Oriole Line

He was startled for a while, although he had been with this nephew for a while, he had never seen such a ruthless side of Pu Chen.Now, he actually used such a ruthless hand against Xiang Hu for one of his personal bodyguards, then the fact that Pu's young master is good at Nanfeng, which has been rumored outside in the past two days, is undoubtedly the truth!Pu Xuanzhi watched Pu Chen walk into the room with his good-looking bodyguard in his arms, and he was very sure about his speculation.

As soon as the door was closed, Wen Tao frowned and said in a low voice, "This is too harsh on General Xiang. I'm afraid General Xiang won't be able to bear the whip of your family for ten lashes."

"You've been through it all, why can't he take it anymore?" Pu Chen asked back, narrowing his eyes slightly.

"Although I know I'm acting, but it hurts people's hearts if I act too hard." Wen Tao looked worried.

Pu Chen smiled. He never told Wen Tao about acting, but he never doubted that Wen Tao could quickly know his real intentions.But he didn't expect Wen Tao to be sympathetic to Pu's veteran, even though Xiang Hu said something disrespectful to him, he didn't take it to heart.Pu Chen felt hot, and confessed to Wen Tao: "I was acting, but Xiang Hu was kept in the dark. If not, I couldn't fool the people in the courtyard. However, I asked Tang Yu to change the whip secretly. His injury Not as heavy as you."

Wen Tao understood, and met Pu Chen's gaze: "So, is it time to start?"

In the candlelight, the eyes of the two are shining brightly.

18, 18.

Guangling Academy is located on the shore of Baima Lake in Guangling. The Academy is built along the lake. The winding trestle bridges lead to scattered small islands in the center of the lake. The islands are all places where prestigious teachers in the academy give lectures.The scholars in the academy are all in white clothes and blue belts, and plain Confucian scarves, and they come and go.

Early in the morning, when the lake was covered with mist, a man on horseback dismounted by the lake. He was tall and straight, wearing dark soft armor, with a long sword on his waist. He was the Daiwang Zhou Yu.

Zhou Yu called to stop a student from the school who was passing by, and made a deep bow to explain the purpose of coming. The disciple pointed to the farthest small island in the center of the lake.Looking far away, Zhou Yu saw a small courtyard vaguely built on the small island, hidden in a piece of dark green.Zhou Yu tied his horse to the shore and walked along the long plank road to the center of the lake.Halfway through the journey, there was a burst of piano sound from the courtyard on the island. It was the "Guangling San" left by the famous scholar Ji Kang more than a hundred years ago. .

Zhou Yu listened to the solemn killing spirit hidden in this song, stopped to appreciate it for a while, and continued to move forward until the sound of the piano stopped.He walked to the door of a small courtyard with scorched yellow banana leaves sticking out of the white wall. He knocked on the door lightly. After a while, a boy with buns and hanging clothes opened the door. Zhou Yu handed over the door. After reading his own name card, the boy walked into the yard with the name card upright, Zhou Yu looked forward, and saw a two-story bamboo building standing in the small courtyard, with trees planted in the courtyard. A few plantains have grown quite lushly, but it's almost midwinter, and the leaves are withered and yellow.

Zhou Yu was casually inspecting the courtyard, when he suddenly heard footsteps, a person dressed in white came, it was Qi Dai who had met in Jiankang not long ago.

"On behalf of the king." Qi Dai saluted.

"Brother Sijun is born, since I have come to Guangling Academy, I don't need to be bound by these vain rituals anymore. Just call me Junwei."

Qi Dai was stunned for a moment. Although it is very common among scholars to call names, Zhou Yu was born in the royal family after all.He hesitated for a moment, but seeing Zhou Yu's candid eyes, he said according to his words: "Brother Junwei."

Zhou Yu laughed, his eyes full of joy: "Brother Sijun's small courtyard is very interesting." He pointed to the plantains in the courtyard and said, "If it is late spring and early summer, when it is rainy, the rain falls on the plantains, and with brother Sijun The sound of the piano must be the sound of nature in the world."

Qi Dai clapped his palms and said: "Brother Junwei got its essence. Look at my bamboo building again. In summer, it rains like a waterfall, and in winter, it snows like broken jade. With this plantain, it is the real harmony of the piano." smooth."

Zhou Yu laughed and said: "No wonder brother Sijun lives in this Guangling Academy. Jiankang can't compare to this fairy-like life."

Qi Dai responded with a slight smile, and led Zhou Yu into the bamboo building.The two sat down, Qi Dai lit a burner of incense, and carefully brewed a pot of tea. Zhou Yu took a deep breath in the fragrance of the tea, feeling that his life had never been as peaceful as this moment.

"Brother Jun Wei must have something important to do when he visits the humble house." Qi Dai offered tea to Zhou Yu.

"Can't you come if you have nothing to do?" Zhou Yu took the tea and looked at Qi Dai with a smile.

"Brother Junwei has been receiving refugees in Luzhou all the year round, taking care of everything. According to Brother Junwei's disposition, he will not leave Luzhou without permission."

Zhou Yu lowered his head and smiled: "Obviously we only met once, brother Sijun is already like an old friend of mine."

Qi Dai didn't answer, but quietly served tea to Zhou Yuman.

