afterlife aftertaste
Chapter 4
As soon as the dancer came in, he attracted everyone's attention.
After dancing, the hall was silent.There is a refreshing and refreshing fragrance lingering in the nose, and the air is still buzzing with neon clothes.
"Good!" I don't know how long it took before someone gave the first applause.Then there was some applause, and slowly, the pattering applause merged into a trickling river, and then spread into a deep sea, and finally it was deafening, piercing the sky.
The young king on the seat looked serious, raised his hand and waved slowly.
The dancer saluted and stepped back.
Wang glanced at the VIP seats on the right.Without any suspense, Zheng Guo's special envoy stared at the door in a dazed state as if cast by a spell.
The phoenix dances around the world.
If the world can move, let alone a mere mortal?
Envoy Zheng came to his senses and knew that he had lost his composure.The meandering figure caught his gaze, and the moment he disappeared, a corner of his heart was missing.
He knew that he had been tricked.
Beauties.
cut!
He raised his lips disdainfully.
What the State of Qi is asking for is nothing more than a few treaties, such a person is enough to overwhelm the country.What a waste of money!
"Who is she?" Envoy Zheng cut to the chase.
King Qi still hesitated for a while before answering: "Dancer Yuli."
"Yu Li? Yu Li. Beautiful jade is priceless, Li Song is silent. Good name!"
King Qi was expressionless: "It's the dawn of dawn."
Zheng Shi raised her phoenix eyes slightly, and laughed: "Then change it."
King Qi was silent for a moment, then turned his head and told the palace officials: "At the request of Zheng Guo's special envoy, Yuli was renamed Yuli."
Zheng Shi arched his hands with a charming smile, and his gentle and handsome face was full of kindness.
"I'm so addicted to dancing, it's rare for Mr. Qi to fall in love with him. It's really well-intentioned. The kindness is so disrespectful—this jade is intended to be given to me, right?"
Deathly silence.
The eyes of the two men collided in mid-air.
Sword light and fire flash, gold and stone resonate.
For a moment, he still opened his eyes first.
The life and death of [-] soldiers of the Qi army is still uncertain in the hands of others, so why should he fight with others!
"A gentleman does not take what others like." It was Zheng Shi who spoke first.
The man in the seat was handsome and gloomy, and it was rare for him to show some emotion, which made him find it interesting.
Probably because he is a pet, and he has moved a little sincerity, that's why he is so reluctant.
It's just a woman, so seriously, there are only Qi people.No wonder the Qi army was defeated like a mountain, they are all such sentimental and sentimental women.
Emissary Zheng said with a smile: "Well, I'm still a member of Lord Qi. When I was in your country, I invited Lord Qi to entertain me with a banquet at the posthouse for one day, and asked Yuli to perform a dance at the banquet. So, okay?"
Dance at the banquet.It was an unseemly request, but not excessive.
All the ministers know that Yuli is the chief dancer of the country and is extremely precious, but in the end he is just an actor.
"Your Majesty..." The long silence was disturbing, and some close ministers couldn't help but remonstrate.
The young king finally nodded.
"Yun, envoy Zheng please."
The place called the post house is as beautiful as the palaces and pavilions of the royal city. Envoy Zheng expressed his satisfaction and stayed here for more than half a month.
Na Jiang, who is called the peace talk, was dragging his feet, not going well, not going well, sticky and greasy like the snow in the early spring of Qi State, it is obviously the season of flowers blooming, and a gust of wind blows and blows it all over his head inexplicably. White - does not give people a refreshment.
At sunset, the wind stopped, the snow stopped, the palace lanterns lit up the eaves, and envoy Zheng stood at the foot of the steps.
Every night, he waits for her.
The exquisite food and wine prepared by the imperial kitchen are slowly cooling down on the jade table in the main hall.He stood quietly in the snow in the atrium, beside the osmanthus tree, waiting for her.
Arrogant, arrogant, venomous, sinister.
Not a trace of it can be seen.The man at this moment is gentle and quiet, elegant and romantic, with a gentle smile.
When Yuli entered the court alone and handed over to that man, she felt a strange feeling in her heart.
Is he sincere?
Otherwise, such a thing would not be said.
He knows how to dance, even as much as she does.
The first time he danced for him, he walked down the white jade steps to the music and walked into the world of dancers.
With his long arms and powerful legs, he could lift her up into dazzling dance steps with little effort.
Even without music, he could understand her posture, and it was easy to break into the dance after continuing at any time.
From the moment they took her hand into the palm, the two began to dance together.From the first second of dancing to the last second of meeting, sometimes it seems like crazy entanglement and rotation, sometimes it looks like a sculpture standing still and staring.
She almost forgot his identity.
He must be a dancer too.
Born to be a dancer.
Live for this, die for this.
"I finally found you," he said.
Every night, such whispered love words are repeated.
At that time she was still dancing, full of joy.
She also found him.
The phoenix dances around the world.
But dancing solo is too lonely after all.
Probably no one knew, even she herself heard that voice telling her after meeting him that she had been lonely for so long, so long, so long...
Ye Weiyang.
When the dance was over, he gently put her back on the ground.
She walked off the dance floor, saluted, turned around, and went out.
Every time he ran away in a hurry, he didn't know what expression he had behind him, but he never kept her.
Not once.
She sat on the jade chariot that took her back to the palace, feeling a little lost in her heart.
At this time, I remembered his identity and what he did during the day.
He is very respectful to himself, gentle and considerate.
Of course, only in the dance.
In the dance, they are a pair of lovers who depend on each other for life and death.
He is a very good actor.
"arrive."
The road back to the palace is always short.Just like the way out of the palace is always very long.
The palace servants lit up lanterns to send her back to her residence - a detached palace in the corner of the royal city.
As soon as the palace gate was closed, the servant hurried forward to support the master.
Yuli's brow was full of cold sweat and the powder on his face melted away, his face was as pale as a ghost.
"Quick! The antidote!" Yuqiu shouted urgently in a low voice.
Yudong trotted to the front with the hot bowl in hand, and the two rushed to pour the thick concoction into Yuli's purple mouth.
"It's getting worse." Yuqiu was worried, "What should I do if this continues?"
Yudong's brows were furrowed tightly, and she also had a sad expression on her face.
"It's better to tell your majesty that this dance can no longer be danced."
Yuqiu thought for a moment, and Zheng nodded emphatically.
Yudong turned around and left.
"Do not……"
The person on the bed was dying, and his weak voice revealed anxiety.
Yuqiu knelt by the bed, anxious: "Uncle, don't dance anymore. Please!"
Yu Dong also begged: "Master Uncle, you have already drank ten cups of Hanyang wine. According to the rules master explained, drink it on the first day of the month, ten drinks a year is the most, if there is too much, the poison will enter the body, and it will be difficult to get rid of it!"
After hearing this, Yuqiu cried even more: "Drinking ten cups in ten days just to dance the phoenix nirvana has already seriously hurt your vitality. Uncle, let's go and ask the king, don't worry about that domineering and rude person again." Envoy Zheng has performed a dance, okay?"
"No..." Angrily, she still replied like this.
"Uncle Master!..." Yuqiu wanted to persuade him again, but Yudong pulled his arm and shook his head.
The potency of the medicine dissipated quickly, and the exhausted dancers could not hear the earnest noise, and finally felt relieved and willing to fall into a deep sleep.
Yudong whispered in Yuqiu's ear: "You stay here and watch, I'll report back to you."
"you……"
"Uncle Master blames it, it has nothing to do with you."
"That's not what I meant." Yuqiu shook her head anxiously, but she didn't know what else to say, so the hand holding Yudong finally dropped.
"Come back soon."
