Emperor Que Shaohua

April is the silkworm month in the south of the Yangtze River. Every year at this time, the people in the cities, villages, and small households put down everything at hand, close their doors, and concentrate on serving the baby silkworms at home.Except for the first month, this is also the most leisurely month for the government. It is related to the raw silk harvest for the whole year. In order not to disturb the spring silkworms spinning silk on the mountain, the local government suspended the levy and stopped the lawsuit, and only maintained the daily operation.

It's just that in April of this year, as the Ministry of Household Affairs issued a document to clear up the land, and there was another imperial decree in Beijing, the five princes left for the south of the Yangtze River, and the officials in Susong, Jiangsu and Zhejiang were a little panicked.The Jinling Mansion was the first to bear the brunt. The magistrate had to listen to the news and prepare to pick him up, but also had to communicate with the Shao family, the Xu family and other big gentry families, which was a bit overwhelming.In the middle of the month, Lord Shen, the confidant of His Highness the Fifth Prince, arrived. He lived in the post house and said he was at the front station. In fact, he was a little bit more informed. Who didn’t know that King Ning’s deity had also arrived, but he didn’t want to show his face, and lived with the eldest son of the emperor in Huaibizhuang. .According to etiquette, local officials should also visit His Royal Highness Prince Jing, who is ordered to recuperate from his illness, and receive him wholeheartedly. The problem is that King Jing is even more low-key than King Ning. As for his identity, he made it clear that he was not interested in dealing with the government.Under such circumstances, rashly going to see and say hello, I'm afraid it will be self-defeating, and it is not annoying enough.

Fortunately, Deputy Commander Shen was still relatively friendly. The prefect of Jinling made indirect remarks a few times, and finally figured out King Ning's intention: before arriving on the official boat accompanied by officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs, you should just pretend you don't know anything.

The magistrate did not heave a sigh of relief because of this, but became even more nervous. No matter how majestic the official is, he would not be able to sleep when he thought of two princes coming to the land under his rule, one of them was an imperial envoy, and he was visiting east and west. of.After suffering from insomnia for a few days, there was another letter from the gods. His Highness King Ning visited a place called Wanjian Villa. Not only did he visit the gate in person, but he also announced his name at the gate.

The prefect of Jinling's name is Yao Boqin. Hearing the news, he felt that the five princes had already appeared, so he pretended not to know.He considered it for a while, and based on the principle of keeping things quiet, he only brought his Tong Zhi and the household secretary to ask for an interview.

Arriving at Huaibi Village, as the official of the prefect of Yao’s home city, he was invited to serve tea in the front hall without a hitch. A steward surnamed Yang came out and told him very politely that His Royal Highness had an important matter to do recently. , I am practicing in seclusion, I don't want to be disturbed, the adults kindly understand, please come back.

The three civil servants looked at each other, they clasped their hands together, and asked for the magistrate: "But I don't know how long His Royal Highness Prince Ning will be in seclusion, so I can come to greet you after waiting. If there is anything I can do, I hope you will let me know."

"I won't leave the customs before the Dragon Boat Festival." Yang Yue said decisively, "Your lords, as long as you respect the holy decree and straighten out Qian Tianmu in the mansion as soon as possible, it will be in line with the wishes of His Royal Highness. In addition, you may as well tell other lords that you don't need to come to visit , so as not to increase the disturbance.”

A few people returned disconsolately, thinking to themselves: "It is said that there are seven rank officials in front of the prime minister's door, but this steward Yang has no rank, so he has great official authority." They couldn't help but wonder, what kind of medicine was sold in King Ning's gourd? Retreating without being disturbed, it seems like a silkworm baby busy making a cocoon.When Yao Boqin returned to the government office, he was in a panic after all, until the Shao family sent someone to send a secret letter, and he was slightly relieved after reading it.