After a long time, Zhou Yu said: "I came here this time because I wanted brother Sijun to explain the hexagram for me. Last time I got the hexagram of Duke Yuanhua, but I haven't been able to explain it properly. I think brother Sijun got the hexagram of Duke Yuanhua." Appreciation will definitely solve my doubts."

Qi Dai looked carefully at Zhou Yu's expression, and said: "Brother Jun Wei doesn't seem like someone who came to Guangling specially for the hexagram, but what troubles Brother Jun Wei?"

"It's not troublesome, but the recent situation in Jiankang makes me quite worried..." Zhou Yu hesitated.

"Understood." Qi Dai said, "Give me the hexagram."

Qi Dai took Zhou Yu's kit and took out the hexagram image given by Duke Yuanhua inside, and saw that it read: Zhongfu hexagram, Fengze Zhongfu, soft inside but firm in the center, auspicious.

Qi Dai thought for a moment and said: "This hexagram is auspicious, brother Junwei don't need to worry."

Zhou Yu frowned and said: "The Zhongfu hexagram is most expensive because of the word 'faith', and you can be honest with others without any worries. Originally, when I got this hexagram, in view of my status, I would have nothing to worry about if I thought about being loyal to my father." Unexpectedly, I went to Jiankang on the first day of the month, and saw that my father’s health was not as good as before, and most of the government orders came directly from the king of Chu. However, the king of Chu’s administration is not well-known. If things go on like this, there may be troubles. So This time I’m here to ask Brother Sijun, Duke Yuanhua gave me the ‘Zhongfu Hexagram’, to whom should the word ‘Xin’ be addressed?”

Qi Dai did not expect Zhou Yu to ask so directly. Zhou Yu's words were equivalent to directly asking him who would ascend to the throne after Zhou Shao's death, and whom Zhou Yu should be loyal to.Qi Dai had no choice but to say calmly: "Brother Junwei knows, I never interfere in Jiankang's government affairs."

"I know." Zhou Yu stared at Qi Dai, "So I came here to ask brother Sijun, I think brother Sijun knows, who should I be loyal to and trust?"

Qi Dai was silent for a moment, then picked up the ashes in the incense burner: "I don't want to go to Jiankang in the near future. When the dust settles, Brother Junwei will naturally know who the word 'letter' should be addressed to."

Zhou Yu clenched his fingers when he heard this, and sighed softly: "So, the Qi family is ready."

Qi Dai didn't look at him, but turned to look out of the window. The water of Baima Lake was dense, like an ink painting.He sighed quietly: "I can't control this matter." He is the second son of the Qi family, his father is the prime minister of the court, his aunt is the concubine of the same queen, his elder brother is the commander of the Northern Army of the Forbidden Army, and his cousin is the king of Chu.He had no way to choose his own position, although his father wrote again and again to persuade him to become an official, he refused all of them.All he can do is stick to his persistence in this small courtyard.

"However, Puchen is already in Jiankang, and his [-] troops have also arrived in Stone City." Zhou Yu said, "If Puchen is unwilling to support the Qi family, there may be a big dispute in Jiankang."

Qi Dai sighed and said, "That's exactly what I'm worried about. I wrote to my father to persuade him, but he was unmoved. He asserted that Pu Chen would be hard to achieve, and recently he said..." Qi Dai suddenly closed his eyes. mouth.

Zhou Yu saw his concerns and said with relief: "Brother Sijun, don't worry, I won't intervene in Jiankang's situation. It's just that as a prince, I worry about the safety of my father and brothers."

Qi Dai said: "This matter is not a secret in Jiankang, but it involves people from Guangling Academy, and I am also worried."

"Oh? But Pu Chen likes the south wind? I heard that he got quite close to a personal guard beside him." Zhou Yu was very interested.

"Did you even hear about Brother Junwei?" Qi Dai was quite surprised, "Pu Chen's close personal guard is none other than Wen Ji, a student of my Guangling Academy. Go save Wen Ji." For some reason, Qi Dai felt that Zhou Yu was upright, so he didn't hide his intentions, and told the whole story about going to the General's Mansion to ask Pu Chen to save Wen Ji.

Zhou Yu said with a smile: "It turns out that Brother Sijun went to the General's Mansion to save people."

Qi Dai said: "Although Wen Ji is not from a great family, not only is his martial arts superb, but also his strategy is superior to mine. If I hadn't come from the Guangling Qi family, I would never have been respected by others. I have such a false name."

Zhou Yu took a sip of tea and said, "Brother Sijun is too modest. If the rumors are true, this brother Wen Ji attached himself to Pu Chen so quickly for the sake of power, it is not worthy of Brother Sijun's concern for him, but he is just a generation That's all."

Qi Dai shook his head: "Wen Ji is not that kind of person, his ambitions have always been lofty. Before I met him, I didn't think there were any disadvantages in the aristocratic family. I just thought it was bad luck. But Wen Ji convinced me that the chaos in Xijing stemmed from the disadvantages of the family. If the family is not eliminated, the land will not return to the common people. People from poor families will have no chance Liechaotang."

Zhou Yu suddenly thought of Qi Dai's hesitant expression on Yuedan Ping, so he asked, "That day at Yuedan Ping, I asked Brother Sijun, if there is no family, where do talents come from? At that time, Brother Sijun wanted to speak Stop it, but do you have any taboos?"

Qi Dai nodded: "I have something in my heart.