Yudong stroked his soft hair, and left.
Wine, is wine.
People are beauties.
But he only drinks and doesn't look at people.
Cup after cup.Spicy, astringent, bitter, not a good taste.
The harp gradually stopped, and the elegant posture of the dancers was frozen at the last note.The king on the seat drank alone, and had no will to continue, nor did he say to let them retreat.
His arms were numb and his back hurt, but he could only maintain his fixed posture and couldn't move.It is said that being with you is like being with a tiger. What is this tiger thinking?
The girls began to look at each other, winking.Those who have the guts to sneak up and aim upwards.
The monarch is not fond of female sex, does not like silk and bamboo, and does not appreciate singing and dancing.The Shangyin Mansion, which was full of flowers in the former dynasty, has been desolate and lonely since he succeeded to the throne, and it is rare to see the king take pity on him.There are many rumors that sooner or later, this expensive and useless yamen will be cut down to subsidize military supplies.The dancers don't understand the reason why the army is weak and the country is in danger. They only know that today's kings only focus on killing on the battlefield and don't understand the wind and snow.
But why did he enter this Shangyin Mansion for the first time today, and even order the most extravagant and gorgeous songs and dances for fun?
His hands and feet were numb and he was thinking wildly, and finally a man's cold voice came from the throne: "Pass the government order."
The girls scattered immediately, and ran out of the dance hall one after another to pass on the decree.
What about the magistrate?
Chuan Fu Ling adults see you!
Your Majesty wants to see the magistrate!
……
The girls thought to themselves, it's no wonder they were so busy, whoever let the king come suddenly without saying a word, came alone, and even the person who passed the imperial edict disappeared.
The door was ajar, and the hall was pretty quiet.
He hesitated for a moment, pushed the door open and entered.
There was someone in the seat, he didn't have time to look closely at his knees and knelt down to salute.
"Your Majesty, Li Yu, Minister of Yin's Mansion, pays homage to Your Majesty."
No one answered.
After a long time, he raised his head.
The young king was lying on the table.The wine glass was poured aside, and the jade pot was lying at the foot, not a single drop remained.
He was drunk and fell asleep.
It's rare to see him so unrestrained, knowing that he shouldn't, but he can't take his eyes back, he just lingers on that person's face.
Sword eyebrows, knife nose, steep lips, slightly thin cheeks.
In fact, I like his hair the most. It is thick black and hard, and it looks heroic when it is tied up high.
This is not a handsome man, compared with Zheng Shi who is facing the wind in Yushu, he is less elegant and romantic.
When looking at him, his heart was a little moved, his chest was pulled and hurt.
When King Qi woke up, he saw the man kneeling on the ground not far away, calmly waiting for him, just like many years ago.
The headache was splitting, it was the punishment of drunkenness, he raised his hand to let him get up, without saying a word.
Li Yu had been kneeling for a long time, her legs were already numb, and it was difficult to get up.Putting his hands on the ground, he stood up for a long time, his eyes turned black, the poison penetrated into his bones, and he was so weak that he couldn't bear it.
King Qi walked over and supported him with his hands.
Li Yu was startled and was about to kneel down again, but King Qi waved his hand.
"Your nephew risked his life to break into the palace last night, and I already know everything about Hanyang Wine."
Li Yuzhen was on the spot, and King Qi said again: "The price of the phoenix dancing across the world is so high."
His voice was calm, brooding, the same as usual.
Li Yu knelt down on the ground: "You are guilty of deceiving the emperor."
King Qi leaned forward to help him up again, and said with a wry smile: "What is your crime for dedicating your life for the country? You are a lonely person, knowing that Zheng envoys are hardworking, but pushing you into the mountains of swords and seas of fire is a waste of being a king."
"Why did you say that, Your Majesty?" Li Yu was horrified, and fell to his knees for the third time, "It is Li Yu's honor to be able to contribute a little bit to the country, and it is my duty to serve you. for!"
The young king silently looked at the person at his feet, nodded after a while, "That's right."
He didn't help the man again, but took a few steps back and looked at his hair from a distance.
"Get up. Qingzhou Tangmen detoxification expert will arrive in the capital the day after tomorrow, and I have announced that he will go directly to your palace to diagnose your pulse. Today, envoy Zheng is inspecting the camps in the north of the Yangtze River. The waves are coming late, so he probably won't be able to make it back. You rest for a good night. If there is any other need, just let Yuqiu go to the palace and report to Gu to know."
Li Yu listened in a daze, but when he looked up, he was already far away.
On the table, the wine glass has been straightened at some point.That is a virtuous, benevolent and upright monarch, who is well known in the world for his reticence and deepness.
Li Yu thought, if it wasn't for the wine, it would be hard to hear him say so much to her in this life.
I am just an actor.That's all I want.
That's all.
Hanyang wine is white in color like milk and sweet in taste.
Nine out of ten women drink it and get drunk, but there is no other abnormality.
When a man drinks it, he will be full of beauty, his body will overflow with strange fragrance, yin and yang will be confused, and his tendons will be damaged.
The first time I drank Hanyang wine, I was still young, maybe 14 years old.After getting the dance score of Phoenix Nirvana, he couldn't put it down and practiced it. The master saw that he was very talented, so he passed on the secret of Hanyang Wine in advance.
The premiere was a resounding success.
After dancing at the king's banquet, everyone was shocked.After a long time without hearing applause, it has since been passed down as a legend in the dance world, crowned the best at home and abroad, and truly danced the world.
At that time, he was seventeen years old, and Wang's eldest son was sixteen years old. He was younger than him, but taller and stronger than him. He had thick eyebrows and thick lips, and a square face. He was mature and steady like an adult.
He glanced at him quietly as he exited.Like everyone else, he was still intoxicated in the phoenix dance and his face was full of confusion.
A few days later, when we met again by chance, there was no one else around.He nodded to him, and his voice was cold: "The dance is good. It's just that Yin and Yang are in order, and men and women must be different."
He froze, he had already walked away.The tall and straight back always made him stare blankly for a long time.
Men and women must be different, and yin and yang should be orderly.
Why doesn't he know?Otherwise, he would not have worked so hard to practice the phoenix dance and drink the cold yang wine.
In fact, it was only because of his sentence "men and women are different".
Unfortunately, he is not a woman after all.
The Hanyang Phoenix Dance is a top secret of Shangyin Mansion, even to the ruler of the current dynasty, it can be kept secret.For hundreds of years, there are only a handful of people who can inherit this dance, and it seems that he is the only one who can see through the Yin and Yang of the world at a glance.
Even though she was dazzled that day, after waking up, she can recognize that the dancing "she" is the "he" who has met several times.
It can't be said that he is blind.
When did it start?In front of him, he was always at a loss.I want to see him, but I am afraid of seeing him, and my heart will beat like crazy when I see him from a distance.His looking down made him unable to lift his head, and all his selfishness and secrets were hidden.
Men and women must be different.Is he reminding him?Even warning him?Don't be wishful thinking, don't be confused.Those shady little Nian wants to end themselves as soon as possible, Yin and Yang are in order, how can he be allowed to mess up the rules and regulations.
When the cold poison occurs, my heart throbs and hurts.
It's not very serious, after all, there is an antidote.Tang Sect masters did not get their fame in vain.
Yuqiu had knelt on the ground for half an hour, seeing the sky getting late, the jade chariot to the post house was already waiting at the gate of the palace.
He picked up his glass steadily.
"Uncle Master!"
Yuqiu cried and cried.
Yudong silently knelt beside Yuqiu, bowed and said, "Master, go and come back early."
