Nu Yalang of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 818 Secret Travel

After returning to the palace from the Zhou family, Zhou Jun felt mixed emotions in his heart.

Zhou Dinghai is his father, but now even if he is attending a funeral, he can only enter the mourning hall when the guests have dispersed, and then leave silently.

His mother, Luo Sanniang, was old and her mental state was good and bad. What she was thinking about most was Erlang's situation, but she could only call her "Aniang" quietly.

Fan Jinian watched the words and asked carefully: "Your Majesty, where are you going next...?"

Zhou Jun said: "It's better... to go back to Zichen Palace."

Fan Jinian bowed and said yes.

On the other side, in the Hanyuan Hall where the Queen lived, Prince Zhou Xiao came to pay his respects to his mother.

Yin Yu asked Zhou Xiao: "During this period, when you went to court with your father, did you make any mistakes again?"

Zhou Xiao hesitated for a moment and said to Yin Yu: "Since the beginning of the month, I have stopped following the government."

Hearing this, Yin Yu opened her eyes wide and her voice trembled: "What's going on? Why doesn't Your Majesty allow you to go to court?!"

Zhou Xiao's eyes flashed with complicated emotions, and he whispered: "Father wants to send me to Anxi."

Yin Yu: "Anxi? Tell me honestly, are you in trouble again?"

Zhou Xiao: "My son has not caused any trouble, but my father said that as a prince, if I only hang out in the court, it will be a waste of time. I should go to the people, go to the front line, and work with the people and soldiers."

Only by eating and living together and experiencing the sufferings of the world and the lower class of society can we truly understand the meaning of the word country."

Yin Yu was silent for a moment and sighed softly: "What your father said... makes sense."

Zhou Xiao gritted his teeth and said: "Mother, I don't want to leave Chang'an."

Yin Yu thought that Zhou Xiao was nostalgic for the prosperity of Chang'an, so he advised: "Your father was born and died in Anxi back then and earned the prosperity he has today. You should also..."

Zhou Xiao took two steps forward and said to Yin Yu: "Now the Chang'an court is fighting for power. If I leave, I am afraid that the power will fall into the hands of others."

Yin Yu was a little surprised when her son suddenly said this.

She usually saw Zhou Xiao being submissive and restrained, thinking that the latter didn't like fighting for power, so he was often taciturn.

Zhou Xiao added: "The members of the lower house are now gradually gaining the upper hand in the court, and they are beginning to squeeze the officials of the upper house, trying to monopolize the power of the provinces. I have also encountered many members of the court when listening to politics.

Making things difficult..."

Yin Yu interrupted Zhou Xiao: "As the crown prince, you should not get involved in too much government affairs. If you are too enthusiastic about power, you will only arouse the emperor's resentment."

Zhou Xiao shook his head and said: "Mother, at the beginning of the year, the councilors built Changfu Temple for King Liang (son of Hua Yue) in the name of Daochen. You should know it, right? After that, the identity of the minister of Dashi Kingdom

, came to Chang'an to see my father, and the councilors treated him with state courtesy, and even rented Xingyefang as a guest house, I'm afraid you have heard about it, right?"

Yin Yu: "Don't talk too much about Concubine De. Just do your duty. As for the rest, I believe the emperor has his own decree."

Zhou Xiao: "Mother, forgive me for speaking frankly, how long has it been since your father came to Hanyuan Hall?"

When Yin Yu heard this, he was stunned on the spot.

Zhou Xiao shook his head and said: "The lower house has gained power in the court, the congressmen have made good friends with the concubine, the father has alienated the mother, and now he does not allow me to continue to serve in politics, but has sent me to Anxi... Put these things together, doesn't the mother have any vigilance?

"

Yin Yu's voice trembled slightly: "Xiao'er, what do you mean by this?"

Zhou Xiao straightened up, with suppressed anger in his eyes, and his voice became much louder: "Mother, my son has been the crown prince for sixteen years, a full sixteen years! He is said to be the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty, but he has never had any

In actual duties, I just follow my father every day, go to court, go to court, make discussions, make plans and ask questions, and the cycle goes on and on!"

"People like me are known to the outside world as having infinite glory, but who knows that the current crown prince is only a matter of an imperial edict from being deposed. With just one word from my father, my son's years of hard work will be ruined! My son!

I am resigned to everything in the court, facing my father and the officials every day, living in trepidation, for fear that if I say a wrong word, it will cause disaster, can you imagine such a life?!"

