The Story of Leaping from the Dragon Gate

Ten Wuzi

From the outside of Duanwang Mansion, nothing unusual can be seen. Entering the door, passing through the front hall, and coming to the central courtyard, one can see densely colored lights, layers of brocade curtains, red candles burning high in the hall, and pearls reflecting the walls, creating a luxurious and magnificent scene.The guests who arrived first have already been seated, all kinds of delicacies are placed on the table, and the tempting aroma is floating in the hall.

Duan Wang is notoriously playful, and he is the leader of the capital's dandies.In the past, Yao's fourth child and Yuwen's second child were frequent visitors to his house.Now that Yao's fourth child has changed his ways, he doesn't come here very often, and Yuwen's second child is indispensable.Seeing Yu Wendi bring the musicians from Jiaofang to the door, Song Fei was overjoyed: "Tonight there will only be a new Jiangnan song and dance, but some people still want to watch Huwu in the Western Regions. They are worried about the shortage of musicians. You are here to help!"

The senior musicians in Jiaofang have quite a social status, so they were taken to the special seats immediately.The colleagues did not recognize Song Wei, thinking that he was a Qing guest of Yuwen Mansion.Song smiled and chatted happily with everyone, and by the way, took note of Prince Duan's friends who came to the hall one by one.

According to the gossip, the reason why Duan Wang couldn't hold back was because last year Xiaqiu brought a very powerful dancer from the south of the Yangtze River, and rehearsed several new songs for Jiaofang, which became famous for a while.Ordinarily, such movements were always the first in Duan Wang's mansion, but in the middle of filial piety, it was hard work to endure it for half a year.

A song and dance in the south of the Yangtze River ended, and it was really graceful.Song Wei shook her head and looked intoxicated, heard everyone booing, clamoring for the orchid dancer to fight back, took the drum from the boy servant, and went up with the accompaniment musicians.Judging by his skillful movements and demeanor, he is a bit more professional than the former Yuwen Fuzhong drummer who was replaced.At the end of the song, amidst the clamor and cheers, Song Wei gave Xue San a wink, Xue Xuan turned around and quietly backed out.Here Xiang Song Wei made an excuse of convenience, and then got out too.When Lu was questioned by the guards of the palace, he showed the waist badge of Yuwen Mansion, and only said that he would go back to the carriage to pick up the musical instruments left behind, and he could pass without hindrance.

Fumbled back into the car, quickly removed makeup and changed clothes.After a while, Xue Yan knocked the signal outside the carriage, and Wei Guan arrived.

At this time, the atmosphere in the central hall of the palace was extremely lively.The songs in front of the hall are tactful, the dancing postures are soft and charming, and there are interlaced cups of wine and chatter during the banquet.Suddenly the door of the hall was opened wide, and the housekeeper of the palace rushed towards the master with a look of panic.Before Song Fei had time to reprimand, she saw a line of sergeants rushing in, shocking all the guests in the hall.Looking closely, isn't the leader Yihou Weiguan who is supposed to be guarding the palace?

Many people present recognized Yihou, the shock was no small matter, and no one dared to move.

Those who came to join in the fun know that banquets are prohibited in Duanwang's mansion, the surface is well covered up, and there are secret whistles outside the gate of the mansion.I really can't imagine how the Ting Weijun could break into the door so quietly.

Just as he was in doubt, he saw a man in white clothes with a plain crown appearing at the door.The whole room is full of feasting lights, pink, fragrant and greasy, all the more contrasting, the person who comes is clean, as cold as a blade out of its sheath, clear and cold like frost covering the ground, powerful and incomparable, noble and pure.

Song Wei stood still at the door, glanced around the frightened crowd, and finally landed on the face of Song Fei who was sitting at the farthest end in the main seat, and said slowly: "Brother Huang, do you know where I come from?"

Song Fei's mind hasn't recovered yet: "No, I don't know."

"I came from the Taimiao. Just now, I paid my respects in front of my father's imperial spirit, and suddenly I felt a sense of emotion. I couldn't help but want to tell my brother my heart, but unexpectedly... It seems that I came at a very bad time."

