Li Chengqian of the Tang Dynasty: Please say long live His Majesty

Chapter 555: Ganye Temple, Mingkong (Part )

In the blink of an eye, it was three days later.

East of Dunhuafang.

On the long street, Yuan Tiangang, dressed in a gray linen shirt, looked like a man in his sixties. He was hunched over and walked towards Anhua Gate with a dull look on his face.

Only the sharpness hidden in the eyes is always there.

Yuan Tiangang hid in Da Ci'en Temple for two days before carefully leaving the temple when there were many people around.

Since the emperor was assassinated, Da Ci'en Temple has stepped up its internal cleansing.

Yuan Tiangang could no longer hide.

In other words, he left quickly. If he had hidden any longer, once he was discovered by Xuanzang, he might not have been able to escape from Xuanzang alive.

After all, he hadn't eaten for several days.

No matter what, let’s leave Chang’an first.

After witnessing the emperor facing death by assassination and his own burning in flames, Yuan Tiangang knew that the first thing he needed to do was to calm down and make the most complete assessment of the emperor.

They have a serious lack of understanding of the emperor.

They just regarded him as a second-generation emperor who grew up in the deep palace, was good at playing tricks, perhaps had some ability to handle political affairs, and was a little better at employing people, but was also a little willful and self-righteous. But they never thought that Li Chengqian could face life and death calmly, and even win people's hearts.

After the assassination, the hearts of all the important officials present that day were firmly with the emperor.

After that incident, they would be loyal to the emperor, the emperor would trust them, and even they would know each other's loyalty and trust.

This is the most terrible.

In the future, it will no longer be as easy to deal with the emperor and the court.

At the same time, Yuan Tiangang also needs to consider the attitude of the Hongnong Yang family.

The changes in Chang'an will inevitably transfer pressure to the Hongnong Yang family. What will be their attitude towards the future?

The Tang Dynasty lasted for three generations, and a female ruler, King Wu, succeeded the Tang Dynasty.

In this matter, will they completely give up looking for opportunities in Li Chengqian and turn their attention to the prince?

If his fake death had not been exposed before, Yuan Tiangang would not mind hiding in the mountains and forests, watching the changes in Chang'an City and seeing things develop step by step in the direction he expected, but now, he was exposed.

It may even affect the prophecy.

Yuan Tiangang looked back in the direction of the imperial palace, feeling frightened.

This time he only saw the benefits of assassinating the emperor, but he did not expect that the emperor's character was completely different from what he expected. Such a change, coupled with the failure of the assassination, may directly lead to the invalidation of the prophecy.

He believed that the Li Chengqian he saw in Da Ci'en Temple must have such ability.

Yuan Tiangang came to his senses and slowly but actually quickly headed towards Anhua Gate.

Before he knew it, Yuan Tiangang had already approached Anhua Gate.

Suddenly, Yuan Tiangang's pace slowed down.

At the Anhua Gate not far ahead, the guards were checking the people entering and leaving Chang'an City.

Women and young children were only briefly glanced at and then let go.

But the men, all of them elderly people, checked the most carefully, and even every one of them was kept at the side of the city gate and not allowed to leave.

Yuan Tiangang immediately turned around expressionlessly and headed towards Changmingfang on the east side.

He was sure that the other party was targeting him.

Yuan Tiangang is already old no matter what.

His white hair cannot be turned black without special treatment, not to mention his face, which, although much better than his actual age, is still older than that of young people.

They picked up his features and conducted a targeted search.

Before Yuan Tiangang entered Changmingfang, he heard the voices of several soldiers from behind him: "That elder, that elder..."

When a group of soldiers chased Yuan Tiangang into Changmingfang, Yuan Tiangang was no longer in sight.

The next moment, a shrill whistle sounded at the gate.

Not long after, Qiu Xinggong, dressed in red and golden armor, appeared in Changmingfang with hundreds of people.

The entire Changmingfang immediately began to move.

……

Under the cover of night, in a small courtyard in a remote corner of Jinchangfang.

Yuan Tiangang put down the bowl of water in his hand. On the stone table beside him was the dry food he brought with him.

The whole city is being searched!
Yuan Tiangang couldn't help but sigh.

He could sense that the emperor had obviously become less cautious and no longer cared about more people knowing that he was still alive.

He was going to find him and kill him.

Suddenly, there were footsteps and voices outside the yard.

"Aweng, this is the Xu family, right?"

"Yes, there were members of the Xu family in the early years. Later, someone left to serve as an official, and the old man who stayed in Chang'an died, so the house became vacant." An old man's voice sounded: "Sir, do you want to investigate here too?"

"Investigate, but don't worry about anything happening, elder. The governor has already ordered us to leave a note in the courtyard, clearly stating the purpose of the investigation, and also for us to sign. In the future, if anything is missing in this courtyard, the owner can contact the Yongzhou government, and no one will prevaricate."

"That's it."

In the courtyard, Yuan Tiangang heard the footsteps gradually approaching, and he couldn't help but grit his teeth and curse silently.

But he lowered his head, picked up the bowl and dry food on the stone table, walked quickly towards the backyard, and then disappeared completely.

……

Standing in the alley under the cover of night, Yuan Tiangang could clearly hear the sounds of people searching everywhere, rapidly approaching where he was.

He knew in his heart that even if he escaped this time, he would still be forced to do so in the future.

Yuan Tiangang looked up in the direction of Taiyi Qinghua Temple.

The reason why he returned to Jinchangfang was that he hoped to return to Taiyi Qinghua Temple and protect himself with the power of Taoism.

However, he forgot.

Once the emperor told the Taoists that he was still alive, the people who wanted him dead the most were the Taoists.

Turning around, Yuan Tiangang immediately headed deeper into the alley.