In fact, Luo Pingyuan didn't retreat, but after going to Wanjian Villa, he did devote himself to practicing sword without leaving home.He knew very well that King Jing's gamble could not be lost, and if the situation got out of control, he might be the last hurdle to stop Mu Shaoqing, so he didn't dare to neglect at all.Mu Shaoqing is well-known in the martial arts world for his family's thirteen chilong moves and a set of Jinghongzhaoying swordsmanship. He has been famous for several years without defeat, and his superb swordsmanship can be imagined.Luo Pingyuan thought to himself that his sect is also good at swordsmanship. The 36th Route Hanshan Shuoyu Sword is very ingenious and not inferior to the famous Chilong swordsmanship. It's just that Master Mu practiced martial arts at the age of five and swordsmanship at the age of seven. There are countless big and small competitions, no matter whether it is cold and heat or the experience of facing the enemy, I am far behind, so I have to find another way to make up for it.

He is stable and steady, he is a competitive age after all, but now he is full of fighting spirit against a strong enemy, besides practicing sword every day, he finds Nie Jiluan, Rong Feisheng and other sword masters to accompany him to perform moves.

However, after only three days of concentrating on practicing, a secret decree was delivered to him from Los Angeles with an expedited six hundred miles. When he took it apart, the decree was not long, but unexpectedly difficult.King Ning frowned inwardly, the sword test meeting was approaching day by day, and all the orders in Langhuan had entered a state of preparation for war, even Qin Su often went out to perform missions and was not by King Jing's side.At such a critical juncture, the emperor made a mess, wouldn't he want to disrupt the plan and harm everyone?

He thought about it in his heart, but kept his expression on his face. He asked the messenger about the health of the Eucharist and the situation in Beijing in a gentle tone. After seeing that it was afternoon, he sent someone to the post office to wait for a reply, and then he went straight to the study in the front yard. Go find the emperor.

Since living in Huaibizhuang for ten years, there has been a steady flow of people and affairs around King Jing, and the two usually wait until before the night to rest to discuss each other's business, and then chat a few words casually.

Luo Pingyuan felt that this was warm, but there was an unexpected situation today, and he couldn't wait until the evening, and he didn't care about interrupting King Jing's handling of affairs.

Fortunately, there were no subordinates in the study. Luo Yanhua was not surprised to see his younger brother coming in with a heavy face. He put down the paperwork at hand and asked him to sit down and talk with a smile.

"It's only been a while since we arrived in Jinling, and the emperor will forcefully intervene." Luo Pingyuan flattened the imperial decree in front of King Jing, "I sent out the last secret book three days ago, and I should have just arrived in the capital right now. Some people in the middle are closely watching the situation in the south of the Yangtze River, and they have already rushed in to slander."

"So it's about this matter. At noon yesterday, Luo City also sent me a secret decree. It's an oral order." Luo Yanhua glanced across the yellow silk, and smiled faintly. It seemed that His Majesty was afraid of my disobedience. Then he made a decree for Pingyuan. "

"What do you say?" Luo Pingyuan already understood Emperor Tianyi's intentions and couldn't help asking.

"What else is there? If you want me to immediately assess the civil strife in Langhuan and capture the rebels and the rebellious party, it will definitely not affect the return of the martial arts." Luo Yuhua said lightly. In fact, the emperor's tone was not so peaceful, but he came up and questioned him. Why did he deliberately conceal the treasonous act of Wanjian Villa, and his words were aggressive and domineering, but he had long since given up hope for the father, so he didn't take it seriously, "If you want to rely on Yuan, you will keep an eye on the sword test meeting from the side. Taking measures to control the incident from time to time is nothing more than adding pressure to me."