Duan Wang finally came to his senses, got up and staggered a few steps, crossed the hall, rushed in front of Song Wei, knelt down with a plop.

As soon as he knelt down, the others woke up one after another, scrambling to kneel down: "Your Majesty, forgive me, Your Majesty forgive me..." Knowing that the prince's filial piety period has not passed, he came here to join in the fun, which is enough to punish a serious crime of disrespect.This crime can be beheaded if it is serious, but it can be fined if it is light, and everyone will tremble for a while.

They all thought that the emperor had planned for a long time, and wanted to use King Duan as a sword to gain power.But I don't know that the emperor is purely in a bad mood, and it's just a sense of presence when he goes out.

In line with the principle that if I don't feel happy, you don't want to be happy, Song Wei's face became more and more gloomy, and she signaled Wei Guan to escort the idlers to the front hall.First came the guests who came to join the party. For the sake of realism, the second master Yuwen and Xue Sanlang also stood in the line in fear.Then the kabuki dancers and musicians of Jiaofang, and the backstage service management personnel also came out one by one to plead guilty and resign.It was the last group's turn, and one of the older dancers, who was similar to a teacher, knelt down and shook for a long time, but couldn't get up.

"Your Majesty..." The woman's expression was sad, her cheeks flushed with tears, "Your Majesty...don't you recognize Zhenniang?"

Song Wei was pondering in his mind how much money he could get out of Duan Wang's hands, but Wei Guan secretly tore off his clothes before looking at the kneeling dancer in front of him.Hey, it looks familiar.

"Your Majesty, Zhenniang trekked through thousands of mountains and rivers, just to see His Majesty, even if she was hacked into pieces..."

The appearance of pear blossoms crying with rain is more familiar.Suddenly there was a flash of thunder in his mind, which made Song Wei's body burn.Oh, hello, this, this, this...isn't that hot girl Cui Zhen...

Song Wei raised her eyes and glanced, luckily everyone had almost left.Otherwise, cleaning up the door will turn into encountering a mistress by chance, which will not end well.

Xin said that this is really where life does not meet.Flicking his sleeves, he said coldly, "Presumptuous!"

Cui Zhen was so frightened that she shuddered, she gathered herself together, and was about to howl again.She was originally a ruthless character, but she only wanted to put her to death and survive, how could she be willing to let go when she finally saw Song Wei's face.

Song Wei saw the clue, and with a wave of her hand, immediately a soldier came up and restrained her, making her unable to utter a word.

Song Wei slowed down his expression: "I know, you have hidden desires to report in private, don't you?"

Cui Zhen sobbed desperately and nodded.

Song Wei nodded, and said solemnly: "Put this girl in custody separately, and I will interrogate her after I and Brother Huang have settled my heartfelt complaints."

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month of the third year of Chengxing, Duan Wang Songfei was banned for three months by the emperor and fined his salary for one year because he gathered people for fun during the filial piety period.Song Fei's administrative position is not high, and her salary is not as high as that of Zhangsun Lianxiao, a fourth-rank Silang.But he is the honor of a prince, this salary is really a lot, Song Wei's punishment is equivalent to taking away all the tribute he received from the fiefdom for one year.There were no less than a few dozen officials and sons of public officials who were implicated by this incident, and the money fined was enough to equip a Northwest light cavalry or a large navy ship.

If it is said that the fine is still a trivial matter, Duan Wang has been paralyzed since he was arrested by the emperor.When Song Wei was still the sixth prince, he suffered a few dark losses.Song Wei became the prince, and with the boss, the third and the fifth, as a lesson from the past, he naturally restrained himself a lot.His father passed away, and the relationship between the brothers has been lukewarm for more than two years, which made him completely relieved.Unexpectedly, one couldn't hold back, and hit someone with a knife.

After waiting for more than 20 days, hearing that the emperor summoned Kabuki to enter the palace for entertainment, Song Fei was holding a mouthful of old blood in her chest, and almost passed out on the spot.I just feel that the sixth child is the nemesis in my life, specially sent by the heavens to taunt me.But he was really frightened, and for the next three months, he honestly dared not go out, fearing that the emperor would catch him in the wrong place, and sent him directly to the northern suburbs to guard his father's tomb.