"Uncle, don't..." Watching a glass of poisoned wine poured into his mouth, Yuqiu rushed over to stop him.Yudong held him tightly, and shed tears: "Qiu, don't do this. If you missed the king's affairs, how can Shangyin Mansion be worthy of Sheji and the people."
The chariot started and left in the dust.
Yuqiu cried and fell into Yudong's arms, beating his chest with one fist after another.
"Is the reputation of Shangyin Mansion important, or people's lives? Is it the common people's community, or our uncle? Are you confused? Ah? Are you confused!"
Yudong burst into tears, and murmured: "This is the emperor's imperial decree, Qiu. Can the uncle not drink the wine given by the emperor?"
With tearful eyes, Yuqiu grabbed Yudong by the collar: "What nonsense are you talking about! Uncle Hanyang brewed it himself, when did your lord give it to you?"
There were tears on Yudong's lips, and the mouth was bitter.
"Knowing that the wine is highly poisonous, but not taking it back, how is it different from gifting it with your own hands? Qiu, don't you understand what your majesty means?"
Yuqiu stopped crying and covered her mouth in horror.
"No! No! That's impossible!" Yuqiu shook her head desperately, "The Tang Sect doctor was quickly invited by the king, and his antidote is very effective, as you know, the antidote is very effective!"
Yudong nodded and hugged Yuqiu tightly.
"The antidote is very effective." He repeated Yuqiu's words, comforting the person in his arms, and comforting himself, "Let's make the antidote, and let him take it when the uncle comes back. After a sleep, it will It's okay. It's okay..."
Yuqiu shed tears and nodded desperately.
It will be a month later that the peace talks will take shape.
The terms are reasonable, and exchanging five cities for the lives of [-] soldiers is the smallest price.Since then, there has been a quota for paying tribute every year. Among the vassal states captured by Zhao Guo's iron cavalry, the preferential treatment received by Qi State made the other five countries envious.
Only those who know the inside know the mystery, and the nightly Shengxiao in the post house can really make a miracle.
The last dance is performed on the night of the full moon.
The man puts down the dancer but still holds her hand.
She stared at his handsome and extraordinary face, with nostalgia in her eyes.He couldn't help but tightened his arms and embraced her.
Lean in and kiss down.
This was after the dance music ended, he was still awake, and she was still drunk.
"Yu Li." He called her name.
"Hmm." She responded softly.
"You are the person I'm looking for." He fondly recounted the lingering every night.
"You too." She blurted out, unaware that his eyes were burning.
His hand gently stroked her smooth face, knowing that she was still awake, still the phoenix dancing in love and nirvana.
"Yu Li," he kissed her lips again, "come with me." As if in a dream, he begged.
Envoy Zheng's last request before returning home was to let the dancer Yuli send him fifty miles out of the city.
This request was rejected by King Qi.
With envoy Zheng's domineering and unforgiving personality, he was bound to be unwilling to let it go, and it was beyond everyone's expectations. He didn't say anything, bowed his hands to the king sitting on his seat, and turned around.
The next day, he went out of the city and returned to the country without any further disturbances, and walked very simply and neatly.
On the day of leaving, the dancer Yuli was still in a coma.
In the dream, a man smiled at him from afar and said, "It's hard to find a bosom friend, so I won't ask for it."
When he woke up, the man was gone.He stood at the top of the city and looked at the way back, but he was also a little dazed.
Let's dance that night, I'm not indifferent.
It was hard to find a bosom friend, even if it could only be in the dance, the man's infatuation moved him and made him fall in love. "She" loves him, and "he" knows it.But he is not "she" after all.
Men and women must be different.
"He wants you to give him a ride."
Suddenly an indifferent voice sounded from behind.
"I'm not allowed."
He turned back in shock, glanced up, and immediately fell to his knees, "Your Majesty."
"It seems that you get along very well."
King Qi looked coldly at the prostrate man.
"Your Majesty..." He didn't know how to explain, "He...he knows how to dance."
"He?" King Qi snorted coldly, "Who is he?"
"He's Zihuo..." He was startled by him, and blurted out the man's name.She lowered her head, but she couldn't see Jun Yan whose expression changed instantly.
For a long while, there was no more sound.
When I raised my head, I didn't know where to go for a long time.
Back in the palace, Yuqiu rushed forward to support him, and Yudong brought the medicine.
"Where did you go, uncle, it's hard for us to find! Your Majesty came to visit, but you happened to be away. It's really unfortunate!"
His heart pounded, "Your Majesty, have you ever been here?"
"Yes." Yudong also nodded, "I know you're not here, so I left."
"Did he... say anything?"
"No. But later, someone sent a lot of medicinal materials and medicines that were not found in the prescription before." Yuqiu looked a little excited, "Your Majesty came here alone, and he was dressed very casually. If Yudong hadn't seen it before." Your Majesty, we thought it was an official in front of the palace! However, he felt different when he spoke. "Where is Li Yu?" "Yuqiu imitated King Qi's tone, couldn't hold back and laughed first, and patted Holding my chest, "I said three words from the beginning to the end, but I was so scared that I didn't dare to speak out, and I couldn't speak for some reason."
Yudong saw his strangeness, and stopped Yuqiu's rambling.
"Uncle, the medicine is getting cold, drink it quickly. Your body hasn't recovered yet, let Qiu or I accompany you when you go out."
He nodded blankly and said "OK".Stand up suddenly.
"Master Uncle," Yuqiu didn't hold her back, and ran out anxiously, "Where are you going? Medicine! I haven't taken the medicine yet!"
"Your Majesty, Shangyin Mansion Commander Li Yu is asking to see you."
The pen paused, and wanted to say "I don't see you", but he hesitated when the words came to his lips.
Another internal official came in and reported: "Your Majesty, Huang Taoshan, Marquis of Anqing, has returned to the capital from Jiangbei Daying. Please see Your Majesty."
"Quickly pass it on!" The memorial and the pen were put down together, General Yin Ye galloped back into the palace, there must be important military information.
The eunuch who asked to play before retreated aside tactfully.
In an idle yamen like Shangyin Mansion, besides the state banquet, singing and dancing, what other important events can there be?If it weren't for seeing that Li Fuling was still sick and insisted on waiting until now, he would not have dared to bother the monarch who is busy with government affairs with these irrelevant trivial matters.
This wait is another hour.
On the willow shoots on the moon, the night is already deep.
"Li Mansion Order, otherwise, why don't you go back first? Look, a few more cabinet ministers have entered the palace. Your majesty is not sure when they will finish discussing military and state affairs, and sometimes they just stay up all night. Seeing this is more serious, you are recovering from a serious illness and your health is not good, listen to the old slave's advice, don't wait, huh?"
The hand on the heart tightened.
"Your Majesty, he... often stays up all night?"
"Isn't that right!" The inner officer supported him, "You are really thin, and the wind blows you down. Come, come, sit down first. Just listen to the old slave, what's important , write a memorandum and hand it in. How can you stand waiting for you outside this hall? Let me tell you the truth, don’t say you go to the Yinfu, even the queen and empress want to see the king. It’s not easy Alas! Poor our lord, I don’t know if he has slept for a few days since he took the throne. Either he was woken up by the military newspaper, or he was discussing urgent government affairs, or he would not be able to rest until very late after reviewing memorials.”
The old palace guards kept vigil outside the Hall of Qinzheng all the year round, and it was rare that there was an audience today, so they started chattering.
"Order of the Li Mansion, you are also a senior servant in the palace, and you must have seen it clearly. I am not afraid to tell you the truth from the bottom of my heart. Your Majesty is the hardest worker in the 100 years since the founding of Daqi. A good ruler who loves the people! It's a pity that the mess left by the previous kings needs to be cleaned up. It takes a day or two, but a year or two!... Oh, your little nephew is here. Hurry up, hurry up, take your uncle back, I see his complexion is getting worse, don't be frozen by the night wind, it's not good to be cold!"