"Brother Huang, you can really hold your breath," Luo Pingyuan couldn't be so calm, "Don't let me know immediately if something big happens, do you just plan to carry it yourself?" He didn't expect that Emperor Tianyi not only Thousands of miles away, he was watching Langhuan's movements, and he couldn't wait to force King Jing to merge with Huo and make his subordinates kill each other.If the order is followed, the unresolved situation in the south of the Yangtze River will immediately become a dead end, but if the order is not respected, the emperor has reason to convict.He felt a little chills in his heart, he made such a decree without asking indiscriminately, what did he do with the blood that Langhuan soldiers spilled on the battlefield in the north?

He has experienced many major events, but the situation in front of him is really complicated. For a while, his thoughts were entangled. He got up and took a few steps in the study, only to realize that the reason why Emperor Tianyi passed oral instructions to King Jing was obviously because Wanting to weaken Langhuan, but unwilling to take responsibility, all the infamy must be borne by the emperor brother.Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel cold again, the emperor's selfishness and indifference always exceeded his expectations.

"When I received the oral order, I was not sure when His Majesty would give you a will. I didn't want to disturb Ping Yuan's sword practice, so I suppressed it first." Luo Yanhua said, King Ning lived with him in Huaibizhuang, The secret decree in the palace has to send two messengers separately, which can be regarded as the extreme use of mind and wrist, "This incident is actually not too much of a surprise. Shaoqing has been tossing and tossing for three months, so how can the people behind the arrangement be reckless?" , not making good use of it? Presumably, it was due to internal and external cooperation, and a lot of effort was made in secret, so that the emperor sent a decree to force him on the eve of the fifth day of the fifth lunar month."

He said it implicitly, but Luo Pingyuan understood the meaning of the words and nodded unconsciously. About 20 days ago, the prince who was listening to the training in the palace suddenly fell ill. The doctor diagnosed that it was a disease caused by worry and worry, and the mind was stunned.Legend has it that Han Guifei heard the news and wept and mourned in Yunxiu Palace, restless day and night. The emperor didn't know whether it was because of his old love and moved his heart of compassion, or because he couldn't see it, so he allowed Luo Wenxiao to go back to the East Palace to rest. State of house arrest.

It seems that the impoverished prince is far from giving up, let alone stop.

Thinking of Luo Wenxiao's face that was good at disguising, he felt disgusted for a while: "Try to listen to the human way, and you will not accept the fate of the king outside. I want to write another book tonight and send it back to Beijing to explain the situation. Please take it back. It’s just that I haven’t thought about the specifics yet, does Brother Huang have any ideas?”

This is the most difficult part for him: From the bottom of his heart, Luo Pingyuan really doesn't like Mu Shaoqing, but he can't let the crown prince and Wei Wuze use this person as a fuss to attack King Jing without defending him.The problem is that Mr. Mu Shaozhuang's words and deeds a while ago are so public, and the number of people who have heard and seen it is so obvious that he is regarded as treason. Who cares whether he is because of the Sanskrit spell or other reasons?What's more, the emperor deliberately made things difficult, even if there was no wind, there would be three feet of waves.There are still six or seven days before the Dragon Boat Festival, and a six-hundred-mile rush trip back and forth is more than enough. If my papers are sent over, if they are directly rejected, it will be more passive to deal with.

"Don't worry," Luo Yanhua smiled, "Although I can't directly prove Shaoqing's innocence, I have somewhat prepared for this situation considering that villains are around."

Seeing his younger brother frowning solemnly, he felt a little warm in his heart, "After receiving the oral order yesterday, I wrote a reply on the spot, telling Your Majesty that I will give you a satisfactory explanation after the sword test meeting, please wait a few days and wait a while. What's the matter."

"Another explanation?" Luo Pingyuan felt his head ache when he heard this word. How could a rebellious subordinate and a cruel and paranoid emperor be able to have both in a short period of time, "Emperor brother, you don't owe me anything." Theirs, need to carry so much? If it is someone else..."

He swallowed back the words that followed, if it was someone else, or even himself, who was in this position, he would have probably chosen the easier and more relaxed path, without the need for thorns every step of the way.But, can you really get relief and ease because of this?

