Chapter 8 Chapter 8 Surprise Encounter

Outside the house was covered with dark clouds, thunder was rumbling, and the rain was pouring down. Inside the house, a huge candle was shining brightly, and the three of them sat around the case. I looked at Li Yan solemnly: "I have already met the princess a few days ago, from today onwards, you must use the shortest time to complete what I asked for." Li Yan nodded slightly: "I would like to hear the details." I pointed to the bookshelf on the left: "Here is "Sun Tzu's Art of War". , Marching, Terrain, Nine Lands, Fire Attack, and Use Time, there are thirteen chapters in total. I want you to keep them in mind. What we are doing today is "starting planning". Your battlefield is in the palace with many courtyards. You must Fighting with the emperor, fighting with other beauties, this is a war without smoke and dust, but it is as bloody and dangerous as a battle between countries. Your Majesty ascended the throne at the age of sixteen, and this year is thirty-six years old. At the age when he reached the peak, his literary and martial arts skills are not weak, and his actions are unexpected, sometimes ruthless, sometimes delicate and sentimental. His mother, the Queen Mother, had a daughter with the Jin family before marrying the late emperor. Even the Queen Mother herself is unwilling to mention it. Your Majesty After hearing about it, I personally searched for my half-sister, ignored the minister's criticism, and rewarded her with a title."

Li Yan fixedly looked at the bamboo slips on the bookshelf, and after a while, slowly but firmly nodded her head: "The emperor is not only the enemy I want to conquer, but also the only ally I can rely on. We are a heart war between men and women. I never I don’t have the experience of being intimate with men, but he has already seen Qian Fan, in this heart war, if I lose my heart, I have already lost, right?” I sighed lightly, and pointed to the bookshelf on the right: "This is "Huangdi Neijing", "Su Nuzheng", "Ten Questions", "Combining Yin and Yang Prescriptions", and "Tianxia Zhidao Tan".

Li Yan was a little surprised: "The "Huangdi Neijing" seems to be a medical classic, and I have never heard of the rest. I still want to study medicine?" I said: "The day of color decay is when love goes away. We have no way to resist aging, but we can delay its arrival as much as possible. The "Huangdi Neijing" describes the physiology of women in detail, and you can follow it to take care of yourself. However, more The important thing is..." I cleared my throat, stared at the books and said, "What's more, the rest of the books are all about... about..." Hong Gu, who had been sitting silently by the side, , with a slight smile, said for me: "It's about the 'art in the room' and 'the way of connecting the yin'."

Both Li Yan and I blushed, Li Yan stared at the table and asked in a low voice: "Xiaoyu, have you read it?" I said dully: "No." Thinking about it, my heart jumped again. Books are a rarity, and there is nowhere to buy them.Although Honggu had heard about it and asked me to look for these books, she had never seen them herself, and she only told me that the princes and nobles in Chang'an City should have their collections.I thought that there is no better place to collect books than the court, so I went down to find Huo Qubing in desperation. "Please help me find some books." I stared down at the mat under me.

Huo Qubing leaned on the couch and asked casually, "What book? Could it be another book on the art of war?" I buried my head deeper, and my voice was as soft as a mosquito: "No." Huo Qubing asked in bewilderment: "What's wrong with you today? Is there anything you can't talk about? Humming." I took a deep breath, and said softly, "It's...it's related to men and women...men and women...that." "What?" Huo Qubing suddenly sat up straight and stared at me blankly.I buried my head deeply, stared at the mat, and didn't say a word, I felt that even my neck was hot, and my face must have been covered with red clouds.

He suddenly turned his head and laughed, and said with a smile: "That? What is that? I don't understand what you are saying. You should explain it in more detail." I immediately stood up and wanted to leave: "Don't look for pull down!" He grabbed my sleeve and asked with a smile, "Do you want to see it yourself, or show it to others?" I didn't dare to look back at him, turned my back and lowered my head: "Show others." He smiled and said: "Some things like this are in the palace. I'm afraid some of them are also lonely copies. You need to find someone to copy them first. I will send them to you in a few days. You can also take a look. It will be of great benefit in the future. If you don't understand, I can write them for you." ..." Before he finished speaking, I heard that he had agreed, and with a wave of my hand, I pulled out my sleeve vigorously and left in a hurry.

