, and said that he would ask the clerk to drive him back.Xiao Junmo waved his hands with a wry smile, then walked out of the wine shop top-heavy.

This is a rare sunny day, the sky is blue and blue, and the sun is a bit dazzling.

The street market is full of horses and horses, and the pedestrians are bustling.

Xiao Junmo walked among the crowd in a trance, feeling that the noisy city sounds around him were so near and so far away, and that this tumultuous world of mortals was so real and so illusory.

After walking for some time, Xiao Junmo came to a crossroads.He stopped suddenly and looked up at the sky, the bright sun immediately hurt his eyes.

Two lines of crystal clear teardrops flowed down from the corners of his eyes at the same time.

I am not crying.Xiao Junmo said to himself, it's just that the sun is too glaring.

Not far away, a carriage came galloping unexpectedly, someone would stop suddenly in the middle of the street. The driver couldn't react in time, and couldn't hold back the reins all of a sudden, the carriage rushed straight towards Xiao Junmo.

Xiao Junmo turned his head and took a look, but he turned a blind eye and remained motionless.

At the very moment, a steed galloped towards him. The rider jumped up and kicked Xiao Junmo down. He landed firmly, and the out-of-control carriage brushed past his clothes.

Xiao Junmo rubbed his aching chest, got up from the ground, and said to the rider: "You are sick, kicking so hard!"

The rider is Li Ke, king of Wu.

"You are the only one who is sick!" Li Ke said displeased, "Standing on the main road and letting a car hit you, are you courting death?!"

Xiao Junmo patted the dust on his body, and said lightly: "Forget it, forget it, I don't care about you. Where are you going?"

"I went to your house to look for you, and Lao He said that you didn't come back all night. I guess you must have gone to Langguanqing to get drunk, as expected!" Li Ke said, leaning close to him and sniffing, "How much yellow soup have you drunk? ? Why can't you think about it?"

Xiao Junmo remembered that in terms of seniority, Li Ke was still his cousin, so he couldn't help smiling wryly in his heart. "Leave me alone and worry about your own business."

"With you, Zhuge Kongming, helping me plan everything, what else do I have to worry about?" Li Ke smiled.

"Don't take it lightly, your elder brother Li Chengqian is not an idiot, besides, there is Xie Shaozong behind him, and this person is not an ordinary person." Xiao Junmo said, "I reckon, they will not trust Li Anyan easily."

"That's why I came to you." Li Ke put away his smile and said seriously.

Xiao Junmo's eyes froze: "What happened?"

"Early this morning, a group of people took Li Anyan's family away, and their whereabouts are unknown."

Upon hearing the news that Li Anyan's family was taken away, Xiao Junmo immediately concluded that this was done by Xie Shaozong at the behest of the prince. The purpose was to take Li Anyan's family as hostages to ensure that he would not turn against him in the coup.

Xiao Junmo immediately rode on Li Ke's horse, galloped all the way back to Lanlingfang, found Yuan Gongwang and Xi Yan, and ordered them to throw out all their hands, and no matter what, they must find Li Anyan's family.

After explaining the task, Xiao Junmo returned home.

As soon as he entered the door, He Chongjiu hurried up to greet him, and said anxiously: "Erlang, where did you go last night, why didn't you come back all night? His Highness King Wu just came looking for you, it seems that there is something urgent..."

"I know, I met him in the street."

He Chongjiu let out an "oh", and continued: "Early this morning, the young master of Wei Taishi's family also came..."

"Wei Shuyu?" Xiao Junmo was slightly startled, and seeing He Chongjiu's expression again, he suddenly had an ominous premonition, "What is he here for?"

"Teacher Wei...he passed away yesterday afternoon, Mr. Wei came to report the funeral."

Although he had expected it, when he really heard the news, Xiao Junmo still felt a pain in his chest, as if someone had stabbed him out.

He Chongjiu sighed, and took out a letter from his pocket: "Erlang, this is left by Mr. Wei, and he said he must hand it over to you."