The next day, when it was time for the next court, he still came to wait outside the Hall of Qinzheng.
From a distance, he saw that tall and straight figure coming from the front, followed by civil servants and generals, and entered the hall surrounded by soldiers.There are people coming and going on the lower steps of the corridor, and there is an endless stream of ministers, workers and generals from various ministries.
When he was free in the evening, the old palace man went in and informed him again, as if he was dealing with the urgent military report at hand, and then someone came to see him.The old palace man stepped back and shook his head at him.
"It's okay." He said with a smile, "It's nothing urgent, I can wait."
So, continue to wait.
One day, two days, three days... ·
Actually, it doesn't matter much.
I just want to tell him that I have nothing to do with Zheng Shi, really nothing.
That day he came to visit him, then went to look for him, and then left like that after seeing him, which made him feel that he must have misunderstood.
He just wanted to explain, just one sentence, if he wanted to say it face to face, looking into his eyes, that would be fine.
He has never looked him in the eyes and spoke. He didn't dare before, then he felt guilty, and then... He seldom came to the piano room of Shangyin Mansion to sit and meditate alone, and he never had the chance to play the piano across the stream for him. up.
Maybe, you can write a letter to explain the situation of that month clearly, after all, this is a state matter related to diplomatic relations.But, just like this, waiting silently outside the hall is fine too.
It's not very close to him, but it's not too far away either. At least, you can see it from a distance every day.
If he waits until sunset from dawn, he can also lose for a while when he stays up late.Even if he couldn't be by his side, it was enough for a person of his status.
No?
enough.
In the dead of night, when you are exhausted, you are too tired to sleep.My mind is full of military affairs and government affairs inside and outside the court, and my whole spirit is still tense.The only way to relax at this time is to get rid of everyone and sit in absolute darkness and silence.After sitting for an hour or two, I gradually became tired and sleepy, sometimes leaning on the back of the chair and sleeping all night.
When I was young, I liked to go to the piano room in Shangyinfu.It is also because of the personality of liking to hide alone when tired.
The pure sound that comes from across the stream soothes the soul, and it is the real medicine that can relieve fatigue and worry.
He is taciturn, moody and angry, and looks very indifferent even if he likes it no matter how much he likes.
I was also tempted to find the person who played the piano.If it is a woman, then accept her as a concubine.If a man...
If it is a man, it will be cited as a bosom friend.
The sound of the piano is interested, knowing his heart.
Every chord sound is like a gentle consolation, knowing his worries, reassuring him, and telling him his heart.
The piano player understands him.
Later, he finally knew who that person was.
Later, he watched a unique dance in which he was incarnated as "her", and he was fascinated.
After that, he never went to that piano room again, and never heard his piano sound again.
A bosom friend is hard to find.For him, it is close at hand, but it is impossible to ask for it.
Fortunately, he was originally an indifferent person.
Slowly, the sound of the piano faded away.Gradually, that face was blurred.
There are so many things to do every day, why do you have time to think about those meaningless and absurd things?
That person is just one of many living beings, so it's not worth worrying about.
"Your Majesty, can I dance for you again? Li."
This extremely short memorial was filed as non-urgent internal affairs, and was finally discovered by him among a pile of thick and lengthy memorials.
When I found out, it was three days after I wrote the book.
He hesitated for a while, and still sent someone to leave the palace. The internal officer came back very quickly, but it was very late that he got a free echo to let him know.
As in the past, he handled all the government affairs in his hands properly, and it was already dark when he arrived at Li Palace.
"Shangyin Mansion is preparing for the funeral. Li Manor Order wants to see Your Majesty for the last time."
When I heard the echo, I didn't feel anything.The reason why he will go is because his disease is the root of his disease when he drank poison and performed dances in the past.As a hero who served the country, parting is also a love affair between the monarch and his ministers.
Li Yu lay on the bed.
The face of the dying person is naturally haggard, but the brows are clear and the eyes are still clear and clean, which makes people feel shocked.
King Qi sat down by the bed, Li Yu's eyes were locked on his face, with a smile in his eyes, indescribably satisfied and joyful.
She moved her lips, but couldn't speak anymore, so she just looked at her like that.
Qi Wang's ears were hot, and he turned his head to ask about his condition.
Yudong wept and said: "Uncle Master wants to perform the last phoenix dance for Junshang. Three days ago, he drank Hanyang wine and waited for you in the piano room of Shangyin Mansion. He finished dancing and you haven't come yet."
King Qi was silent for a moment, and said lightly: "You all step back."
Seeing Yudong and others coming out, Yuqiu's tear-stained face was emotional.
"Did you tell Jun Shang what the uncle did for him?! He could have lived for another three years, three years! Just for that dance! The twenty cups of Hanyang wine in the month of performing the dance Zheng Envoy have been consumed Lose his life span of 30 years! Does Your Majesty know all these things! Does he know all about it!"
Yudong put his arms around Yuqiu and told him to be quiet, "Qiu, don't talk about it. The king is here, and he is inside, with uncle."
He took out a letter from his sleeve and put it beside his pillow.
"Bai Zihuo sent you a letter a few years ago. I only sent it to you now. I know it's too late."
Bai Zihuo?
Oh, Zihuo.That envoy Zheng, the one who said he would take him away.
"Believe me, I took it apart and looked at it. He said he regretted it and should have taken you with him back then."
He leaned down and took his hand.
"Li, for so many years, I thought I never cared about you. But now, I'm in pain here."
He put his hand over his heart.
"You tell me why? You know I don't understand this. You are my soulmate, you understand, don't you? You come and tell me."
He took a breath and let go of his hand.
Heartbroken, he couldn't take it anymore, he just wanted to run away and hide.
In those nights, he wandered outside the temple and waited infatuatedly, he knew.
In those days, he was tortured by the residual poison and lingered on the bed, he knew it.
In those memorials, he used irrelevant crumbs and trifles to narrate the pain of lovesickness, and he understood.
One by one, what he thought he had forgotten was vivid in his mind, and what he deliberately ignored was engraved in his heart.
Li, a bosom friend is hard to find, I dare not ask.
He rushed out.
When he ran out of the hospital, there was a sound of crying behind him.
黎!
He staggered back into the room.He was lying on his side in the same posture as before, but his eyes were closed.
There was a slight smile on the corner of his lips.
The middle-aged king stood there dumbfounded, and suddenly walked up to pick up the warm corpse.
Regardless of the surprised and terrified eyes of everyone along the way, he hugged him, walked into the piano room, and closed all the doors and windows.
In the absolute darkness and silence, he held up his face, leaned over, and kissed the lips that were still warm.
Yin and Yang should be in order, and men and women must be different.
You turn the world upside down for me.
For you, I filled the glass with poisonous wine.
Blood spurted out of his mouth, piercing his heart, the pain was unbearable.
Li, forgive me, forgive me, forgive me...
Without you, I would be so lonely.
Without you, there would be no bosom friend in the world.
In the following year, the king of Qi conquered Zheng himself.Bai Zihuo, the second prince of the State of Zheng, successfully assassinated the king in disguise.
It is said that what Bai Zihuo drank was the secret wine of Qi State and what he danced was the unique dance of Shangyinfu.
With a sword piercing his heart, King Qi stared at the empty space behind the dancer with a smile on his face.
Li, wait for me.
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ps: So far, the "Afterlife" collection that has been written successively since 2012 has been updated.In addition, I have a 50-word long story, which is also the favorite of the most readers, "Wang Zhizhang", which has been posted since January.