Li Yan and I both bowed our heads and sat silently. Hong Gu laughed and said, "It's rare to see the embarrassment of the two of you. The two of you are smarter and calmer than the other in daily life, but now you can't even speak a complete sentence. Li Yan, you This is just the beginning and there is still a lot to do.” Li Yan said softly: "I will watch it, thank you Hong Gu for your trouble." Hong Gu smiled and nodded: "I also went to the prostitution house and hired a few girls who are the best at this skill in Chang'an City to teach you. During the class, I will order people to block it with a screen in advance, because I don't want them to know To whom to teach, and second, when you are listening alone, you don't have to be so shy, so you can think about it carefully." Li Yan blushed so hard that she was about to bleed, and nodded slightly.

Honggu looked at Li Yan and me, with a wicked smile on her face, as if she was extremely satisfied to see our embarrassment: "Yu'er, why don't you and Li Yan learn together! Anyway, it will be useful sooner or later." I turned my head and stared. Xiang Honggu, Honggu smiled and said: "Am I wrong? Could it be that you will not have a man you like in the future? You won't..." Hong Gu sincerely teased me today, and she didn't dare to let her continue, interrupting her hastily: "Hong Gu, I still have something to say to Li Yan in private." Hong Gu hurriedly stopped laughing, got up and left.

I took out the bronze mirror and put it in front of Li Yan: "Your mother taught you how to sing and dance, how to behave beautifully and gracefully, but she missed something to teach you. Your eyes can be charming, resentful, sad, sad , but it can’t be cold, let alone have the coldness of the blade. If you can’t even hide it from me, how can you hide it from the emperor? Take it to the fields for more walks, to see those sixteen or seventeen-year-olds in the countryside What women look like, carefully observe their eyes, and then look at your own eyes. I am not a normal sixteen or seventeen-year-old woman, these can't help you, you have to use your heart."

Li Yan thought for a while silently: "I will definitely do it." I said: "Your mother forbids you to cry, but from today onwards, I want you to cry, and I want you to shed tears at any time, not only to cry, but also to cry tenderly, beautifully, pear blossoms with rain, Begonia condensation. It is rumored that when His Majesty first brought Wei Zifu into the court, because of the refusal of Empress Chen at that time and the influence of Gillian's mother, Princess Guantao, His Majesty did not summon Wei Zifu for more than a year. Meeting Wei Zifu, Wei Zifu cried and begged His Majesty to let her out of the palace. I believe you should have heard this story a long time ago. We all know the result now. Tears and smiles are your weapons, you should think about it how to use."