Yin Yu remained silent, his face full of struggle.

Zhou Xiao closed his eyes, tried his best to calm down, and then said: "Auntie, Xiao'er is stupid, but he has also read a lot of history books. Princes of the Tang Dynasty, as long as they are not in line with the holy will, rarely have a good ending. Now I can only

It is better to find a way out for yourself than to sit back and wait for death."

Hearing Zhou Xiao say the word "grandmother", Yin Yu couldn't hold back her emotions anymore and tears burst into her eyes.

Seeing his mother crying, Zhou Xiao looked sad and knelt down and said: "Auntie, Xiaoer has been obedient since he was a child and has never dared to disobey you and his father. But now, if I leave Chang'an like this, my position as the crown prince will not be guaranteed.

, it’s just a trivial matter, maybe even my life will be lost in the future... Back then, the Supreme Emperor only doted on Concubine Wu Hui, and the tragedy of three common people in one day is not far away, how can I protect myself? "

After saying this, Zhou Xiao kowtowed to Yin Yu, then stood up and left Hanyuan Hall.

Chang'an Nancheng, Yong'anfang.

In the last years of Tianbao, the south of Chang'an City was sparsely populated, and most of it was home to refugees and poor people.

Nowadays, Chang'an's population has continued to grow, making Nancheng gradually become more prosperous.

In Yong'an Square, the original dilapidated courtyards have now been renovated, and there are shops and restaurants everywhere along the street.

The Zhong Market, which was once used for buying and selling slaves, has now been transformed into a market due to the abolition of the law of low-income households. Together with the East Market and the West Market, they are called the Three Cities of Chang'an.

However, no matter how bright and beautiful the palace is, there will always be dark corners.

At the gate of Yong'an Square, several men in short-armored clothes stopped, looked around first, and then disappeared into an alley.

Yin Yuan, the commander of the Shankui Army, was short in stature and walked at the front like a wolf dog, sniffing the surrounding scent while walking alertly.

Arriving at the back door of an abandoned courtyard, Yin Yuan knocked on the door.

An old woman with gray hair opened the back door, looked at the people outside, and handed over a heavy copper key without saying a word.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The tall Yin Pu took the key, first looked at the long-abandoned yard, and then asked: "Where is this used?"

The old woman shook her head, first pointed to her ears, and then made two more noises.

Yin Yuan: "She is deaf and mute."

After saying that, Yin Yuan walked into the small courtyard and checked around.

The small courtyard is located in the southwest corner of Yong'anfang. It is in a remote location and is surrounded by gardens, making it very secluded.

This place itself was a warehouse of a business, but it was later abandoned and left unused. Judging from the dust and furnishings in the room, it must have been that no one had lived there for a long time.

Yin Pu followed his elder brother and walked around the small courtyard a few times. He found that the place was small and there was not enough room to stay. He couldn't help but said in disappointment: "Not to mention a hundred people here, even a few of us can't squeeze in.

I don’t know what the contact person thinks?”

Yin Yuan didn't say anything. He walked into the house, lay down on the ground, and checked inch by inch. Finally, he stopped under a folding staircase.

When Yin Pu saw this, he quickly came over and asked, "Brother, what did you find?"

Yin Yuan signaled Yin Pu to stretch out his palm and place it on the ground.

After the latter did so, he was surprised to find that there was a faint breeze blowing up from the gaps in the ground.

Recruiting a few men, Yin Yuan led them to remove the stone slabs that sealed the road, revealing a passage leading underground.

After lighting the torches and walking into the corridor, everyone discovered that there was a cave underneath the courtyard.

The underground space not only has bedrooms, studios, kitchens, playgrounds, training halls, but also a secret passage for emergency escape.

After some inspection, Yin Yuan walked to a stone wall and found a keyhole on it.

Taking out the copper key, Yin Yuan opened the secret door in the stone wall and found a five-meter-square secret room behind it.

Picking up the torches, all the Shankai soldiers saw the scene in the dark room and couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.

Swords, spears, axes and hammers, armor, iron shields, bows and crossbows are all available.

In the corner, there are even several well-preserved tiger crouching cannons, as well as a sufficient amount of gunpowder.

Yin Yuan took down a strong bow from the wall, tried the strings, nodded with satisfaction, and then said: "With these, great things can be accomplished."

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