Then, it is time to start again~~~
Thank you for your company and support, I will continue to work hard and write down~~~
After dancing, the hall was silent.There is a refreshing and refreshing fragrance lingering in the nose, and the air is still buzzing with neon clothes.
"Good!" I don't know how long it took before someone gave the first applause.Then there was some applause, and slowly, the pattering applause merged into a trickling river, and then spread into a deep sea, and finally it was deafening, piercing the sky.
The young king on the seat looked serious, raised his hand and waved slowly.
The dancer saluted and stepped back.
Wang glanced at the VIP seats on the right.Without any suspense, Zheng Guo's special envoy stared at the door in a dazed state as if cast by a spell.
The phoenix dances around the world.
If the world can move, let alone a mere mortal?
Envoy Zheng came to his senses and knew that he had lost his composure.The meandering figure caught his gaze, and the moment he disappeared, a corner of his heart was missing.
He knew that he had been tricked.
Beauties.
cut!
He raised his lips disdainfully.
What the State of Qi is asking for is nothing more than a few treaties, such a person is enough to overwhelm the country.What a waste of money!
"Who is she?" Envoy Zheng cut to the chase.
King Qi still hesitated for a while before answering: "Dancer Yuli."
"Yu Li? Yu Li. Beautiful jade is priceless, Li Song is silent. Good name!"
King Qi was expressionless: "It's the dawn of dawn."
Zheng Shi raised her phoenix eyes slightly, and laughed: "Then change it."
King Qi was silent for a moment, then turned his head and told the palace officials: "At the request of Zheng Guo's special envoy, Yuli was renamed Yuli."
Zheng Shi arched his hands with a charming smile, and his gentle and handsome face was full of kindness.
"I'm so addicted to dancing, it's rare for Mr. Qi to fall in love with him. It's really well-intentioned. The kindness is so disrespectful—this jade is intended to be given to me, right?"
Deathly silence.
The eyes of the two men collided in mid-air.
Sword light and fire flash, gold and stone resonate.
For a moment, he still opened his eyes first.
The life and death of [-] soldiers of the Qi army is still uncertain in the hands of others, so why should he fight with others!
"A gentleman does not take what others like." It was Zheng Shi who spoke first.
The man in the seat was handsome and gloomy, and it was rare for him to show some emotion, which made him find it interesting.
Probably because he is a pet, and he has moved a little sincerity, that's why he is so reluctant.
It's just a woman, so seriously, there are only Qi people.No wonder the Qi army was defeated like a mountain, they are all such sentimental and sentimental women.
Emissary Zheng said with a smile: "Well, I'm still a member of Lord Qi. When I was in your country, I invited Lord Qi to entertain me with a banquet at the posthouse for one day, and asked Yuli to perform a dance at the banquet. So, okay?"
Dance at the banquet.It was an unseemly request, but not excessive.
All the ministers know that Yuli is the chief dancer of the country and is extremely precious, but in the end he is just an actor.
"Your Majesty..." The long silence was disturbing, and some close ministers couldn't help but remonstrate.
The young king finally nodded.
"Yun, envoy Zheng please."
The place called the post house is as beautiful as the palaces and pavilions of the royal city. Envoy Zheng expressed his satisfaction and stayed here for more than half a month.
Na Jiang, who is called the peace talk, was dragging his feet, not going well, not going well, sticky and greasy like the snow in the early spring of Qi State, it is obviously the season of flowers blooming, and a gust of wind blows and blows it all over his head inexplicably. White - does not give people a refreshment.
At sunset, the wind stopped, the snow stopped, the palace lanterns lit up the eaves, and envoy Zheng stood at the foot of the steps.
Every night, he waits for her.
The exquisite food and wine prepared by the imperial kitchen are slowly cooling down on the jade table in the main hall.He stood quietly in the snow in the atrium, beside the osmanthus tree, waiting for her.
Arrogant, arrogant, venomous, sinister.
Not a trace of it can be seen.The man at this moment is gentle and quiet, elegant and romantic, with a gentle smile.
When Yuli entered the court alone and handed over to that man, she felt a strange feeling in her heart.
Is he sincere?
Otherwise, such a thing would not be said.
He knows how to dance, even as much as she does.
The first time he danced for him, he walked down the white jade steps to the music and walked into the world of dancers.
With his long arms and powerful legs, he could lift her up into dazzling dance steps with little effort.
Even without music, he could understand her posture, and it was easy to break into the dance after continuing at any time.
From the moment they took her hand into the palm, the two began to dance together.From the first second of dancing to the last second of meeting, sometimes it seems like crazy entanglement and rotation, sometimes it looks like a sculpture standing still and staring.
She almost forgot his identity.
He must be a dancer too.
Born to be a dancer.
Live for this, die for this.
"I finally found you," he said.
Every night, such whispered love words are repeated.
At that time she was still dancing, full of joy.
She also found him.
The phoenix dances around the world.
But dancing solo is too lonely after all.
Probably no one knew, even she herself heard that voice telling her after meeting him that she had been lonely for so long, so long, so long...
Ye Weiyang.
When the dance was over, he gently put her back on the ground.
She walked off the dance floor, saluted, turned around, and went out.
Every time he ran away in a hurry, he didn't know what expression he had behind him, but he never kept her.
Not once.
She sat on the jade chariot that took her back to the palace, feeling a little lost in her heart.
At this time, I remembered his identity and what he did during the day.
He is very respectful to himself, gentle and considerate.
Of course, only in the dance.
In the dance, they are a pair of lovers who depend on each other for life and death.
He is a very good actor.
"arrive."
The road back to the palace is always short.Just like the way out of the palace is always very long.
The palace servants lit up lanterns to send her back to her residence - a detached palace in the corner of the royal city.
As soon as the palace gate was closed, the servant hurried forward to support the master.
Yuli's brow was full of cold sweat and the powder on his face melted away, his face was as pale as a ghost.
"Quick! The antidote!" Yuqiu shouted urgently in a low voice.
Yudong trotted to the front with the hot bowl in hand, and the two rushed to pour the thick concoction into Yuli's purple mouth.
"It's getting worse." Yuqiu was worried, "What should I do if this continues?"
Yudong's brows were furrowed tightly, and she also had a sad expression on her face.
"It's better to tell your majesty that this dance can no longer be danced."
Yuqiu thought for a moment, and Zheng nodded emphatically.
Yudong turned around and left.
"Do not……"
The person on the bed was dying, and his weak voice revealed anxiety.
Yuqiu knelt by the bed, anxious: "Uncle, don't dance anymore. Please!"
Yu Dong also begged: "Master Uncle, you have already drank ten cups of Hanyang wine. According to the rules master explained, drink it on the first day of the month, ten drinks a year is the most, if there is too much, the poison will enter the body, and it will be difficult to get rid of it!"
After hearing this, Yuqiu cried even more: "Drinking ten cups in ten days just to dance the phoenix nirvana has already seriously hurt your vitality. Uncle, let's go and ask the king, don't worry about that domineering and rude person again." Envoy Zheng has performed a dance, okay?"
"No..." Angrily, she still replied like this.
"Uncle Master!..." Yuqiu wanted to persuade him again, but Yudong pulled his arm and shook his head.
The potency of the medicine dissipated quickly, and the exhausted dancers could not hear the earnest noise, and finally felt relieved and willing to fall into a deep sleep.
Yudong whispered in Yuqiu's ear: "You stay here and watch, I'll report back to you."
"you……"
"Uncle Master blames it, it has nothing to do with you."
"That's not what I meant." Yuqiu shook her head anxiously, but she didn't know what else to say, so the hand holding Yudong finally dropped.
"Come back soon."
Yudong stroked his soft hair, and left.
Wine, is wine.
People are beauties.