Li Yan took a deep breath and nodded. I thought about it silently for a while to see if there were any omissions: "Probably that's it, the rest are relatively easy. When we have time every day, let's tell each other the rumored story of His Majesty from childhood to adulthood. You can go through it again in your mind, combined with the Art of War you are looking at, and then carefully consider His Majesty's temper." After Li Yan finished listening, she stood up straight, adjusted her clothes carefully, and solemnly bowed to me.I wanted to help her, but she held my hand: "Please let me finish this ceremony, because in the future you will bow down to me solemnly, this is the only way to live up to your thoughts today." I withdrew my hand and accepted it calmly. I saluted her. The newly ripe honeysuckle fruit has been delivered, and I planted the seeds in my newly opened small flowerbed according to the instructions of the flower planter, and the seedlings will emerge next spring.I want to invite you to watch the flowers together when the flowers bloom. Will you come?Should I plant some in Shifu?You treat me very well, you will carefully answer every question I have, and you will satisfy my request as long as it has nothing to do with Shifang.But where do you put me in your heart?Sometimes I can feel that you are getting closer and closer, and I am about to reach out, but you suddenly turn around and go away from me, why? ……… I stopped writing and meditated, yeah!Why?Do I want to test and guess his mind forever?He took out the bamboo box, carefully put away the silk handkerchief, got up and left the bedroom. In the study room, Li Yan was reading a book under the lamp. I stood at the door for a while before she realized it and looked up at me: "Do you want me to recite the book?" I shook my head and went into the room to sit opposite her. I said, "I want you to accompany me to ask Master Li one thing." Li Yan said: "What's the matter? I see all my brother's affairs, and ask me the same thing, and it's more straightforward than my brother." I played with my sleeves in my hands: "A man needs a man to answer what a man thinks, and what a woman thinks of may not suit a man's heart, let alone your brother just happens to..." I stopped talking and looked at Li Yan, "Should I accompany you?" accompany?" Li Yan smiled and said: "You can be lazy, why don't you go?" After speaking, she threw the book and stood up.As I locked the door, I said, "After you leave, I'll clean up those things, so there's no need to be so troublesome." Li Yan's face turned red again. I suddenly became curious, and holding her hand while walking, I leaned into her ear and asked in a low voice: "How are you doing?" Li Yan pushed me away, just walking quickly, I took a few steps and shook Her hand: "Tell me!" Li Yan said in a low voice: "You want to know so much, you go to the lectures yourself, don't you know?" I suppressed my voice and laughed: "I don't need to spend that effort! If I want to learn, I will learn the most essential ones directly, and let me know when you have learned it." Li Yan shook off my hand: "You are so shameless! You didn't even mention it to your in-laws, you just thought about it. If people know about it, you will definitely not be able to get married." I snorted and didn't reply. The two walked quietly for a while, and Li Yan took my hand: "Although you don't know your exact age, you probably should be about the same age as me. Don't keep thinking about doing business, you should plan your life well." Take a moment. You don’t have your parents to plan for you. If you don’t worry about it yourself, why don’t you wait for your age to grow old? I’ve never met Master Shifangfang, but I think you are very careful with him. Presumably there must be something extraordinary about him. If the age is right, he will If you don't have a wife, you might as well..." I stretched out my hand and pinched her cheek lightly: "Good girl, if I want to marry myself, I won't see her at ease." Li Yan snorted coldly: "Good intentions are not rewarded." When we entered, Fang Ru happened to be going out. Seeing us, she lowered her head and whispered, "I'll ask Master Li for a tune." I shook my head and smiled: "I didn't ask anything, why are you so busy explaining? It seems a little bit..." Li Yan twisted my arm secretly, and the other party Rujing saluted and pulled me out of the way , stretched out his hand to ask Fang Ru to go first. Fang Ru bowed slightly to me and walked away quickly.I shrugged my nose at Li Yan: "It's not your sister-in-law! It's over, with your support, I will have a queen mother in my garden from now on." Li Yan glared at me: "My brother and Fang Ru are gentle and elegant people, not a rascal like you." Li Yannian asked inside the house: "Is the younger sister back?" Li Yan replied: "It's me! Brother, and Yuniang." When Li Yannian heard about it, he came out immediately. Li Yannian poured me a glass of water and said apologetically, "I don't drink tea, I only drink water, so I can only treat guests with water." Li Yan smiled and said, "Brother, she said she has something to ask you." Li Yannian looked at me gently and waited quietly for me to speak.I lowered my head and unconsciously drew circles on the mat with my fingers: "How easy are the people in the palace to deal with?" Li Yannian said: "Since Princess Pingyang recommended me, everyone is very polite to me." I said: "I heard that His Majesty has heard your piano sound, and he is very appreciative." Li Yannian smiled lightly: "I was rewarded with some things, but I can't say I was greatly appreciated." I said: "Do you think it is convenient to live here and go back and forth to the palace?" Before Li Yannian could answer, Li Yan cut off impatiently: "Jin Yu, what exactly do you want to ask? Do you still want to ask my elder brother what he eats every day?" Li Yannian glanced at his younger sister, and replied patiently: "There are carriages to and fro, very convenient." I picked up the water, took two sips, put down the glass, and looked up at Li Yannian: "It's like this, there is a man who is very reserved and likes music, and there is a woman who wants to tell him what's on her mind, but I don't know what is going on in the man's heart." , dare not say it directly. What method does Master Li think can express the woman's thoughts again, and make it easier for the other party to accept?" Li Yannian was stunned for a moment, then lowered his head and pondered.Li Yan grabbed her brother's sleeve and laughed, rubbing her belly while laughing. I ignored her and just looked at Li Yannian. "Jinyu, you are too funny. What about your "Sun Tzu's Art of War"? What about your long-winded theory? Now you have to ask people about this. It turns out that you are just a Zhao Kuo talking about war on paper. I have to think carefully about it." Let’s see if the words you told me can be used.” I looked at Li Yan and said calmly: "I didn't regard this as a war, because I opened my heart from the beginning, I didn't defend myself, I wasn't afraid of him coming in at all, what I was afraid of was that he wouldn't come in. No Calm and rational, with only one heart." Li Yan stopped laughing, sat up straight and looked at me for a while, then lowered her head.Li Yannian looked at his sister thoughtfully from the side, and there was only silence in the room for a while. After a while, Li Yannian smiled apologetically and said, "I'm a musician, and I can only use music to convey my heart. There is a very good piece of music in the pre-Qin period. I listen to Fang... I heard that Yuniang learned the flute." While Li Yannian was talking, he took out the flute and played it. I listened intently.After Li Yannian finished playing the flute, he said: "Little sister can also play the flute. Although she is not very good, she can barely teach others. You are often together, so she can teach you." I smiled and nodded, Li Yannian's "not very good" should be very good in the ears of ordinary people. Li Yan stood up suddenly and walked towards the layman without saying a word.I waved my hand to Master Li, indicating that he didn't have to follow, and turned around to chase after Li Yan. There are no lights in the house, only a piece of bright moonlight pouring in from the window.Li Yan was facing out the window, standing in the moonlight, her back was like the lonely bright moon in the sky, although she had the appearance of jade god and snow, it was cold and lonely. I stood at the door and said, "If you want to regret it, it's still too late. At worst, you will offend the princess, but I will try to resolve it." She stood motionless and said softly, "I envy you very much. You live so freely, you can do what you want, and pursue the happiness you want." I intercepted: "What you are doing is what you want to do, no one is forcing you." Li Yan said: "But I am forcing myself. Jin Yu, you don't understand now, and I hope you will never have to understand the feeling of being forced by yourself." I couldn't find words to comfort her, so I was silent for a while and said, "You should rest early today! Everything will continue tomorrow." After speaking, I turned around and walked back slowly, feeling depressed, and Xiao Tao, who was hovering in mid-air, rushed Come down and land on my shoulders.When I saw the silk strips tied to its legs, I suddenly became happy and ran to the house in a hurry. With the help of the maid, the princess asked as she walked: "You asked the princess if there is a bamboo forest in the mansion this morning, and I beg you to use the bamboo forest in the mansion. Why do you want to be here?" "There are two reasons. One