Xiao Junmo took it over and took a look. Seeing that it was an ordinary envelope, there was not a single word written on it. He was puzzled and asked, "Who wrote this?"

"Young Master Wei said that it was written by Taishi Wei before his death, and he told him to hand it over to you."

Xiao Junmo thought for a while, and just as he was about to open the letter, He Chongjiu suddenly reached out to stop him: "Mr. Wei said that the grand master has an explanation, so please don't open it for now."

Xiao Junmo was surprised: "Why?"

"Before he died, the grand master said that this is the answer you have always wanted, but he advised you not to open it unless it is absolutely necessary."

When Xiao Junmo heard it, he couldn't help laughing.

This is the answer you've always wanted!

Grand master, grand master, from last year to now, I have asked you the truth more than once, but you have always kept your mouth shut and kept it secret. Now I have finally found out the truth myself, but you just want to tell me everything at this time.

However, Xiao Junmo has completely understood Wei Zheng at this time.

Wei Zheng kept concealing the truth, not only out of his promise to Prince Yin, but also to protect him, fearing that he would not be able to face such a cruel fact and bear such a heavy blow.In addition, I was also worried that once the secret that had been kept for so many years was revealed, if it was known to Li Shimin today, it would definitely bring him death!
However, uncovering the truth is certainly a kind of cruelty, but concealing the truth all the time and making him suffer in what he can't ask for is another kind of cruelty, isn't it?

Perhaps, it was precisely because he couldn't bear to see him in this torment forever that Wei Zheng finally made up his mind to write down all the truth—just as his adoptive father Xiao Henian had a premonition of danger in the past, and he didn't want to bring the truth to the grave. Instead, it was like leaving him a scroll of silk.

Xiao Junmo walked into the study with the letter, bolted the door, then put the letter on the desk, sat down and looked at it quietly.

Wei Zheng asked him to open it "when it is absolutely necessary", and the purpose was to delay his pain of facing the truth as much as possible.However, now that he has learned the truth, the pain is already a fait accompli, so at this moment, Xiao Junmo has no reason not to open it, no reason not to find out all the ins and outs of his life experience.

Xiao Junmo slowly tore open the envelope, and took out a stack of plain letter paper.

Obviously, his life experience must be quite tortuous, because Wei Zheng wrote more than ten pages.

With the unfolding of the letter paper, Xiao Junmo's sights were filled with powerful running scripts one by one, and the mystery of his life experience, which had been buried for many years, was like a yellowed long-scroll scroll, one scene after another appeared in front of his eyes...

In the four years of Wude, Xu Wanniang, who was only in her twenties and nicknamed Zhilan, was already the top singer of Yelanxuan in Pingkangfang.She has outstanding looks, is good at singing and dancing, and is proficient in all kinds of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. Many dignitaries, wealthy businessmen and wealthy businessmen in Chang'an City are fascinated by her. They are not only obsessed with her singing and dancing talents, but also coveted her alluring beauty. .But Xu Wanniang is not an ordinary woman, she has a noble character, she does not sell herself, even if those high-ranking officials and rich people try to coerce and lure her, they can't make her succumb.

By chance, the hidden prince Li Jiancheng met Xu Wanniang as a son of a rich family.He was amazed by her beauty and talent, and was even more in love with her unsullied integrity, so he paid a lot of money to buy her, and respected her very much, except for watching dances and listening to songs, he never crossed the threshold .At first, Xu Wanniang thought that he was just an ignorant, sensual playboy, but after getting to know him, she discovered that he was not only well-read in poetry and books, proficient in rhythm, but also humble and refined, without any dandyism in him, so she gradually Impressed by him.