But he only drinks and doesn't look at people.
Cup after cup.Spicy, astringent, bitter, not a good taste.
The harp gradually stopped, and the elegant posture of the dancers was frozen at the last note.The king on the seat drank alone, and had no will to continue, nor did he say to let them retreat.
His arms were numb and his back hurt, but he could only maintain his fixed posture and couldn't move.It is said that being with you is like being with a tiger. What is this tiger thinking?
The girls began to look at each other, winking.Those who have the guts to sneak up and aim upwards.
The monarch is not fond of female sex, does not like silk and bamboo, and does not appreciate singing and dancing.The Shangyin Mansion, which was full of flowers in the former dynasty, has been desolate and lonely since he succeeded to the throne, and it is rare to see the king take pity on him.There are many rumors that sooner or later, this expensive and useless yamen will be cut down to subsidize military supplies.The dancers don't understand the reason why the army is weak and the country is in danger. They only know that today's kings only focus on killing on the battlefield and don't understand the wind and snow.
But why did he enter this Shangyin Mansion for the first time today, and even order the most extravagant and gorgeous songs and dances for fun?
His hands and feet were numb and he was thinking wildly, and finally a man's cold voice came from the throne: "Pass the government order."
The girls scattered immediately, and ran out of the dance hall one after another to pass on the decree.
What about the magistrate?
Chuan Fu Ling adults see you!
Your Majesty wants to see the magistrate!
……
The girls thought to themselves, it's no wonder they were so busy, whoever let the king come suddenly without saying a word, came alone, and even the person who passed the imperial edict disappeared.
The door was ajar, and the hall was pretty quiet.
He hesitated for a moment, pushed the door open and entered.
There was someone in the seat, he didn't have time to look closely at his knees and knelt down to salute.
"Your Majesty, Li Yu, Minister of Yin's Mansion, pays homage to Your Majesty."
No one answered.
After a long time, he raised his head.
The young king was lying on the table.The wine glass was poured aside, and the jade pot was lying at the foot, not a single drop remained.
He was drunk and fell asleep.
It's rare to see him so unrestrained, knowing that he shouldn't, but he can't take his eyes back, he just lingers on that person's face.
Sword eyebrows, knife nose, steep lips, slightly thin cheeks.
In fact, I like his hair the most. It is thick black and hard, and it looks heroic when it is tied up high.
This is not a handsome man, compared with Zheng Shi who is facing the wind in Yushu, he is less elegant and romantic.
When looking at him, his heart was a little moved, his chest was pulled and hurt.
When King Qi woke up, he saw the man kneeling on the ground not far away, calmly waiting for him, just like many years ago.
The headache was splitting, it was the punishment of drunkenness, he raised his hand to let him get up, without saying a word.
Li Yu had been kneeling for a long time, her legs were already numb, and it was difficult to get up.Putting his hands on the ground, he stood up for a long time, his eyes turned black, the poison penetrated into his bones, and he was so weak that he couldn't bear it.
King Qi walked over and supported him with his hands.
Li Yu was startled and was about to kneel down again, but King Qi waved his hand.
"Your nephew risked his life to break into the palace last night, and I already know everything about Hanyang Wine."
Li Yuzhen was on the spot, and King Qi said again: "The price of the phoenix dancing across the world is so high."
His voice was calm, brooding, the same as usual.
Li Yu knelt down on the ground: "You are guilty of deceiving the emperor."
King Qi leaned forward to help him up again, and said with a wry smile: "What is your crime for dedicating your life for the country? You are a lonely person, knowing that Zheng envoys are hardworking, but pushing you into the mountains of swords and seas of fire is a waste of being a king."
"Why did you say that, Your Majesty?" Li Yu was horrified, and fell to his knees for the third time, "It is Li Yu's honor to be able to contribute a little bit to the country, and it is my duty to serve you. for!"
The young king silently looked at the person at his feet, nodded after a while, "That's right."
He didn't help the man again, but took a few steps back and looked at his hair from a distance.
"Get up. Qingzhou Tangmen detoxification expert will arrive in the capital the day after tomorrow, and I have announced that he will go directly to your palace to diagnose your pulse. Today, envoy Zheng is inspecting the camps in the north of the Yangtze River. The waves are coming late, so he probably won't be able to make it back. You rest for a good night. If there is any other need, just let Yuqiu go to the palace and report to Gu to know."
Li Yu listened in a daze, but when he looked up, he was already far away.
On the table, the wine glass has been straightened at some point.That is a virtuous, benevolent and upright monarch, who is well known in the world for his reticence and deepness.
Li Yu thought, if it wasn't for the wine, it would be hard to hear him say so much to her in this life.
I am just an actor.That's all I want.
That's all.
Hanyang wine is white in color like milk and sweet in taste.
Nine out of ten women drink it and get drunk, but there is no other abnormality.
When a man drinks it, he will be full of beauty, his body will overflow with strange fragrance, yin and yang will be confused, and his tendons will be damaged.
The first time I drank Hanyang wine, I was still young, maybe 14 years old.After getting the dance score of Phoenix Nirvana, he couldn't put it down and practiced it. The master saw that he was very talented, so he passed on the secret of Hanyang Wine in advance.
The premiere was a resounding success.
After dancing at the king's banquet, everyone was shocked.After a long time without hearing applause, it has since been passed down as a legend in the dance world, crowned the best at home and abroad, and truly danced the world.
At that time, he was seventeen years old, and Wang's eldest son was sixteen years old. He was younger than him, but taller and stronger than him. He had thick eyebrows and thick lips, and a square face. He was mature and steady like an adult.
He glanced at him quietly as he exited.Like everyone else, he was still intoxicated in the phoenix dance and his face was full of confusion.
A few days later, when we met again by chance, there was no one else around.He nodded to him, and his voice was cold: "The dance is good. It's just that Yin and Yang are in order, and men and women must be different."
He froze, he had already walked away.The tall and straight back always made him stare blankly for a long time.
Men and women must be different, and yin and yang should be orderly.
Why doesn't he know?Otherwise, he would not have worked so hard to practice the phoenix dance and drink the cold yang wine.
In fact, it was only because of his sentence "men and women are different".
Unfortunately, he is not a woman after all.
The Hanyang Phoenix Dance is a top secret of Shangyin Mansion, even to the ruler of the current dynasty, it can be kept secret.For hundreds of years, there are only a handful of people who can inherit this dance, and it seems that he is the only one who can see through the Yin and Yang of the world at a glance.
Even though she was dazzled that day, after waking up, she can recognize that the dancing "she" is the "he" who has met several times.
It can't be said that he is blind.
When did it start?In front of him, he was always at a loss.I want to see him, but I am afraid of seeing him, and my heart will beat like crazy when I see him from a distance.His looking down made him unable to lift his head, and all his selfishness and secrets were hidden.
Men and women must be different.Is he reminding him?Even warning him?Don't be wishful thinking, don't be confused.Those shady little Nian wants to end themselves as soon as possible, Yin and Yang are in order, how can he be allowed to mess up the rules and regulations.
When the cold poison occurs, my heart throbs and hurts.
It's not very serious, after all, there is an antidote.Tang Sect masters did not get their fame in vain.
Yuqiu had knelt on the ground for half an hour, seeing the sky getting late, the jade chariot to the post house was already waiting at the gate of the palace.
He picked up his glass steadily.
"Uncle Master!"
Yuqiu cried and cried.
Yudong silently knelt beside Yuqiu, bowed and said, "Master, go and come back early."
"Uncle, don't..." Watching a glass of poisoned wine poured into his mouth, Yuqiu rushed over to stop him.Yudong held him tightly, and shed tears: "Qiu, don't do this. If you missed the king's affairs, how can Shangyin Mansion be worthy of Sheji and the people."