"There is indeed a sea of ​​grievances between Langhuan and the imperial court. Shaoqing wants to avenge his grievances, but the father is unwilling to admit his mistakes." Luo Yuhua didn't know that he had thought too far, so he said helplessly, "Meeting a villain Cause trouble, one blamed me for not being the Prince Pill, and the other forced Ma Su to be killed, both sides were abnormal, so we had to stagger and deal with it separately, and we couldn’t leave it alone.”

"Forget it, let's deal with them one by one." Luo Pingyuan heard that he deliberately adjusted the heavy atmosphere, and sighed. Although he has always been convinced of Brother Huang's strategy, it is very difficult to make such two people who are absolutely impossible to be satisfied give in. It's too big, and it's impossible not to worry, "Brother Huang, how should I write this time's script?"

"You don't need to say anything." Luo Yanhua pondered for a moment, shaking his head slightly, "The previous booklet should have been in His Majesty's hands, and it would not be beautiful to talk too much. Ping Yuan just needs to get the order and tell Father that the Emperor will go all out and live up to the Holy Spirit." Let's just put our lives aside and go to the sword test meeting."

It seems that King Jing is completely ignoring the emperor's order. Luo Pingyuan agreed, but his heart is still heavy. Even if he can achieve the goal in the sword test meeting, Emperor Tianyi will still blame him, and most likely he will not let Mu Shaoqing.

"Brother Huang, the crime of resisting the decree is not a small one. Don't you really need me to do anything?" He asked in a low voice, "Otherwise, write a letter to Brother Si Huang. Since you and I are not in the capital, the crown prince may still make trouble." of."

"It's okay. Father's decree came from an unknown teacher. Seeing me perfunctory and procrastinating, I'm sure I'm not happy. It's not too late to convict me rashly." Luo Yanhua didn't take it seriously, and said thoughtfully, "Only medicine general Shaoqing If the fire is extinguished, the Los Angeles city will naturally not burn. These two troubles are the same thing. As for the prince, he has very little room for counterattack. I think Linpian will keep an eye on him. "

As he spoke, he smiled lightly and said, "The capital city is thousands of miles away, so it's useless to think too much, but Wanjian Villa is close at hand, there are really some things that need to be arranged with Ping Yuan."

Luo Pingyuan had dinner with the emperor before leaving the main courtyard, and walked towards his residence under the melting moonlight.Because the plan was settled, it became much easier to reply to the emperor. He pondered over the words and found that his heart had returned to tranquility, as if a light night wind was blowing, dispelling the haze brought by the secret decree.After the narration just now, the problem still exists, but it is no longer complicated and unsolvable, as if a clear thread has been found among the thousands of threads.

At this time, he heard a clear and melodious flute sound, flowing under the cool night sky together with the fragrance of flowers and trees.With a thought in his mind, Luo Pingyuan followed the sound and turned in one direction, walking towards the place where the flute sounded.

When he first arrived at Huaibizhuang, there were several young princes sitting on the corridor where Jing Wang and Nangong Chen's qinxiao were combined.Except for Tang Yu, Fan Yin, and Gu Zheng, the three of them were all attentively listening to Nangong Jin playing the flute.

Luo Pingyuan used to know very little about rhythm, and after a year of listening and seeing everywhere, he learned some superficial things and realized that Nangong Jin played a set of slow voices.He listened quietly for a while, and felt that although the twists and turns were not as subtle as Nangongchen, the artistic conception was clear and comfortable.At the end of the song, he couldn't help but praise: "A Jin, I've never seen you play it before, so it sounds so good."

When he approached, everyone noticed it, but because they were already familiar with each other and didn't want to interrupt the sound of the flute, no one made a sound. Now they all stood up to greet him, and praised Mr. Nangong for his beautiful music, and he shouldn't hide it deeply. dew.

