life in ancient gods

Chapter 129 Chapter 129

On June [-]th of the fourth year of Yongtai, the weather gradually became sultry.In the evening, the smoke from the kitchen is curling up, and the drizzle is misty.

The backyard of the Su Mansion echoed with deep and melodious piano music.

In the wing room, in front of the Guzheng piano case, Li Shishi sat on the octagonal round stool, looked up at the drizzle outside the window, and stroked the strings with Qianqian's ten fingers.

Su Pingan sat aside, resting his chin, listening quietly.

"Husband, does this ditty sound good to me?" Master Li finished playing the ditty and glanced at Su Ping'an.

The corner of Su Ping's mouth curled slightly, nodded, and said with a smile: "It's nice! But my husband wants to teach you a better song, and the lady can make it into a piano song in her spare time."

Li Shishi raised his hand and tucked a piece of hanging hair behind his ear, "Husband, what song is it?"

Su Pingan glanced at the blue-and-white porcelain vases placed on the carved wooden cabinet, and thoughtfully, "...Well, this song is called blue-and-white porcelain."

"Blue and white porcelain." Master Li followed Su Pingan's gaze and looked at the blue and white porcelain vase on the carved wooden cabinet. He smiled sweetly and said, "Then please teach me how to behave."

"Well, that's it... my lady, let me sing a line, and you learn a line."

Su Pingan smiled slightly, cleared his throat, and sang aloud: "The outline of the blue and white pen is thickened and lightened."

Li Shishi's bright eyes turned slightly, and he sang along: "The outline of the blue and white pen is thickened and lightened."

Her voice was melodious, like a lark singing.

"Very good!" Su Pingan couldn't help but praised, and received a cappella: "The peony depicted on the bottle is just like your first makeup."

"Very good, the peonies depicted on the bottle are just like your first makeup." Master Li pursed his lips and smiled softly, with a hint of mischief in his beautiful eyes.

Su Ping'an rolled his eyes helplessly, and then sang a cappella: "I can understand Ranran Sandalwood's thoughts through the window..."

Li Shishi sang a cappella along with Su Pingan. She was naturally smart and had a photographic memory. She learned the lyrics and melody of Blue and White Porcelain in just a cup of tea.

"Husband, I have learned another piece of music. I wonder if the baby in my womb can hear it?" Li Shishi asked with a hint of curiosity in his beautiful eyes, stroking his abdomen.

Su Pingan blinked and smiled slightly: "Of course, our children will hear it whether it's singing or playing music."

A trace of happiness appeared on Li Shishi's pretty face, and she leaned against Su Ping'an, and said softly: "Husband, that concubine plays and sings some tunes every day for our children to listen to?"

Su Pingan nodded and said with a smile: "Okay, madam, when our child grows up, maybe he can become a musician!"

"Husband, what is a musician?" Li Shishi snuggled up to Su Ping'an, with a thoughtful look in his beautiful eyes, and asked Su Ping'an.

Su Pingan glanced out the window, the sky was getting dark, and there was still a drizzle of rain in the night sky. He touched his nose and said, "A musician is a musician, just like Boya Shikuang."

"Oh..." Li Shishi nodded lightly, with the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, he looked up at Su Ping'an and said, "Husband, but I don't want my child to become a musician in the future."

Su Ping'an was just talking casually, but Li Shishi really thought that Su Ping'an wanted his child to be a musician in the future.

Wei Wei shook her head and smiled, and asked: "...What does the lady want our child to become in the future?"

Li Shishi's bright eyes turned slightly, and he raised his head to think for a while, "Husband, I want my child to be like you in both civil and military affairs, and become a general, grand marshal, that will be majestic. Husband, don't you think so?"

"..." Su Ping'an rolled his eyes with a black line on his forehead. He would never have thought that Li Shishi, a weak woman, would have such an idea.

He stretched out his hand and gently hooked Li Shishi's nose, and smiled slightly, "My lady, although the great general and marshal are mighty, he is going to lead troops to fight on the battlefield, so it's not safe at all..."

Master Li thought for a while, nodded slightly and said, "Yes, my husband, what do you want the child to do when he grows up?"

Su Ping'an glanced at the night sky outside the window and said without hesitation: "Anything is fine, as long as he can live the life he wants in peace."

Master Li smiled and said, "Well, I will listen to my husband."

……

A few days later, the emperor Wang Ling summoned Su Pingan to Bianjing to meet the court council, and Su Pingan took two personal guards and black armored cavalry to Bianjing to meet the emperor.

The city of Bianjing is slightly shorter from east to west, and slightly longer from north to south. From the inside to the outside, it is the imperial city, the inner city, and the outer city. The place where government offices, temples and businesses are concentrated.