The two hit it off and naturally came together.Li Jiancheng redeemed Xu Wanniang's body, and asked Wei Zheng to buy a quiet house in Yongchangfang, which is only one street away from the East Palace, and place her here.Since then, the two have spent a period of happy time in this "love nest" with harmony and harmony.Li Jiancheng never dared to reveal his real identity to her, and only asked her to call him "Bishamon" in small characters; Xu Wanniang knew that he was in trouble, so she never asked him, and never asked him for his identity.Li Jiancheng felt deeply guilty about this, so he told Wei Zheng privately that when he became the emperor, he must change Xu Wanniang's identity and welcome her into the harem. Even if he could not make her a queen, at least he would make her a noble concubine.

Soon, Xu Wanniang became pregnant.Li Jiancheng was both happy and worried. He was happy that this child was the crystallization of their love, but worried that this child would also have no status like Xu Wanniang.At that time, Qin Wang Li Shimin's prestige was at the height of the sky because of the defeat of Dou Jiande and Wang Shichong in the First World War, and his ambition to seize the throne was expanding day by day.Li Jiancheng was worried that he would not have time to take care of Xu Wanniang's mother and child, so he discussed with Wei Zheng and decided to let Xiao Henian adopt the child, and let the child return to the clan and become a naturalized child after he ascended the throne in the future.Later, in order to deceive others, Xiao Henian sent his wife back to his natal home, planning to wait for Xu Wanniang's child to be born, and then let his wife take the child home, so that there would be no doubts.

At the end of the fourth year of Wude, Xu Wanniang, who was only eight months pregnant, showed signs of premature delivery.Upon hearing the news, Li Jiancheng hurried to Yongchangfang, but at this time Xu Wanniang unexpectedly had a difficult delivery again, and the midwife said that both mother and child were in danger.Li Jiancheng was very anxious, saying that both adults and children should be protected, and if it was impossible to protect the adults, he would rather not have children.

But even so, the child who was destined to be born in the world was born, and what broke Li Jiancheng's heart was that Xu Wanniang quietly stopped breathing after giving birth to the child with all her strength.

Li Jiancheng was holding the newborn baby boy, crying like rain in front of Xu Wanniang's bed.

Because the relationship between him and Xu Wanniang was originally ulterior, Li Jiancheng did not dare to hold a funeral for Xu Wanniang. In addition, there were many miscellaneous affairs in the palace at that time, so Li Jiancheng handed over the baby boy to Xiao Henian on the same day and asked Wei Zheng to take care of the aftermath. .Wei Zheng then handed over the matter to Li Anyan, asking him to bury Xu Wanniang alive.So that night, Li Anyan found a few gravediggers and quietly transported Xu Wanniang's "corpse" to a cemetery outside the city.

After Li Anyan watched the coffin being put into the grave with his own eyes, he felt that the matter was over, so he left.But no one expected that as soon as he left with his front feet, there was a sound of beating in the coffin with his back feet.It was late at night, and the gravediggers were so frightened that they almost peed their pants, and turned around and ran away. Only one named Niu Er, who was curious, bravely pried open the coffin lid, and then Xu Wanniang sat upright from the coffin. up.

Niu Er was so frightened that he fell to the ground.

He also wanted to run at the time, but firstly, his legs were weak from fright, and secondly, this "female corpse" was so beautiful that he, who had been single for half his life, couldn't look away.

Later Xu Wanniang started talking and kept asking Niu Er where she was.When Niu Er found out that she was not dead, his first thought was to send her back quickly, but when he noticed the dazed and empty expression on Xu Wanniang's face, and the incoherent way of speaking, he suspected that her brain had gone crazy. "Broken", so I asked a few tentative questions, such as what is her name, where does she live, who else is in the family, and so on.Sure enough, Xu Wanniang forgot everything except her own name.

Niu Er was secretly delighted, so he hurriedly buried the empty coffin, and then carried Xu Wanniang home.From then on, Niu Er's neighbors were very surprised to find that this poor and ugly guy actually had a wife who was as beautiful as a fairy!

In this way, Xu Wanniang, who lost her memory, became Niu Er's wife by accident, and they were married to him for several years.One day in the ninth year of Wude, Xu Wanniang found a little beggar who was hungry and dizzy at the door of her house, and adopted him.This little beggar is Dai Lisi, a Persian woman who fled from the Western Regions to Chang'an.

