Ballad of Tianmen

mid-December.

On the outskirts of Pucheng, Shijing Mountain has the most plum blossoms. There are gardens and various plum trees planted inside. Plum blossom banquets have been held here over the years.

After walking for nearly a mile in the mountains, I saw the rapids of the cliffs, and the bluestones hung upside down were wet and green; gradually reaching the mountainside, there was a stone pavilion surrounded by steep cliffs.There is a hole named Huoyun Dongtian, the stone patterns are knotted, like the brushwork of Huanghe Mountain woodcutter, a little messy, and the hole stones are all deep crimson.

Huoyundongtian can accommodate a few people to walk, and move forward according to the torch, about half a quarter of an hour, the eyes suddenly open up, like entering a fairyland.The flowers bloom for several miles, looking like a sea of ​​snow, with a subtle fragrance lurking.As soon as the wind blows, it falls colorfully.

"There are places like this outside this city." Supported by Chu Feihuan, Yin Wuyi said strangely.

"It existed as early as the time of the Taiwang. I know this place, but I don't come here very often. This place is too steep. If you send someone to block the entrance of Huoyun Cave, there are cliffs on all sides, and the people in it, let you It's hard to fly with wings." Chu Feihuan shook his head and smiled.

Walking forward from the arched door for a while, I saw a pavilion with a pond carved behind it, in which there were some koi swimming leisurely.All the officials invited to the banquet had already taken their seats, and the guards in heavy armor stood neatly in two rows holding axes, axes, knives, and halberds.The few dancers in the middle are all cloud girls with misty temples, thin makeup and long skirts with wide sleeves, but they don't need fine wine, which also makes all the officials intoxicated.Chu Luo was standing on the high platform in ordinary clothes, his head was raised slightly, and his eyes were full of domineering arrogance.Presumably the only ones serving him diligently are the children of those aristocratic families.

"Sister, you're here." Seeing Chu Feihuan, Chu Luo lowered his head, yelled with a smile, and then said to the timid courtiers, "Don't be cautious, my lords, Uncle Wang is not in the capital. , This feast of plum blossoms will be hosted by the lonely king. Everyone just recite poems and do the right thing, don’t feel too much awe. Sister, you seldom come to this kind of place, so hurry up and take a seat and drink with everyone.” Chu Luo said Then, he gestured with his hands, and there were a few strange colors in his eyes, as if deliberately suppressing some kind of excitement that was about to break through the shackles.

Chu Feihuan helped Yin Wuyi to sit down, and a young disciple of the Feng family was standing next to her, he glanced at her and then quickly lowered his head, the wine glass in his hand was still shaking.

"Huh?" Chu Feihuan snorted softly, as if to ask.

"I... have to see Tianyan, and also, His Highness Xuancheng... I... Your Highness, I'm just too excited." His neck was stalked, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead. The man's teeth were trembling, and he couldn't even speak It's all upside down.With a bang, the wine glass was smashed to the ground with a crisp sound, which attracted everyone's attention. "Damn the grassroots." The man quickly got out of his seat and knelt on the ground.

"It's okay, get up. As the king said, don't be cautious." The white jade wine cup moved to his lips, and he seemed to take a sip.Chu Feihuan squinted his eyes, and then opened them in a flash. His calm eyes swept across the group of young scholars, and finally fixed on Zhao Zhen's face, and said with a light smile.

"Haha, what His Highness Xuancheng said is very good." Zhao Zhen clapped her hands, walked down the court steps from Chu Luo, walked around the court along the distance of one or two steps from those soldiers, and pointed to the outside The plum blossom tree, "Throughout the ages, literati have often chanted plum blossoms, either in poems or paintings. I don't know if anyone has already written poems. How can peach and apricot compete with plum blossoms, right?"

"Teacher is right." Chu Luo took Zhao Zhen's words, frowned, and avoiding Chu Feihuan's sight, he straightened his chest and said proudly, "Peach apricot is just a vulgar thing, how can it be compared with plum blossoms?" Although these vulgar things occupy their time, they should be killed!" There was a hint of murderous intent in the words, and he suddenly looked at Chu Feihuan and smiled coldly, "Sister, what do you think?"

"噗噌噌——" several times, the collision of weapons and weapons was like a metal stone hitting each other.Those armored soldiers suddenly showed their weapons and pointed at Chu Feihuan. The nobles of the aristocratic families retreated from the table and stood beside the King of Chu, looking at Chu Feihuan coldly.The maids, who were pale in color, ran away one after another, bumped into those soldiers, and were killed with a single blow.The blood flowed on the ground, and a few plum blossoms were blown down by the wind, just falling into the pool of blood, stained bright red.

"What does Luo Er mean?" Chu Feihuan sat peacefully, playing with the wine cup in his hand, his expression unchanged.

Chu Luo's expression was a bit complicated, and his eyes fell on Chu Feihuan through the scholars in front of him.It is said that the eldest sister is like a mother. After the death of the previous king, he was brought up by Chu Feihuan, and even the position of the king of Chu was stabilized by Chu Feihuan.This eldest sister tolerated almost all his willfulness.But it is always said that playthings and despondency restrain his hobbies. Why is this?In the past, he didn't care if he didn't have power in his hands, but the Tai Tuo was right. Only with power can he get what he wants. When the time comes, the world will be his. Who dares to say no?After a long time, he finally said: "Sister, you should find someone to marry and hand over the military power in your hands. What the Tai Tuo said is right, a woman going to court is like a hen serving the morning."