After this incident, the officials also discovered that the emperor punished mistakes, did not hit the board easily, occasionally cursed people, and only liked to punish the salary.

Song Wei left Cui Zhen in her former prince's mansion and locked her up for more than 20 days.On the first ten-day rest day after getting rid of filial piety, Qin Xian quietly asked someone to interrogate after watching a performance of juggling and singing in the teaching workshop.

Cui Zhen finally saw the emperor again, knowing the success or failure of life and death, she couldn't help herself, and bowed and bowed in a proper manner.She has been a concubine for many years, and she seems to be doing well at this time.

Song Wei looked at her, feeling very absurd and weird.The sense of presence became more and more vivid.

Reining in his mind, he asked, "Where's your long-term follower? Where did you go?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the humble concubine accompanied Jiao Da. She escaped from the western capital in the past, and accidentally drowned in a storm in the river." Cui Zhen replied sadly with red eyes.

Speaking of which, Song Wei hadn't seen her for seven or eight years, and compared with her impression, there was not much change, and she secretly lamented that this woman is quite good at taking care of herself.But Song Wei herself, not to mention her good looks, added a lot of flair and prestige.With a glance over, Cui Zhen, a half-aged lady, hurriedly lowered her head to avoid it, her heart beating non-stop.

"You came to Beijing specially because you want to see me?" Song Wei said with a blank expression, "Zhen Niang, could it be that you are here to pay off the debt?"

"Your Majesty!" Cui Zhenfu kowtowed several times, "The concubine knows that she deserves death, but I have a word, and I want to express my love to you, please listen to your majesty. As for the concubine, whether she is alive or dead Your Majesty will deal with it."

Song Wei was very curious.Ordinarily, Cui Zhen would try her best to find her before she could hide herself.Sui said, "What do you want to say, let's hear it."

Cui Zhen calmed down and spoke slowly.

"That day the concubine was in danger in the middle of the river, and the concubine was rescued. The owner of the boat was the young master of the Lu family in the south of the Yangtze River. The concubine entered the border of Guangling with the boat and wandered. I met the young master of the Lu family a few times, and he never gave up, so I redeemed myself and entered the house to become a dancer."

Speaking of this, Qieqie peeked at the emperor.

Song Wei curled her lips and smiled: "Don't be guilty, this is your ability." But he thought in his heart, isn't the Guangling Lu family one of the eight great noble families in Jiangnan.After Dugu attacked the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River, the Lu family, who had always been domineering, naturally bore the brunt.

Cui Zhenfu bowed his head again: "Your Majesty's ascension to the throne, the whole world celebrates. The concubine heard about it in the south of the Yangtze River, and the people inquired about it, so I knew...that I am an old friend. If I knew that Your Majesty is honorable, it turns out that it is really a blessing..."

Song Wei snorted coldly: "Let's talk about business."

Cui Zhen trembled, and continued: "Yes... Not long after, I heard that Marquis Xian was stationed in the southeast, and the concubine was really panicked, hiding in the mansion, not daring to show her face. In February last year, the elder of the Lu family was imprisoned for a crime. The three clans were implicated, and the family was not enslaved in the navy. The young master of the Lu family has always ignored family affairs, and he is innocent. Pity him... He was delicate and weak since he was a child, and he was a military slave. How could he survive the life of a concubine? How can he bear the grace of saving his life and the favor of treating him..." Speaking of this, he burst into tears.

Song Wei looked at her expression, sad and sad, it was very different from when she was acting, it was unexpected.This selfish and ruthless woman actually had a moment of sacrifice for others.

Seeing that Song Wei didn't speak for a long time, Cui Zhen became anxious: "Your Majesty! This concubine often entertains guests in Lu's residence, and also knows a few like-minded people from other families, so I just want to do my best for him. It's an old man to meet His Majesty. The heavens are merciful, and everything depends on His Majesty's decision. Your Majesty let the concubine live, and from then on, he will be an ox and a horse, and spare no effort. If your majesty wants the concubine to die, the concubine will never live until tomorrow. She will live forever, without regrets or complaints."