is that beauty is like flowers, with different styles. They are rich and luxurious like peonies, elegant and charming like autumn chrysanthemums, and delicate and charming like begonias. Different flowers have different ways of appreciating them. In order to see the unique beauty of each flower to the extreme. Second, people in the world will have preconceived ideas, feel that it is weak and pitiful, and will always have a heart of pity in the future, thinking that it is beautiful and beautiful, and will secretly respect it. So for the first time Meeting is very important, since the right time and place can be used, of course it should not be wasted." At that time, Li Yan and I were amazed when we heard Hong Gu's reasoning for the first time, and finally understood why those princes and young masters kept their beautiful wives and concubines at home. Ignoring them, but lingering in singing and dancing halls and prostitution halls every day, these seductive methods are indeed hard for ordinary women to think of. Speaking of which, the bamboo forest can already be seen. Just at sunset, there are layers of red clouds floating in the western sky, warm and harmonious, the red gradually becomes lighter as you go east, and the cold blue sky is getting heavier, the bamboo forest in the sunset is slightly red, and the halo is still lush green. Li Yan's back is facing us, leaning on the bamboo, standing gracefully. After the princess stared at her back for a while, Fang asked in a low voice, "You made her like this?" "No, the minnv just asked her to wait in the bamboo forest without giving any instructions, and she didn't even let her know that the princess will meet her here. You must be prepared for everything, but if you are too deliberate, you will be inferior." The princess sighed softly: "A back view makes people think about it. I want to see her appearance, but I am afraid of being disappointed. Her appearance must not disappoint her figure. This kind of uneasy state of mind is indeed not something that can be summoned in the house. " I smiled slightly and did not speak. The princess looked at it for a while, waved her hand to signal the maids to stay where they were, and walked slowly towards the bamboo forest.The sound of footsteps finally alarmed Li Yan, Li Yan suddenly turned her head, with a smile on her lips, pointing at the setting sun with one hand, just about to speak, when she saw the person coming, she immediately understood after being startled, and knelt down to the princess. The princess immediately said: "Get up and talk." Li Yan kowtowed her head and stood up. The body is like slender bamboo, the green skirt drags the ground, and only a jasper hairpin is used to tie up the green silk, except for other jewelry.The princess took another careful look at Li Yan, smiled and turned her head to look at me: "It's beautiful jade, and it's a peerless beautiful jade 'Heshibi'. Just now, I was overwhelmed by her radiance, and I was extremely reluctant to kneel down to her. " I looked at Li Yan, I have done everything I can, from now on everything depends on you.Li Yan met my eyes and looked away without any change. There were two people in the carriage when we went there, and there was only one person in the carriage when we returned. As soon as we entered the garden, Li Guangli ran up to meet him: "Does the princess like my sister?" I nodded, and he immediately waved his fists in joy and cheered. One sound. Li Yannian was still standing under the tree, as if he hadn't moved since seeing us off.It was already dark, so I couldn't see his expression clearly, only saw him nodding his head when he saw me, turned around suddenly and punched the tree hard.Li Guangli exclaimed in shock: "Brother!" Fang Ru appeared from nowhere and wanted to approach, but stood there hesitantly. The skin on Li Yannian's hands had been punctured, and tiny drops of blood oozed out.I waved to Fang Ru to signal her to come over, and said to Li Guangli, "You go back first." Li Guangli looked at his brother, and called again tentatively, seeing Li Yannian standing still, he could only walk away slowly step by step. Fang Ru blushed, sucked up Li Yannian's blood with a silk handkerchief, and blew away the sawdust attached to it little by little.Li Yannian looked at me and said, "Maybe the thing I regret the most in my life is coming to Luoyufang." I looked at Fang Ru and said, "It's not all bad, is it?" Li Yannian's eyes turned softly on Fang Ru's face, and when they fell on my face, they turned cold again: "Although my little sister said that this is what she wanted and it was her own idea, I still can't help but hate you, you It really disappoints me, you are so greedy for glory and wealth? Are you willing to sacrifice another woman's life for it?" I smiled lightly: "Please feel free to hate and