"It's just a trivial skill, far worse than my elder brother." Nangong Jin put away the white jade flute, a little embarrassed, "I haven't played much in the past two years, but these days, seeing Miss Jiang and my brother are studying the rhythm carefully, Only then did the family members send the flute. It’s just that I have limited attainments, so I’m afraid I won’t be able to help much.”

"At the moment, we really have no choice but to bet on the rhythm. I hope it will pay off. Thanks to the help of A Jin and Brother Ling, otherwise, if the music score sent by Miss Jiang is shelved, we will still be in vain. .” Luo Pingyuan sighed.These friends who once fought the enemy side by side are not outsiders. After discussing with King Jing, he revealed to them that Mu Shaoqing may have been plotted against, leading to a deviated mind and obsession, only omitting that the source of the clue is Shao Qingquan and Pei Suxue. It should be Sanskrit.There are a lot of kung fu that use vocalization as a weapon in Jianghu, such as the lion's roar of the Shaolin school, but it is definitely heresy to deceive the mind. Several young heroes come from martial arts families. Although they are surprised, they don't think it is incredible.The two sons of the Nangong family are good at music, and Nangong Chen thought about the various situations before and after the accident of his friend, and he was even more aware of it, so he rushed to Wanjian Villa immediately.

"Miss Jiang's Qingjian Lanzhou song is clear and clear, like a flowing spring formed by melting snow on the top of a mountain, it has the effect of washing the heart. My brother sent a letter saying that since Master Mu received the zither score, he has to let it go every day after practicing sword. The musicians in the village played a few times, and the whole person seemed much calmer." Nangong Jin said, "Ms. Jiang's talent is really amazing to be able to compose such a wonderful sound in a short period of time."

He paused: "However, since Miss Pei is risking her life and exerting influence on brother Mu with her dying singing, it may be too weak to rely on Miss Jiang's music alone to solve it. Brother and I discussed, if we can use other music to add Assistant, maybe I can get better results before the sword test meeting. I have sorted out the music scores in the past two days, and there are indeed some songs that help to get rid of distracting thoughts and calm the mind, such as Yuntai Pu'an Mantra, Qing Jing San, and Hui Shanxin The songs are all famous songs that have been handed down. How to use them will require my brother to come over tomorrow, and we will discuss it with Miss Jiang before we can decide."

"Ajin, I don't know too much about rhythm, so I can't use it. Thanks to you for your trouble." Luo Pingyuan was grateful, and then remembered something, "But speaking of it, the score that Master Mu Shaozhuang received, There is another reason, which is not done recently, nor is it entirely from the hands of Miss Jiang."

Seeing that everyone was a little surprised, he smiled and said, "It must start from last year's Mid-Autumn Festival, when I was plotted against by someone, and the other party also tried to control my mind by using their voices to perform heresy tricks."

Except for Gu Zheng, the other three people have all lived in Prince Jing's Mansion. They know more about His Royal Highness King Ning's deeds. Fan Yin smiled and said, "Could it be the Sanskrit monk demon Nalan Yu? This person is very evil. Not to mention the most difficult to deal with, but also ranked in the top three, but after hiding for more than ten years, you, Lu Shaoxia, pierced your heart with a sword as soon as you showed up, and the martial arts has been widely spread for a while." To be honest, it's not bad at all.

"Exactly." Luo Pingyuan said, "It's true to kill an enemy with one sword, but it's far from being so majestic. The victory is extremely embarrassing and dangerous. When I finally drew the sword, I was at the end of my strength, and I was only a hair away from being restrained." Due to the mantra of the other party, until the end of the matter for more than a month, he still had headaches and buzzing in his ears from time to time. In order to prevent the root cause of the disease, in addition to extending medical medicine, he also tried to use music to recuperate. So I searched for some music scores, and the few pieces that Ah Jin just mentioned are among them. But the emperor happened to dislike the Yuntai Pu'an Mantra very much, and he was also worried about other music scores, so he finally asked Miss Bai Ruohan to find a way. Miss Bai intensively studied the rhythm, and spent more than a month to compose another piece of music, and the effect was really good."