The chariot started and left in the dust.
Yuqiu cried and fell into Yudong's arms, beating his chest with one fist after another.
"Is the reputation of Shangyin Mansion important, or people's lives? Is it the common people's community, or our uncle? Are you confused? Ah? Are you confused!"
Yudong burst into tears, and murmured: "This is the emperor's imperial decree, Qiu. Can the uncle not drink the wine given by the emperor?"
With tearful eyes, Yuqiu grabbed Yudong by the collar: "What nonsense are you talking about! Uncle Hanyang brewed it himself, when did your lord give it to you?"
There were tears on Yudong's lips, and the mouth was bitter.
"Knowing that the wine is highly poisonous, but not taking it back, how is it different from gifting it with your own hands? Qiu, don't you understand what your majesty means?"
Yuqiu stopped crying and covered her mouth in horror.
"No! No! That's impossible!" Yuqiu shook her head desperately, "The Tang Sect doctor was quickly invited by the king, and his antidote is very effective, as you know, the antidote is very effective!"
Yudong nodded and hugged Yuqiu tightly.
"The antidote is very effective." He repeated Yuqiu's words, comforting the person in his arms, and comforting himself, "Let's make the antidote, and let him take it when the uncle comes back. After a sleep, it will It's okay. It's okay..."
Yuqiu shed tears and nodded desperately.
It will be a month later that the peace talks will take shape.
The terms are reasonable, and exchanging five cities for the lives of [-] soldiers is the smallest price.Since then, there has been a quota for paying tribute every year. Among the vassal states captured by Zhao Guo's iron cavalry, the preferential treatment received by Qi State made the other five countries envious.
Only those who know the inside know the mystery, and the nightly Shengxiao in the post house can really make a miracle.
The last dance is performed on the night of the full moon.
The man puts down the dancer but still holds her hand.
She stared at his handsome and extraordinary face, with nostalgia in her eyes.He couldn't help but tightened his arms and embraced her.
Lean in and kiss down.
This was after the dance music ended, he was still awake, and she was still drunk.
"Yu Li." He called her name.
"Hmm." She responded softly.
"You are the person I'm looking for." He fondly recounted the lingering every night.
"You too." She blurted out, unaware that his eyes were burning.
His hand gently stroked her smooth face, knowing that she was still awake, still the phoenix dancing in love and nirvana.
"Yu Li," he kissed her lips again, "come with me." As if in a dream, he begged.
Envoy Zheng's last request before returning home was to let the dancer Yuli send him fifty miles out of the city.
This request was rejected by King Qi.
With envoy Zheng's domineering and unforgiving personality, he was bound to be unwilling to let it go, and it was beyond everyone's expectations. He didn't say anything, bowed his hands to the king sitting on his seat, and turned around.
The next day, he went out of the city and returned to the country without any further disturbances, and walked very simply and neatly.
On the day of leaving, the dancer Yuli was still in a coma.
In the dream, a man smiled at him from afar and said, "It's hard to find a bosom friend, so I won't ask for it."
When he woke up, the man was gone.He stood at the top of the city and looked at the way back, but he was also a little dazed.
Let's dance that night, I'm not indifferent.
It was hard to find a bosom friend, even if it could only be in the dance, the man's infatuation moved him and made him fall in love. "She" loves him, and "he" knows it.But he is not "she" after all.
Men and women must be different.
"He wants you to give him a ride."
Suddenly an indifferent voice sounded from behind.
"I'm not allowed."
He turned back in shock, glanced up, and immediately fell to his knees, "Your Majesty."
"It seems that you get along very well."
King Qi looked coldly at the prostrate man.
"Your Majesty..." He didn't know how to explain, "He...he knows how to dance."
"He?" King Qi snorted coldly, "Who is he?"
"He's Zihuo..." He was startled by him, and blurted out the man's name.She lowered her head, but she couldn't see Jun Yan whose expression changed instantly.
For a long while, there was no more sound.
When I raised my head, I didn't know where to go for a long time.
Back in the palace, Yuqiu rushed forward to support him, and Yudong brought the medicine.
"Where did you go, uncle, it's hard for us to find! Your Majesty came to visit, but you happened to be away. It's really unfortunate!"
His heart pounded, "Your Majesty, have you ever been here?"
"Yes." Yudong also nodded, "I know you're not here, so I left."
"Did he... say anything?"
"No. But later, someone sent a lot of medicinal materials and medicines that were not found in the prescription before." Yuqiu looked a little excited, "Your Majesty came here alone, and he was dressed very casually. If Yudong hadn't seen it before." Your Majesty, we thought it was an official in front of the palace! However, he felt different when he spoke. "Where is Li Yu?" "Yuqiu imitated King Qi's tone, couldn't hold back and laughed first, and patted Holding my chest, "I said three words from the beginning to the end, but I was so scared that I didn't dare to speak out, and I couldn't speak for some reason."
Yudong saw his strangeness, and stopped Yuqiu's rambling.
"Uncle, the medicine is getting cold, drink it quickly. Your body hasn't recovered yet, let Qiu or I accompany you when you go out."
He nodded blankly and said "OK".Stand up suddenly.
"Master Uncle," Yuqiu didn't hold her back, and ran out anxiously, "Where are you going? Medicine! I haven't taken the medicine yet!"
"Your Majesty, Shangyin Mansion Commander Li Yu is asking to see you."
The pen paused, and wanted to say "I don't see you", but he hesitated when the words came to his lips.
Another internal official came in and reported: "Your Majesty, Huang Taoshan, Marquis of Anqing, has returned to the capital from Jiangbei Daying. Please see Your Majesty."
"Quickly pass it on!" The memorial and the pen were put down together, General Yin Ye galloped back into the palace, there must be important military information.
The eunuch who asked to play before retreated aside tactfully.
In an idle yamen like Shangyin Mansion, besides the state banquet, singing and dancing, what other important events can there be?If it weren't for seeing that Li Fuling was still sick and insisted on waiting until now, he would not have dared to bother the monarch who is busy with government affairs with these irrelevant trivial matters.
This wait is another hour.
On the willow shoots on the moon, the night is already deep.
"Li Mansion Order, otherwise, why don't you go back first? Look, a few more cabinet ministers have entered the palace. Your majesty is not sure when they will finish discussing military and state affairs, and sometimes they just stay up all night. Seeing this is more serious, you are recovering from a serious illness and your health is not good, listen to the old slave's advice, don't wait, huh?"
The hand on the heart tightened.
"Your Majesty, he... often stays up all night?"
"Isn't that right!" The inner officer supported him, "You are really thin, and the wind blows you down. Come, come, sit down first. Just listen to the old slave, what's important , write a memorandum and hand it in. How can you stand waiting for you outside this hall? Let me tell you the truth, don’t say you go to the Yinfu, even the queen and empress want to see the king. It’s not easy Alas! Poor our lord, I don’t know if he has slept for a few days since he took the throne. Either he was woken up by the military newspaper, or he was discussing urgent government affairs, or he would not be able to rest until very late after reviewing memorials.”
The old palace guards kept vigil outside the Hall of Qinzheng all the year round, and it was rare that there was an audience today, so they started chattering.
"Order of the Li Mansion, you are also a senior servant in the palace, and you must have seen it clearly. I am not afraid to tell you the truth from the bottom of my heart. Your Majesty is the hardest worker in the 100 years since the founding of Daqi. A good ruler who loves the people! It's a pity that the mess left by the previous kings needs to be cleaned up. It takes a day or two, but a year or two!... Oh, your little nephew is here. Hurry up, hurry up, take your uncle back, I see his complexion is getting worse, don't be frozen by the night wind, it's not good to be cold!"