hate! But Li Yan has already embarked on a road that cannot be turned back. Regardless of whether you agree or disagree, you must help her, and use all your talents to help her." Li Yannian stood there dumbfounded, I turned around and left lightly, and suddenly I really understood Li Yan's tears and words of thanks when he held my hand, many things could not be explained, nor could they be explained. Back in the house, Aunt Hong was sitting on the couch waiting for me, I sat opposite her, she asked: "Everything is going well?" I nodded: "Li Yan should thank you very much this time. The way you planned to meet really shocked the princess, and even made the princess lose her composure who has not seen how many beauties she has seen for a long time. The words of appreciating people like flowers should have already moved me." The princess, the princess will definitely do her best to let Li Yan give His Majesty another absolutely extraordinary first meeting." Hong Gu covered her mouth and smiled coquettishly: "I've been in the world for half my life, and what I've heard and seen is all about beauty. If we only talk about these, how can a girl from a good family win against us? Now it's up to Li Yan, I don't know how she plans to see His Majesty .” I sat quietly for a while, then got up suddenly and took out the blue silk handkerchief Fang Honggu gave me from the box, looked at the word "Li" wrapped in vines for a while, sighed softly in my heart, raised my hand and lit it on the candle, Watching it turn red little by little in my hand, then turn black, and then turn into ashes. When the fire light touched my hand, I let go of my fingers, and the last corner with a bright red flame fell to the ground, leaving only a pile of ashes. Nothing can be discerned anymore. I played with the invitation card in my hand, and asked suspiciously: "Gu Hong, why did you say that the princess specially invited us over for a birthday party?" While dressing up in the mirror, Honggu said: "It must be for Li Yan's face. It seems that Li Yan has not entered the palace yet, but she is already very popular with the princess. It was a common thing to go in and out of the prince's mansion when I was young. I didn't expect Now I still have the opportunity to be the princess' guest, I really want to thank Li Yan." I sat quietly, meditating silently, Hong Gu smiled and said: "Don't think about it, you'll know if you go. Hurry up and dress up first." I smiled and shook my head: "Just take care of yourself, I'll pick a decent set of clothes and two pieces of jewelry, as long as you're not rude." Hong Gu frowned, and just about to speak, I interrupted her and said, "Listen to me this time." Seeing my determined expression, Hong Gu nodded helplessly. Banquets are set up by the lake, and tables are set up along the shore.The place decorated with colorful flowers and bright lights should be the chairman, but it is still empty at this time, and our seat is at the end of the last table, half hidden in the darkness.The surrounding area was already full of people, chatting and laughing with each other, and no one paid any attention to us amidst the din. After Honggu looked around, although she still had a smile on her face, her eyes were slightly disappointed.I smiled happily and served tea.After waiting and waiting, after drinking a whole bowl of tea, the noise in the venue suddenly disappeared, and everything was completely silent. Before we understood what was going on, we saw people kneeling on the ground one by one.Honggu and I looked at each other, and knelt down with the crowd. At first, the two walked side by side. Before I could see clearly, the crowd shouted: "Long live your majesty, long live, queen, thousand years, thousand years." I hurriedly kowtowed along with the crowd. After all the turmoil, everyone took their seats. Honggu had come to her senses and looked at me nervously. I smiled and said, "Just wait and see!" Because they are in the dark, they can safely and boldly look at everyone in the bright place. The emperor of the Han Dynasty that Father and Yi Zhixie have mentioned countless times is sitting in the banquet.I still remember asking Yi Zhixie: "Is he prettier than you?" Yi Zhixie didn't answer me at that time, so many years later I gave myself the answer.Although he is already outstanding among men, he is still not as good-looking as Yi Zhixie, but he is more aggressive than Yi Zhixie, but the Yi Zhixie I know is him when he was not a Shan Yu, how is he now? Honggu nudged me slightly, then leaned into my ear and laughed in a low voice: "Why are you staring at His Majesty in a daze with a dejected expression? It's true that you look extraordinary, it's not because you regret that you don't..." I gave her a bad look, Turning his eyes to Empress Wei, his heart was shocked.Yiren is like