It’s not true that there is no hiding place for Yuan Tiangang in the entire Chang’an City.

The Yongzhou Prefecture did not dare to investigate the homes of the truly top dignitaries. At most, it would ask someone to tell them to investigate themselves, thus leaving Yuan Tiangang with room to hide.

Suddenly, Yuan Tiangang, who was walking in the shadow of the alley, stopped.

He keenly noticed that amidst the noise all around him, there was a place that was eerily quiet.

Yuan Tiangang raised his head and looked in the direction in the air.

Ganye Temple. The name of a temple suddenly flashed through Yuan Tiangang's mind.

Ganye Temple was the place where the concubines of the previous emperor practiced Buddhism. Not only were there only women, but they were all women of noble status.

The Yongzhou Prefecture did not dare to investigate, and neither did the Qianniu Guards, the Jinwu Guards, or even the Baiqi Division.

Even the emperor would quietly ignore that place.

That is where Yuan Tiangang can truly hide.

Yuan Tiangang, with excitement in his eyes, stepped on the shadows under his feet and finally managed to escape into Ganye Temple amid the sounds of the search that was gradually approaching from all around.

……

The entire Ganye Temple is where the widow of the late emperor lives.

Although all the people here are women, Yuan Tiangang is extremely cautious and does not dare to be careless at all.

Because of this special situation, the women here are even more terrifying than the people searching for him outside.

Yuan Tiangang carefully entered the backyard. Just as he was about to find a place to hide, a voice suddenly rang out from behind an archway not far away: "Senior Sister Mingkong, you're out washing clothes again!"

A doubt subconsciously flashed through Yuan Tiangang's mind. It was night time now, why should he wash clothes properly?

But the next moment, before he could even take a step, the two words had completely filled his mind.

It completely occupied his entire mind.

Ming Kong!

Ming Kong!

These two words seemed to have a special magic, which made Yuan Tiangang unable to help but look in the direction where the sound came from.

But at this time, his mind was constantly breaking down these two words.

Bright and empty, bright, the sun on the left and the moon on the right, empty, above the mountains and rivers.

Mountains and rivers, sun and moon.

Before he knew it, Yuan Tiangang had arrived at a remote courtyard and hid in the shadows in the corner.

Concubine Xu.

Why is Mingkong Concubine Xu?
When Xu Hui entered the palace, Yuan Tiangang was still in Chang'an. He was still interested in this world-famous talented woman, so he took a look at her from afar.

He knew that Xu Hui later became the late emperor's virtuous concubine, but if he remembered correctly, wasn't Xu Hui banished to the cold palace?

Shouldn't a woman who was banished to the cold palace be dead?

Yuan Tiangang stood in the shadows, watching Xu Hui washing clothes in the yard with her head down, his eyes fixed on her face when she occasionally raised it.

As he looked at it, four words appeared in Yuan Tiangang's heart.

Live to death.

Xu Hui should have died, but she came back to life.

Live towards death, Lord?
Xu Hui, the word "Hui", the "Feng" above it means that the Lord stretched out a little, but when he was born towards death, that little bit was gone.

Various characters appeared involuntarily in Yuan Tiangang's mind.

Taoist priests, masters of physiognomy, calligraphy, fortune-telling, and prophecy, like them, are naturally very sensitive to the splitting and combining of characters.

For example, there is a prophecy that during the third generation of the Tang Dynasty, a female ruler, King Wu, would succeed the Tang Dynasty.

Although, even in the eyes of those people from the Hongnong Yang family, Yuan Tiangang fabricated this prophecy for Li Ke, in fact, this prophecy was written accidentally by him one day when he was studying the history of the Han Dynasty.

And his first analysis of the heroine, King Wu, was King Wu of Anzhou.

Split characters, separate characters, combine characters, homophones...

This is the most normal method of prophecy.

For example, the Golden Knife Prophecy.

The golden swords put together form the character Liu.

But now, Yuan Tiangang inexplicably thought that the female protagonist, King Wu, actually referred to Xu Hui.

He didn't know why he had such thoughts, but people like them always followed their mysterious feelings.

Or to put it more directly, what really made him stop here were the two words "Mingkong".

Mingkong.

Xu Hui.

The heroine is King Wu.

Yuan Tiangang stared at Xu Hui intently, and suddenly, he noticed something strange.

When he entered Ganye Temple, he saw quite a few of the previous emperor's concubines, and each of them had a sense of resentment.

Of course, Xu Hui is no exception.

She is also full of resentment, but the strange thing is that the resentment in Xu Hui is not dead, but alive.

Only outsiders like Yuan Tiangang can understand this subtle difference.

How could this be?
Yuan Tiangang must figure out this problem.

……

On the roof of the backyard kitchen, Yuan Tiangang was lying there looking at the sky above his head.

The sky was pitch black, with no stars or moon in sight.

Yuan Tiangang slowly relaxed his breathing.

He has already checked everything that needs to be checked.

Xu Hui was indeed deposed, but after the death of the previous emperor, she attempted suicide to be buried with him, but was rescued. Later, in order to prevent her from committing suicide again, the emperor temporarily restored her status as a talented woman. When she arrived at Ganye Temple, she disappeared.

But this is normal. The concubines who arrived at Ganye Temple were all nuns, with no difference.

But at this time, Xu Hui did not seek suicide, and even had a grudge against someone.

This person is not the late emperor...

Yuan Tiangang suddenly sat up and looked towards the direction of the palace in disbelief.

He had checked and found out that when the late emperor's body was moved to Qianqiu Palace, Xu Hui went to offer sacrifices alone every day...

This……

Emperor, you are so brave!

Yuan Tiangang's eyes gradually brightened, and a new plan gradually took shape in his mind.

Ganye Temple, bright and clear.

(End of this chapter)