The earthquake that occurred in Chang'an was very mysterious. A ground crack opened in Longshou Plain that was several miles long from north to south. However, the impact on the city was very slight. Only a small amount of earthquake was felt, and a few thatched cottages collapsed.

When Gu Zuo arrived at Longshouyuan, he was shocked by this crack. Officials from Tiangansi Tiantai were busy here. After asking a few questions, the group of warlocks were confused and only said that they needed to make further calculations.

A young eunuch released the flying sword, a magical weapon, and came down with the sword, preparing to go down and make calculations. They also found a long rope, connected to a length of dozens of feet, and tied it to the young eunuch who was cultivated in the golden elixir, just in case.

Gu Zuo grabbed Si Tianjian Cheng and asked, "Can the earthquake in Chang'an have anything to do with the palace?"

The supervisor was puzzled: "What does it have to do with the palace? Earthquakes have occurred frequently in various states in the world in recent years. Since last year, this is the third time, but it is the first time that cracks in the ground have cracked. Let's take a look first.

I am also preparing to go down, so I won’t talk to Chang Shi anymore.”

In view of the painful lesson of Gu Zuo's assassination, he was accompanied by a large number of people on this trip, including four Jindan alone. Qiu Dabo was still curiously looking into the cracks in the ground, and seemed to want to dig into it.

Xie Zhen reminded from the side: "Master, it's four o'clock in the morning."

In half an hour, the dance performance in the palace will begin. According to Fuzuo's plan, this is also the time to ask the emperor to abdicate. Of course, before abdicating, he also wants to see how much the emperor has added to the colorful dress dance.

After so many changes, what’s the point?

Gu Zuo returned to Chang'an City, went straight to the palace, and entered through the Zuoyintai Gate. Gao Lishi, Chen Xuanli, Yang Guozhong, Fang Guan, Yuan Zai, Ge Shuhan, etc. were all here. More than ten important civil and military officials met Gu Zuo.

All the assistants and queens bowed their heads.

Chen Xuanli stepped forward and said: "Further inside is the Xu District of Qianniuwei. The colorful and feathered dance has not started yet, so we have not moved. Everyone is waiting here for fear of disturbing the people inside. In the past few days, His Majesty has been on the island.

, I didn’t take a step down, only the queen left occasionally, but she was only supervising the dance, and no outsiders were seen.”

Standing at the gate of the silver platform, you can also see the vast Taiye Pond and the small island in the Taiye Pond, but it is very difficult to see. It is a little farther away, and there are some palace eaves in the middle.

But Gu Zuo quickly noticed the groups of musicians and maikos who were arriving on the empty flat land on the west bank of Taiye Pond.

Gao Lishi said: "It used to be the Immortal Palace, but it was demolished to the ground some time ago. Otherwise, we really wouldn't be able to find a place in the palace that can accommodate a thousand people dancing at the same time."

Gu Zuo nodded and looked at the gathering crowd from a distance. He couldn't tell who was from the Xihe Gym. It was precisely because of the news that Ouchi had demolished the Immortal Palace for this dance that Gu Zuo set the date for today.

At night, not when there is a big banquet for the ministers three days later.

If a palace is demolished for a dance rehearsal, who would believe that there is no elegance inside?

Gu Zuodao: "It's too far here, can it be closer?"

Gao Lishi thought for a while and said: "I will take you to Qinghui Pavilion. The Qianniu Guards on duty will surely not object."

So, everyone followed him down the Zuoyintai Gate and went straight into the palace. On the way, they encountered two Qianniu Guards checkpoints. Gao Lishi was perfunctory and changed his face, and led everyone to successfully pass through the checkpoints one after another, and climbed to the roof of Qinghui Pavilion.

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It's no wonder that the Qianniu Guards sergeants didn't dare to stop him. No matter who looked at the group of people behind Gao Lishi, it would be difficult for him to have the intention to stop him.

Viewed from this position, it was half closer than before. Xiao Huang Menyu went down to Chao En and brought up more than a dozen embroidered pillars for everyone to sit down one by one.

At the end of Haishi, the huge dance formation beside Taiye Pool was ready, and a small boat was drawn out from Penglai Fairy Mountain, a small island in the pool. There were only two people on the boat, one was the emperor in Minghuang's great robe, and the other was the bright and beautiful one.

Royal concubine.

The boat did not dock, but inspected across the lake shore before returning to the center. Where the golden drums sounded, the formation began to rotate.

Dancers led by Li Twelve, Lin Suxian, He Xiaoshan and others kicked off the colorful and feathery dress dance with their graceful dances.

I have to admit that this dance, performed by nearly a thousand musicians and dancers, is very visually impactful. It looks like a huge phoenix that has just woken up from a deep sleep and is combing its wings. Its shape is lifelike and its meaning

Get its samadhi.

Everyone else was so mesmerized that they almost forgot the real purpose of the trip. Only Gu Zuo's focus was not on the dance and music itself, but on the formations and position changes.

It is true that they have been practicing for several months. The core dancers, such as Li Twelve and others, have even been practicing for several years. The coordination of everyone is almost perfect, except for the one point in the center of the formation.

The position of this point is the position of the imperial concubine. If she does not participate in the performance, the phoenix will look left and right, but will not fly.

After the rehearsal of more than 30 changes, the whole dance took nearly half an hour, and then there was a short rest.

The emperor on the boat whispered a few words to the empress, and the empress got off the boat and went ashore. She summoned Li Twelve and others back, and she didn't know what she ordered. Li Twelve and others returned to the venue and whispered to some dancers for a while.

, the formation was rearranged, ready for another performance.

But this time, the empress put on a phoenix robe with a hem that was tens of feet long, and stood by the lake. She was extremely eye-catching. She was truly the most beautiful woman in the world.

Even from Gu Zuo's perspective, the imperial concubine's plumpness did not seem to be an eyesore, but instead made people think of her.

The colorful feather dress dance was repeated again, and when it reached the third change, the empress signaled to the emperor, who controlled the boat and returned to the Penglai Fairy Mountain. Abandoning the boat to climb the mountain, the emperor took steps towards the top of the mountain. After walking a few steps, he suddenly paused.

After a pause, he looked towards Qinghui Pavilion.

Under the emperor's glance, everyone was shocked. Especially Gu Zuo, he felt as if his mind was being held in someone's hands.

A clear Qiang flute sound sounded, and the empress flew into the formation. With her joining, the entire dance formation seemed to have a soul and was very agile!

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In Prince Qi's house, the prince took a deep breath, mustered up his courage, and entered with his head held high.

The palace manager wanted to stop him, but facing the prince and the hundreds of guests behind him, he was just trying to stop him.

The prince went straight to the back house of the palace, left all the guests in the hall in front of the back house, tidied up his clothes, and ordered the palace steward: "Go and report quickly. I have something important to tell my uncle. I can't afford to delay it!"

The housekeeper smiled bitterly and said: "The prince already knows this and advises His Highness the Crown Prince to withdraw his orders in time and return to the East Palace."

The prince said: "The arrow is on the string and has to be fired. I beg my uncle Wang Mingjian!"

The palace steward had no choice but to dissuade him with "no", but he could only follow him, helpless.

King Qi was in the music hall, and his face was not very good. When he heard that the prince had come downstairs, he asked for a meeting with his neck, shook his head, got up and left.
Chapter completed!