As he spoke, he felt a little dazed, thinking that Bai Ruohan would come to the mansion to play the piano from time to time, maybe he was worried about his elder brother's worries and injuries, and intended to express his emotions through music, and he had already accumulated experience. The quintessence of experience: "A few days ago when we packed up and went to the south of the Yangtze River, we also brought the music score with us. After seeing it, Miss Jiang added changes and carefully revised it according to the situation of Master Mu Shaozhuang. This is the current Qingjian Lanzhou song .”

He just narrated in a straightforward manner without any exaggeration, but everyone was still fascinated by the twists and turns during the period.

"It's hardest to bear the grace of a beauty. How could such a good thing not happen to me." After a while, Mr. Fan Yin sighed, and he didn't know if he was envious of Luo Yanhua, Mu Shaoqing, or the first one. Luo Pingyuan who benefited.

Nangong Jin's attention was on the music score, and she asked in thought: "The Yuntai Pu'an Mantra was created by the predecessors. It is far away and upright. I don't know why Sect Master Jiang doesn't like it. He would rather wait for more than a month and ask Miss Bai to compose it separately, but Is there something wrong with it?" He is like a doctor debating a prescription for the past few days, and he is studying to compose a song for Master Mu Shaozhuang. The Yuntai Pu'an Mantra requires extremely high skills. Other existing tunes are also pushed aside,

"It's just a little reason in the early years." Luo Pingyuan said, "Brother Huang was still practicing martial arts, the method of inner strength and heart he practiced was called Qingxinjue. As the name suggests, with the success of the skill, the mind will naturally be clear and clear, with few distracting thoughts. However, once, he accidentally heard a skilled musician play the Yuntai Pu'an mantra, and everyone else felt happy physically and mentally, forgetting all worries, but he was restless and felt that something was wrong, and he couldn't get rid of it when he practiced the exercises that night. Miscellaneous thoughts, entered Zhou Tian. Brother Huang felt strange, and then tried several times, the result was like this again and again. The famous song that should make people clean in the spiritual world, but for him, it was like three thousand troubles wrapped around his body, and it collided with the Qingxin Jue Brother Huang checked the classics later, but he couldn't find out the reason. Perhaps the Yuntai Pu'an Mantra came from Buddhism, and the Qingxin Jue originated from Taoism, and there are some subtle and restraints that are difficult to comprehend."

He smiled: "Qing Xin Jue emphasizes talent, and there are very few people who are qualified to practice, and even fewer listen to the music, so only the emperor found out about it. Now that he is no longer practicing martial arts, the Yuntai Pu'an Mantra is not good for him. There is no hindrance anymore, it's just that I still can't like it. Ah Jin doesn't have to worry about it."

The young heroes are all quick-witted people, and they already understood the reason. King Jing was worried that the calming music he had found would not be in harmony with Luo Pingyuan's inner strength. , which made things worse, so he was extra cautious and would rather hand it over to Lord Zhengyu directly.

"I don't have a beautiful woman to favor, so I can give me a good brother who can care about people!" As the only son, Master Fan Shao thought that King Ning's narration was a kind of showing off, so he continued to sigh, "Like Sect Master Jiang, or Mr. Chen That's better than being alone and alone."

"My brothers, whichever one you like, you can give it away immediately, or take them all away." Tang Yu said slowly.

The rest of the people all laughed. It is said that the countless young masters of the Tang Sect are hard to deal with.Gu Zheng rubbed his nose, wondering if his brother, who had been cheated by himself, had calmed down.

Gatherings like this are commonplace, but this is an extraordinary period, and we have to be tense.Everyone chatted and laughed, and as the night darkened, they dispersed separately.

The author says:

There are actually many undercurrents on the eve of the sword test meeting, but it would take up too much space to write them out, so the next chapter is going to get into the theme, umm.