In the past few years, Xiao Junmo has gradually grown up under Xiao Henian's upbringing. Li Jiancheng would take time to visit him from time to time and buy him a lot of food and play, but he didn't stay for long each time.One day, Li Jiancheng hung a jade pendant on Xiao Junmo's chest. One side of the jade pendant is engraved with "Much Sense" and the other side is engraved with Ganoderma lucidum and orchid.

Although they couldn't recognize each other, Li Jiancheng still left the small characters and nicknames of himself and Xu Wanniang to his son through this method.

Since Niu Er "married" Xu Wanniang, he has lied to the outside world that she is his distant cousin, and he came to join him because of the death of both parents.However, there is always a time when paper cannot contain fire.Once, Niu Er drank with a few friends, and after drinking, he uttered the truth, telling the secret of Xu Wanniang's "resurrection".One of the people drinking together was the guy who was scared away by the strange noise in the coffin.Envious and jealous, he tried to blackmail Niu Er the next day, but Niu Er hurriedly denied it.This person was annoyed, so he went to find Li Anyan and told the whole secret.

Li Anyan was shocked and went to dig the grave that day, but she saw that the coffin was empty.He immediately reported the matter to Wei Zheng and Prince Yin.Li Jiancheng was startled and angry, so he naturally ordered him to take Xu Wanniang back immediately.Li Anyan hurriedly led someone to Niu Er's house, took Xu Wanniang away without any explanation, and took away Dai Lisi by the way.Niu Er wanted to fight them desperately, but was pushed hard by Li Anyan, hit his head on the stone mill, and died on the spot.Wei Zheng then asked Li Anyan to place Xu Wanniang in Zhilan Tower in Huaizhenfang.

After five years of absence, Li Jiancheng never expected to see Xu Wanniang alive again.

At the moment of reunion, he had mixed feelings, and he couldn't help crying while hugging her.

However, Xu Wanniang gently pushed him away.Because in her eyes, Li Jiancheng has already become a stranger at this time.Li Jiancheng had heard Wei Zheng tell her about her situation beforehand, but he still didn't want to believe this fact.

He shook Xu Wanniang vigorously and said loudly that he was her husband Bishamon.

Xu Wanniang looked at him for a long time, finally a gleam of light appeared in her eyes, and she called out "Bishamon" in a daze.

Li Jiancheng was overjoyed, thinking that she had recovered her memory, but after a while, the look in Xu Wanniang's eyes disappeared, replaced by the dazed and empty look.She told him weakly that her husband's name was Niu Er, not Bishamon.

Sad and disappointed, Li Jiancheng ordered Wei Zheng and Li Anyan to take care of Xu Wanniang, and then left.

He thought that Xu Wanniang had returned, but now he realized that what came back was only her body, and her soul seemed to be no longer in this world.However, although Li Jiancheng was disappointed, he was not completely desperate.He believes that as long as he takes good care of her and spends more time with her, Xu Wanniang will definitely recover her memory in time.

However, God did not give Li Jiancheng such an opportunity.

Just half a month after he took Xu Wanniang back, the Xuanwumen Incident broke out. He, his fourth brother Li Yuanji, and five sons all became Li Shimin's ghosts within a day.Since then, Li Jiancheng and Xu Wanniang have been separated forever, but this time it is Li Jiancheng himself who left the world, and he will never be able to "resurrect from the dead" like Xu Wanniang...

Unfortunately and fortunately, Xu Wanniang knew nothing about the vicissitudes of the outside world and the catastrophe that Bishamen suffered.

This is not only because she has been isolated and protected by Wei Zheng, and has no way of knowing the news from the outside world, not only because she has lost her memory and can no longer recognize her lover, but also because she did not know that Li Jiancheng was the heir apparent of the Tang Empire. She never even knew his real name!
Just because she didn't know anything, she avoided suffering.