water, from her eyebrows to her figure, she is made of water. The softness, clarity and beauty of water all converge on her body.Under the dizzy light, she is like the water in Tianchi under the bright moon, astonishingly beautiful.Where is the flower that bloomed and failed?There is a kind of beauty that will not fade with the passage of time. Hong Gu sighed softly: "This is a woman among women. No wonder His Majesty would fall in love with her wholeheartedly when the Empress Dowager Dou was in charge of the government. She even did not hesitate to offend Empress Chen and the eldest princess for her." I nodded, feeling inexplicably sour in my heart, not daring to look at Empress Wei any more, and hastily turned my gaze away. Princess Pingyang and a burly man with a gentle face sat on the lower head of the emperor. It should be General Wei Qing.People often say that meeting is not as good as being famous, but General Wei Qing is just like what I thought in my heart, with a strong and masculine figure, but a gentle and restrained temperament.Princess Pingyang was laughing with the emperor, General Wei and Empress Wei were both smiling and listening quietly, they hadn't spoken a word for a long time, the temperament of the two siblings was somewhat similar. The relatives of the emperor and the dignified ministers at the chairman's table were chatting with each other, laughing constantly, and seemed to be very lively, but all of them kept their eyes on the emperor, secretly watching the emperor's every move, laughing or responding to the emperor's words, while catering to the emperor, and at the same time They also have to fight openly and secretly with each other, verbally suppress each other or deliberately show favor.Only Huo Qubing concentrated on drinking and eating food, and when he looked up occasionally, his eyes were cold, he ignored his surroundings, he didn't socialize with others, and probably no one dared to socialize with him. He offered a glass of wine to Huo Qubing, and Huo Qubing returned the glass with a smile. I looked at the man and asked, "Who is he?" Hong Gu whispered regretfully, "This is the Li family's Saburo, Li Gan." My expression moved slightly, as Hong Gu said, he is a good man with both civil and military skills, because he came from a noble family, he behaved noble and decent, with the elegance and elegance of a literati, but his eyebrows and eyes did not take off the true colors of a general family, with a hint of uninhibitedness and bold. Honggu whispered in my ear and introduced everyone at the banquet to me one by one: "...the one in purple is Gongsun He, the empress's wife and the brother-in-law of General Wei. , and later surrendered to the Han Dynasty..." The chairman didn't know what the princess and the emperor said, the laughter suddenly fell silent, and Hong Gu also stopped talking immediately.After a while, Li Yannian walked out slowly.Li Yannian's qin art, which is the world's best, is well known in Chang'an, but few people can really hear his qin sound, and there was a murmur of exclamation from the last seat.After Li Yannian paid his respects to the emperor and empress, he sat aside, and a maid held a qin and placed it in front of him.Everyone knew that he wanted to play the piano, and they all held their breaths to listen quietly. With a bit of indifference, Li Yannian lightly touched the strings a few times, but he didn't make a tune, which surprised everyone in the silence.Hong Gu looked at me, and I shook my head to signal her not to worry.Li Yannian seemed to take a deep breath, his expression changed, he brushed the strings with his hands, but there was no sound, only a series of urgent sounds, pouring out densely, like a waterfall falling straight down nine days, making people breathless.The sound of the piano came wave after wave, and each wave was more urgent than the last wave, making people so confused that they wanted to hide, but they were caught by the music and couldn't escape or break free. Even Huo Qubing, who had always been indifferent, looked up at Li Yannian and listened. listen carefully. After a series of portamentos, it suddenly slowed down, and a ray of flute sounded against the sound of the piano, soft and clear, causing people whose hearts had already been forced to lose their size to immediately turn to the sound of the flute. The evening breeze is gentle, the bright moon is in the sky, and the waves are rippling.The shadow of the moon enters the water, and the lake and the sky are the same color.A raft floats in the wind, and a woman stands with her back to the crowd, playing the flute.Under the hazy moonlight, the sleeves of the skirt are light and fluffy, and the thin back shows some arrogance and independence from the world of mortals, but also reveals a little bit of coquettish and charming.Her fragile