"And sister, the Shiqing Shilu system is the law of the ancestors, how can it be abolished easily. The lonely king wants to restore the ancient system, sister, don't stop it. Sister, you will be your princess of Xuancheng, and you will be prosperous and rich all your life Why do you need to meddle in national affairs?"

"Why mix it up?" As if hearing a funny joke, Chu Feihuan raised her head and laughed, she stood up slowly, her face was full of disappointment.Looking coldly at the group of scholars, his eyes were like poisoned cold arrows, "Luoer, you don't understand who I'm doing this for? I'm really disappointed. The state of Chu State cannot be ruined in your hands Come on! I thought you were just young and ignorant, and you will be fine after a while, but what do you think you have done in the past three years? You listen and believe, and you see who are gathered around you?"

"That's enough! The lonely king doesn't want to listen to your reprimand." Hearing Chu Feihuan's merciless words, Chu Luo was sullen and said with a flick of his sleeve, "Sister, didn't the lonely king discuss with you? If you let go of your military power at this time, the lonely king will not do anything to you, otherwise—"

"What else? Kill me? Chu Luo, you are so stupid!" Chu Feihuan's voice suddenly dropped to freezing point, the corners of her mouth curved up, she took a step forward, and those people took a step back, "The disciples of these aristocratic families are you Loyal ministers in your eyes? Almost all the aristocratic families in Pucheng have come, but Luo Er, have you forgotten that the military generals in the court are also in the seat? You are really naive. Zhao Zhen came up with this idea, right? You've got a wine bag and a rice bag, and you can't even try to plot rebellion!" The generals, who had been sitting quietly and calmly at the table, stood up now, and stayed respectfully behind Chu Feihuan.

"Your Majesty... what should I do?" Originally, Chu Feihuan had an imposing manner, far surpassing the King of Chu.After being scolded like this, and looking at the generals behind Chu Feihuan, they are all feeble scholars who have no strength to restrain them.They all knew His Highness Xuancheng's ability very well in their hearts, but they thought that with the King of Chu as their reliance, a bad idea would be regarded as a brilliant plan, so that their dreams would come true.

Chu Feihuan stood there with his hands behind his back, a few strands of hair were blown by the wind.Her expression was cold, but the brilliance in her eyes was bright.Her whole body exudes an inviolable majesty, like a god coming to the world.

"Afraid, what are you afraid of!" God knows, Chu Luo himself was frightened and stupid, and his legs were weak. If Zhao Zhen hadn't supported him, he would have fallen to the ground.Among this group of people, only Taifu is calm.He plucked up his courage, looked straight at Chu Feihuan, and cursed loudly: "Your Highness Xuancheng is going to rebel! A woman meddling in politics, forcing an old official to death, expelling an aristocratic family, all these crimes..." He hadn't finished speaking yet. , a white light flashed, the flying knife was stuck in his throat, blood flowed down his neck, his eyes were as big as copper bells, he seemed unwilling, and finally collapsed on the ground, and Chu Luo's face Splashed by the warm blood, his legs trembled, his face turned pale instantly, and he knelt on the ground with a plop.

"Why did you kill him?" Chu Feihuan said helplessly, looking down at Yin Wuyi who was still acting as if nothing had happened.

"Annoyance, Your Highness hastened to resolve this matter." Yin Wuwu frowned and muttered again, "Leave here quickly, I always have a bad feeling."

"Yes." Chu Feihuan smiled, and winked at those soldiers, it only took a moment to turn against them.The badges of the Southern Army and the Northern Army were given to Chu Luo, and all the soldiers here are from the Southern Army.But after Li Hao's death, these two armies have already been purged by her, and it is still open to debate who she listens to.

Those people huddled together like lambs waiting to be slaughtered.Chu Luo stretched her neck to look at Chu Feihuan, and said timidly and pitifully, "Sister, I...I was bewitched by the traitor. Sister, you...will you kill me?"

"No." Chu Feihuan looked down at him, his gaze was cold and devoid of emotion.

"Then...then will you abolish me?" Chu Luo's voice became smaller and smaller, almost inaudible.He struggled to stand up, with red eyes and tear stains on his handsome face, he almost rolled and crawled to Chu Feihuan's feet.Chu Feihuan let out a long sigh, and motioned for his subordinates to help Chu Luo up.

There was a sudden sound of footsteps coming from Meilinzi, as if a large group of people were coming towards this place.

Taking a closer look, the old Feng Xiangguo came with his soldiers and knelt down on the ground suddenly: "Chen Fenglin came late for rescue, I hope the king and His Royal Highness Xuancheng will forgive me."

In one sentence, Chu Luo was excused.Both parties don't want to offend, but they can still leave a good name. It's really cunning.After hearing this, Chu Feihuan gave a cold snort, shook his sleeves, and said meaningfully: "I will leave it to you to deal with Prime Minister Feng, and you must not miss one. If I read correctly, there is also your Feng family." Are you a person? Feng Lin, you connive at your unworthy disciples to commit treasonous things, you are guilty!"