At this time, ignorance and forgetfulness, isn't it God's best mercy for her? !
Seeing this, Xiao Junmo, who had already burst into tears, could no longer hold back, and gradually began to sob.Immediately afterwards, even sobbing could not relieve his grief, so he could only cry bitterly.

He had never cried so presumptuously since he had grown up.

He knelt on the ground, bowed his waist like a shrimp, buried his head deeply between his knees, his back trembled, and cried like a child...

After an unknown amount of time, Xiao Junmo gradually stopped crying and opened the last two pages of the letter.

Wei Zheng said that after Prince Yin and his five sons were slaughtered, he had an even greater responsibility to protect the orphans of Xu Wanniang and Prince Yin.On the one hand, he must do his best to keep this secret, and absolutely must not let the emperor and the court notice any clues; on the other hand, because Prince Yin had revealed Xu Wanniang to Wang Hongyi, Wei Zheng must be on guard against Wang Hongyi.For this reason, he joined hands with Zoroastrian High Priest Sorens to painstakingly weave a warning net to prevent Wang Hongyi from trying to find out this secret one day.

As Wei Zheng expected, Wang Hongyi finally took action last year.Although Wei Zheng successfully prevented Wang Hongyi from getting close to Xu Wanniang, both Sollens and Yelanxuan's old bustard Xiugu were murdered, and even Dai Lisi almost died underwater...

Seeing this, Xiao Junmo finally knew the ins and outs of his life experience, and finally knew how many people had paid so much effort and price to protect him and his mother.

On the last page of the letter, Wei Zheng said the following paragraphs to Xiao Junmo:
Nephew, when you read this letter, I am no longer alive and can no longer help you.I know you're in pain right now, and that's the main reason I've been afraid to tell you the truth.However, I ended up writing this letter for two reasons:
First of all, it's because I know you well, and you won't be reconciled if you don't find out the truth, so instead of letting you risk the truth to find out, it's better to let me tell you everything.

Secondly, Wang Hongyi will not give up either.Because of last year's failure, not only will he become angry with embarrassment, but he will also become more and more aware that your mother must hide a big secret, so he will do everything possible to find your mother, and then find you.Therefore, instead of letting you fall into the passive position at that time, it is better to let you grasp the opportunity now so as to better deal with and prevent him.

Nephew, Wang Hongyi's main motive for looking for your mother and you is to use you to take revenge on Jinshang and at the same time bring chaos to Li Tang.He will definitely encourage you to avenge your biological father, and he will definitely use the throne to tempt you to take unwise actions.If there is such a day, you must calm down and think about it, and you must not be impulsive.Needless to say, today is indeed your father-killing enemy, but since he came to the throne, he has accepted advice humbly and made great efforts to govern, and has completed his redemption with a peaceful and prosperous age that has benefited all people in the world.Although this cannot offset his guilt, even though he still owes your father, he is worthy of the people, the country, and the history of the emperor.I think, if your father is alive in heaven, he may not necessarily forgive Jin, but he definitely does not want you to avenge him.

Your father told me never to tell you the truth, because he didn't want you to be involved in this bloody and cruel court struggle.He just wants you to be an ordinary person, an ordinary person who is calm, free and happy.However, now his wish seems to have come to nothing, and you are still involved after all.Now that the matter has come to this, what can the old man say!Perhaps everything is God's will, and it cannot be changed by manpower. The old man can only do his best and obey the destiny.

Nephew, what you are facing now may be the most difficult decision in your life, and I dare not make any decisions for you.What to do is up to you to decide.In the end, the old man can only tell you: Letting go of hatred may be difficult, but moving forward with hatred will only be more difficult!
After Xiao Junmo read this long letter, he felt as if he had suffered a serious illness, and his body and mind were almost exhausted.

Next, he had no idea what to do with himself.

He only knew that blood debts were paid in blood, and repaying his body in his own way did not violate the morality he believed in.

He only knew that if Li Shimin was standing in front of him at this moment, his most natural reaction would probably be to draw out the gleaming dragon head knife at his waist...

(End of this chapter)