The palaces in the Bianjing Imperial City mainly include Baozhuan Palace, Zichen Palace, Wende Palace, Chuigong Palace, Huangyi Palace, Jiying Palace, Ninghui Palace, Daqing Palace, and East Palace. There are six gates in the imperial city, of which Xuande Gate It is the main entrance of the imperial palace, tall, majestic, majestic and magnificent. Because it is a tall gate building, it is also called Xuande Building.

Under the leadership of an eunuch, Su Pingan entered the Bianjing Palace from Xuande Building.

I saw layers of Qin bricks and Han tiles, purple pillars and golden beams, all of which were extremely luxurious. The roof of the hall was covered with yellow glazed tiles, inlaid with green trimmings, and the center of the flame bead top.

The Daqing Hall is the main hall of the Daye Dynasty’s imperial palace, and it is also the place where grand ceremonies are held. It is the main hall for the emperor’s office in the Daye Dynasty. From the Xuande Gate to the main hall, the Daqing Hall, the inner court no longer maintains a symmetrical pattern. place.

The Daqing Hall in the front is nine rooms wide, and the east and west houses are five rooms each. The emperor lived here.

To the south of Daqing Hall is the central government office, separated by a gate tower.

The Zichen Hall in the north of the Daqing Hall is the front hall where the emperor looks at the court.The court meeting at the beginning of each month, the congratulations at the completion of the suburban temple ceremony, and the reception of Khitan envoys are all held in Zichen hall.

The Chuigong Hall on the west side of the Daqing Hall is the place where the emperor listened to politics on weekdays.

The Wende Hall between Zichen and Chui Gong was the place where the emperor stopped and rested before going to court and after retreating from court.The banquet halls in the palace are Jiying Hall and Shengping Tower.

In the vertical arch hall, Emperor Wang Ling of the Daye Dynasty wears a crown and wears a golden dragon robe. Nine golden dragons are embroidered on the dragon robe, interspersed with five-color clouds. Two each, and one embroidered inside the skirt.

"The Emperor is here!"

Emperor Wang Ling flicked his dragon sleeves, and Shi Shiran sat on a gold-painted and carved dragon-wood chair. The whole body of the dragon chair was painted with gold, and the armrests were engraved with dragon patterns, which looked magnificent and majestic.

His Highness' civil and military ministers stood on both sides of the hall, and when they saw the emperor arriving, they quickly knelt down on the ground and shouted long live.

"Your Majesty, I will greet you, long live my emperor!"

"Everyone loves you!" Emperor Wang Ling said loudly, flicking his robe sleeves.

"...Thank you, Your Majesty!"

I saw under the main hall, on the left a line of civil servants, the first first-rank minister in a purple robe headed by wearing a long-winged black gauze hat was Cai Jing. I saw that Cai Jing had a silver-white goatee. Wrinkles, folds on the eyelids, but his two eyeballs are sparkling, and he looks like a cunning old fox.

Su Ping'an wore a cross-legged turban, a dark crimson official robe with a round collar, a silverbait bag hanging around his waist, an ivory wat in his hand, and black boots. He stood in the queue of military attachés on the right.

The military attache formation on the right is headed by a military attache wearing a purple robe. This is Tong Guan, the eunuch with the highest title in history. Tong Guan is also the eunuch who has held the army for the longest time in history and the eunuch who has the greatest military power in history. , the first eunuch in history to represent the country on a mission to a foreign country; the only eunuch in history to be canonized as a king.

It seems that Tong Guan has surpassed ancient and modern times and has become the most eunuch in history. In fact, the emperor Wang Ling had long wanted to kill Tong Guan.

Although Emperor Wang Ling is the emperor, it will take some effort to remove Tong Guan. After all, Tong Guan has a large number of soldiers and a tree with deep roots. Even if he wants to deprive him of his military power, he must find a good reason. The right time and trustworthy confidants can cooperate with him.

I saw that Tong Guan was tall and burly, with strong skin and bones like iron, a square face, high cheekbones, bright eyes, piercing eyes, dark complexion, and a beard growing under his chin. , full of masculinity, not like a castrated eunuch.This may have something to do with his being nearly 20 years old.

"Report to Your Majesty, the minister has an answer." At this time, a military officer in a purple robe and holding an ivory wat came out from behind Tong Guan. , this person is Gao Lian.

The emperor Wang Ling said indifferently: "Gao Aiqing, if you have anything to do, just speak up."

Gao Qiu raised his eyes to look at the emperor sitting on the dragon chair, and then said respectfully: "... Your Majesty, if the bandits on the Shuibo Liang Mountain are not eliminated as soon as possible, they will definitely be our confidants Big trouble."

Gao Qiu had just finished speaking, but Emperor Wang Ling hadn't spoken yet.