This means that Cui Zhen seems to have some information in her hands.

Song Wei was unmoved: "I have entrusted the Marquis Xian to preside over the southeast affairs. Since the young master of the Lu family was not enslaved in the navy, why didn't you go to see Dugu? You are willing to take the blame and do meritorious deeds, but he is not unreasonable." people."

"I don't dare to be a concubine. I'm even more afraid of... self-defeating." She also knew that she had offended Dugu too much when she wanted to run for her life.What's more, the imperial court intends to rectify the aristocratic families in the south of the Yangtze River, and the storm is about to come. At this time, who else can be more effective than the emperor.

Song Wei sneered: "Hmph, you're sure, I'm soft-hearted and easy to talk to?"

He touched his chin and thought.This daughter Cui Zhen is really a talent.There is already a senior female secretary in the palace, and there should be a senior female publicist outside the palace.For a while, the more I thought about it, the more I almost lost my mind.

It wasn't until Cui Zhenfu began to tremble on the ground that he said slowly and coldly: "There is no way, I will show you a way to survive, but it depends on whether you are willing to do it, and...whether you can do it."

In March of the third year of Chengxing, Weng Huanweng was listed on the nineteenth list and won the Jinshi.Although he was at the bottom of the last list, he won if he won at home, and because the prodigal son did not change his money when he returned, he was a model of positive energy, so he was called into the Golden Palace by the emperor and rewarded face-to-face with the top ten.In the past three years, Weng Nineteen was sad and brooding, studied hard, and he was fat and fat for most of the time, and he turned out to be a handsome young man, which made Song Wei sigh in admiration.

Weng Nineteen received special preferential treatment from the emperor, and directly entered an institution directly under the central government, and became a seventh-rank music minister in the Rites and Music Department of Taichang Temple.Regardless of the low rank, every ten-week holiday the emperor summons artists from the Jiaofang to enter the palace, and he will definitely be by his side, just like a newly promoted celebrity in front of the imperial court.Coupled with a perennial dog-legged Liupin Yiwu Wei Xue Xuan, the three brothers almost went back to the time when they were fooling around in Xidu.

Cui Zhen stayed in the teaching workshop for a while to teach dance, and tried her best to train a group of newcomers who are good at singing and dancing in the south of the Yangtze River, enough to compete with the favored Hu Ji barbarian girl in Beijing.

The emperor likes to call people into the palace to watch the ring on both sides.Not only watching it by myself, but also watching it with the queen, prince, princess, brother-in-law and nephew.

The eunuchs found that the young emperor changed after the filial piety, showing his original shape and reverting to his old ways, and they were all gearing up for admonition.It was only when I started writing that I found that there was nothing to remonstrate at all.May I ask which official is not allowed to go to Chengyefang for recreation on weekends?The emperor just called a few artists from the teaching workshop into the palace, why not?Thinking back to when the first emperor was alive and in good spirits, it was not uncommon for him to sing and sing every night.I've heard that only state officials are allowed to set fires, and people are not allowed to light lamps, but I haven't heard of the reverse... Besides, the emperor only watched the show, and he even took his wife and children to watch it together, just enjoying some family happiness, so I have to give my opinion on this , is there any reason?

Besides, the emperor didn't delay the business, it was just a combination of work and rest.

In April, the death of the old king of Huihe was confirmed. The eldest prince of Huihe announced that he would inherit the throne and wanted to marry his stepmother Princess Xianxi Baohua as his concubine, but unexpectedly Princess Baohua committed suicide and died for the former king.The Xianxi court formally sent troops to assist the little Huihe prince Guqiluo against his elder brother.All the tribes in the northwest expressed their stances one after another. For a while, wars broke out everywhere.

In August, Southwest Tubo took advantage of the unstable situation in the northwest of Xianxi and sent troops to attack the border of Liangzhou.

In October, Yihou Wei Guan went to Liangzhou to lead his troops to attack Tubo.After Xianhou Dugu was transferred back to Beijing, he took over the Tingwei Army.