The next day, when it was time for the next court, he still came to wait outside the Hall of Qinzheng.
From a distance, he saw that tall and straight figure coming from the front, followed by civil servants and generals, and entered the hall surrounded by soldiers.There are people coming and going on the lower steps of the corridor, and there is an endless stream of ministers, workers and generals from various ministries.
When he was free in the evening, the old palace man went in and informed him again, as if he was dealing with the urgent military report at hand, and then someone came to see him.The old palace man stepped back and shook his head at him.
"It's okay." He said with a smile, "It's nothing urgent, I can wait."
So, continue to wait.
One day, two days, three days... ·
Actually, it doesn't matter much.
I just want to tell him that I have nothing to do with Zheng Shi, really nothing.
That day he came to visit him, then went to look for him, and then left like that after seeing him, which made him feel that he must have misunderstood.
He just wanted to explain, just one sentence, if he wanted to say it face to face, looking into his eyes, that would be fine.
He has never looked him in the eyes and spoke. He didn't dare before, then he felt guilty, and then... He seldom came to the piano room of Shangyin Mansion to sit and meditate alone, and he never had the chance to play the piano across the stream for him. up.
Maybe, you can write a letter to explain the situation of that month clearly, after all, this is a state matter related to diplomatic relations.But, just like this, waiting silently outside the hall is fine too.
It's not very close to him, but it's not too far away either. At least, you can see it from a distance every day.
If he waits until sunset from dawn, he can also lose for a while when he stays up late.Even if he couldn't be by his side, it was enough for a person of his status.
No?
enough.
In the dead of night, when you are exhausted, you are too tired to sleep.My mind is full of military affairs and government affairs inside and outside the court, and my whole spirit is still tense.The only way to relax at this time is to get rid of everyone and sit in absolute darkness and silence.After sitting for an hour or two, I gradually became tired and sleepy, sometimes leaning on the back of the chair and sleeping all night.
When I was young, I liked to go to the piano room in Shangyinfu.It is also because of the personality of liking to hide alone when tired.
The pure sound that comes from across the stream soothes the soul, and it is the real medicine that can relieve fatigue and worry.
He is taciturn, moody and angry, and looks very indifferent even if he likes it no matter how much he likes.
I was also tempted to find the person who played the piano.If it is a woman, then accept her as a concubine.If a man...
If it is a man, it will be cited as a bosom friend.
The sound of the piano is interested, knowing his heart.
Every chord sound is like a gentle consolation, knowing his worries, reassuring him, and telling him his heart.
The piano player understands him.
Later, he finally knew who that person was.
Later, he watched a unique dance in which he was incarnated as "her", and he was fascinated.
After that, he never went to that piano room again, and never heard his piano sound again.
A bosom friend is hard to find.For him, it is close at hand, but it is impossible to ask for it.
Fortunately, he was originally an indifferent person.
Slowly, the sound of the piano faded away.Gradually, that face was blurred.
There are so many things to do every day, why do you have time to think about those meaningless and absurd things?
That person is just one of many living beings, so it's not worth worrying about.
"Your Majesty, can I dance for you again? Li."
This extremely short memorial was filed as non-urgent internal affairs, and was finally discovered by him among a pile of thick and lengthy memorials.
When I found out, it was three days after I wrote the book.
He hesitated for a while, and still sent someone to leave the palace. The internal officer came back very quickly, but it was very late that he got a free echo to let him know.
As in the past, he handled all the government affairs in his hands properly, and it was already dark when he arrived at Li Palace.
"Shangyin Mansion is preparing for the funeral. Li Manor Order wants to see Your Majesty for the last time."
When I heard the echo, I didn't feel anything.The reason why he will go is because his disease is the root of his disease when he drank poison and performed dances in the past.As a hero who served the country, parting is also a love affair between the monarch and his ministers.
Li Yu lay on the bed.
The face of the dying person is naturally haggard, but the brows are clear and the eyes are still clear and clean, which makes people feel shocked.
King Qi sat down by the bed, Li Yu's eyes were locked on his face, with a smile in his eyes, indescribably satisfied and joyful.
She moved her lips, but couldn't speak anymore, so she just looked at her like that.
Qi Wang's ears were hot, and he turned his head to ask about his condition.
Yudong wept and said: "Uncle Master wants to perform the last phoenix dance for Junshang. Three days ago, he drank Hanyang wine and waited for you in the piano room of Shangyin Mansion. He finished dancing and you haven't come yet."
King Qi was silent for a moment, and said lightly: "You all step back."
Seeing Yudong and others coming out, Yuqiu's tear-stained face was emotional.
"Did you tell Jun Shang what the uncle did for him?! He could have lived for another three years, three years! Just for that dance! The twenty cups of Hanyang wine in the month of performing the dance Zheng Envoy have been consumed Lose his life span of 30 years! Does Your Majesty know all these things! Does he know all about it!"
Yudong put his arms around Yuqiu and told him to be quiet, "Qiu, don't talk about it. The king is here, and he is inside, with uncle."
He took out a letter from his sleeve and put it beside his pillow.
"Bai Zihuo sent you a letter a few years ago. I only sent it to you now. I know it's too late."
Bai Zihuo?
Oh, Zihuo.That envoy Zheng, the one who said he would take him away.
"Believe me, I took it apart and looked at it. He said he regretted it and should have taken you with him back then."
He leaned down and took his hand.
"Li, for so many years, I thought I never cared about you. But now, I'm in pain here."
He put his hand over his heart.
"You tell me why? You know I don't understand this. You are my soulmate, you understand, don't you? You come and tell me."
He took a breath and let go of his hand.
Heartbroken, he couldn't take it anymore, he just wanted to run away and hide.
In those nights, he wandered outside the temple and waited infatuatedly, he knew.
In those days, he was tortured by the residual poison and lingered on the bed, he knew it.
In those memorials, he used irrelevant crumbs and trifles to narrate the pain of lovesickness, and he understood.
One by one, what he thought he had forgotten was vivid in his mind, and what he deliberately ignored was engraved in his heart.
Li, a bosom friend is hard to find, I dare not ask.
He rushed out.
When he ran out of the hospital, there was a sound of crying behind him.
黎!
He staggered back into the room.He was lying on his side in the same posture as before, but his eyes were closed.
There was a slight smile on the corner of his lips.
The middle-aged king stood there dumbfounded, and suddenly walked up to pick up the warm corpse.
Regardless of the surprised and terrified eyes of everyone along the way, he hugged him, walked into the piano room, and closed all the doors and windows.
In the absolute darkness and silence, he held up his face, leaned over, and kissed the lips that were still warm.
Yin and Yang should be in order, and men and women must be different.
You turn the world upside down for me.
For you, I filled the glass with poisonous wine.
Blood spurted out of his mouth, piercing his heart, the pain was unbearable.
Li, forgive me, forgive me, forgive me...
Without you, I would be so lonely.
Without you, there would be no bosom friend in the world.
In the following year, the king of Qi conquered Zheng himself.Bai Zihuo, the second prince of the State of Zheng, successfully assassinated the king in disguise.
It is said that what Bai Zihuo drank was the secret wine of Qi State and what he danced was the unique dance of Shangyinfu.
With a sword piercing his heart, King Qi stared at the empty space behind the dancer with a smile on his face.
Li, wait for me.
(End of full text)
ps: So far, the "Afterlife" collection that has been written successively since 2012 has been updated.In addition, I have a 50-word long story, which is also the favorite of the most readers, "Wang Zhizhang", which has been posted since January.
Then, it is time to start again~~~
Thank you for your company and support, I will continue to work hard and write down~~~
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