Tong Guan hurriedly came out with an ivory wat in his hand and bowed: "Your Majesty, what Gao Taiwei said is true, those gangsters have long wanted to lead troops to get rid of them in person, please allow your majesty to lead troops to destroy them." Killed these young people."

"My minister seconded the proposal!" The generals behind, including Su Ping'an, saw that these two big brothers meant to destroy Liangshan, so they also agreed.

As the saying goes, Su Ping'an won't ask for trouble if he hits the head with a gun.

An imperceptible coldness flashed in Emperor Wang Ling's eyes, and he said indifferently: "...Although what the two love ministers said is reasonable, I think it is better to recruit them, which will not only save a lot of military expenses, but also save lives. , wouldn’t it kill two birds with one stone!”

After listening to the emperor's words, Gao Qiu and Tong Guan, His Highness, were dumbfounded, and each had their own calculations in their hearts.

Su Pingan stood in the queue of military officers and just kept silent. Although he was considered the top leader in Jinling City, he didn't want to say anything in order to avoid causing trouble for no reason in this palace hall.

Tong Guan gave Gao Qiu a wink, and Gao Qiu said: "Your Majesty Qi Zuo, most of the bandits in Liangshan are desperadoes who murdered and set fire, if they are all recruited, it may be harmful to the court. "

Emperor Wang Ling rubbed his chin, hesitation appeared in his eyes, and he said slowly: "...What's the disadvantage?! Without further ado, I will send the two of you to Liangshan to summon security. Retire!"

The imperial decree was issued, Gao Qiu and Tong Guan opened their mouths, wanting to say more, but they could only swallow what they wanted to say.

……

At night, in Bianjing City, the clouds are light and the stars are sparse, and a full moon hangs in the night sky.

Outside the imperial city, the garden pavilion in a remote and quiet mansion was brightly lit.

Ye Chenli and a girl in palace costume seemed to be talking about something.

Ye Chenli was wearing a jade crown on his head, a brocade robe, a silver sheathed sword hanging from his waist, and black riding boots on his feet. He glanced at the girl in palace costume in front of him with a look of embarrassment.

The girl in palace costume has beautiful eyebrows and phoenix eyes, jade cheeks and cherry lips. She is wrapped in a pale pink palace dress and covered with white gauze, revealing a graceful neck and clearly visible collarbone. The pleats of the skirt flow like snow and moonlight .

The girl in palace costume looked up at the full moon in the night sky, and said leisurely: "A Li, do you think this palace is beautiful tonight?..."

As she spoke, she turned sideways and looked up at Ye Chenli.

Ye Chenli's face turned red, his eyelids twitched slightly, and he lowered his head, not daring to look at the girl in palace clothes.

Slowing down, he clasped his hands and said earnestly: "Princess, you should go back to the palace... The princess is a rich man, if people see it, I'm afraid it will hurt Her Highness the princess's reputation."

The girl in palace clothes pretended to be a lady, and said pleasantly: "A Li, there are only two of us here, what are you worried about?... Could it be that, A Li, you think I am ugly?"

"The last general dare not...!" Ye Chenli lowered his head, his breathing was slightly disordered, and there was a trace of nervousness in his star pupils.

The girl in palace costume said reluctantly: "A Li, why don't you take a look at this palace?"

"...It's getting late at night. If the princess makes the slightest mistake, she will die in the end!" Ye Chenli lowered his head and held his hands in his hands, with a look of embarrassment on his face, and said in a deep voice.

The face of the girl in palace clothes darkened slightly, "Ali, why are you so confused about amorous feelings...?"

A wisp of breeze blew by, and Ye Chenli's mouth was slightly bitter, "...the princess is golden and the general will never dare to overstep her bounds."

A cunning flashed in the eyes of the girl in palace costume, she flicked her long sleeves and said, "Since you dare not, I will order you to look up at me."

Ye Chenli's heart tightened, he cupped his hands, helplessly and slowly raised his head to glance at the girl in palace clothes, and then immediately lowered his head, feeling uneasy in his heart.

A gleam of joy flashed in the eyes of the girl in the palace costume. She was originally a woman who dared to love and hate, and said bluntly: "A Li, do you like Ben Gong?"

As she spoke, she moved closer to Ye Chenli.

A ray of fragrance hit, Ye Chenli quickly took a step back, took a deep breath, summoned up great courage, and said decisively: "Princess, please respect yourself! I already have a woman I like in my heart."

The girl in palace costume was slightly startled, and said with a sad expression: "...Ah Li, then... who is that woman?"

"..." Ye Chenli bowed his head and remained silent.

The girl in palace costume pondered for a while, her face softened slightly, and she said with a smile: "...Good, Li, I know you are lying to me, I have never seen you with other girls before... good Li, you know that Ben Gong likes you..."

"Princess, someone is coming..." Ye Chenli twitched his ears slightly and turned around.

(End of this chapter)