appearance makes people feel pity, but her noble attitude makes people dare not approach easily. Everyone's hearts immediately settled down. When they were tasting the flute quietly, the sound of the flute gradually became lower and the sound of the piano gradually increased. It was different from the rapid sound at first. At this moment, everyone could not care about enjoying Li Yannian's qin music, which was rarely heard, and just stared at the woman on the raft.Li Yan turned around and bowed to the emperor and empress, and everyone sighed softly. The moonlight was hazy, and they felt that the woman must be extremely beautiful, but this beauty was covered by a layer of veil, so no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't see it clearly. It's getting more and more confusing. After Li Yan finished her salute, she flicked her water sleeves forward, jumped up to the music, and fell straight from the raft to the water.There were exclamations from the banquet, the cup in someone's hand fell to the ground, and the chopsticks in someone's hand fell, even I was shocked, staring at Li Yan without blinking, wondering how she could stand gracefully on the water for a while. Walking on the waves, dancing on the moon, with fluttering belts and full skirts, I just feel that she is a goddess in the water, with a fairy appearance, so she can come and go freely on this lake, stepping on the water waves, and playing with the shadow of the moon. Everyone was shocked and admiring, and their expressions were obsessed.Li Yannian's zither sound suddenly rose sharply. Li Yan raised his hand and threw the Yuebai belt in his hand. Everyone looked up at the belt flying in mid-air. My heart also fluctuated with the belt, and when I lowered my head suddenly, I only saw a pretty shadow falling into the moon in the water.The moon shadow shattered and recombined, but the beautiful woman was hard to find, only the shadow of the moon was left behind, lonely for a day. Perhaps Huo Qubing, General Wei and I were the first to wake up. Everyone was still staring at the lake. I turned to look at the emperor, but I saw that Huo Qubing and General Wei were only looking at Queen Wei, and Queen Wei had a slight smile on her lips. Staring at the lake, but the brow seemed to be dripping with tears.I suddenly didn't want to observe the emperor's expression anymore, and lowered my head. Honggu touched my arm and motioned me to look at Li Gan.Seeing Li Gan's expression of admiration and admiration, he couldn't help leaning forward slightly. In the silence, the emperor suddenly said to Princess Pingyang: "I want to summon this woman." Honggu immediately held my hand, looked at me with a smile, and I nodded slightly. Li Gan's hand trembled slightly, and the wine in his glass spilled onto his robe. He was stunned for a moment, the disappointment in his eyes quickly disappeared, and he was still talking and laughing freely. Princess Pingyang smiled and bowed slightly: "Your Majesty has already said that she will be summoned. Yesterday Li Yannian played and sang a song 'Overwhelming Country and City' for His Majesty. She is the beautiful woman in the song." Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty smiled with great joy, and said with some self-deprecation: "I didn't even see her face clearly, but I thought she was already worthy of the word 'overwhelming country and city'. How can she stand and dance on the water?" Princess Pingyang said with a smile: "Your Majesty may wish to guess." The emperor glanced at the lake again: "Did a stake be laid under the lake?" The princess clapped her palms and smiled: "My majesty told me what I've been busy for a few days." All the ministers looked at the emperor with admiration as if suddenly enlightened, but they didn't know which ones were true and which ones were false.Huo Qubing just sipped slowly with a glass of wine, his expression indifferent. At a dinner party, the host and guests enjoyed themselves, or should we say the emperor enjoyed themselves, and they dispersed happily.Honggu and I stood in the dark and waited for people to walk almost, and then we went out hand in hand. Honggu's face was full of joy, but I couldn't be happy. Knowing about many things is one thing, but seeing it happen with my own eyes is another.Empress Wei of the past also attracted the attention of the emperor because of a Qing song in this mansion. Another woman repeated her legend in front of her eyes tonight. Wei Zifu? When I was young, I liked to attend banquets the most. I thought it was very lively. Everyone looked very happy and happy. When Shan Yu was there, everyone was full of witty jokes. Father sometimes didn't want to go, but I still obsessed about going.Sitting at the royal banquet again today, I really saw the desertedness hidden under the prosperity. I suddenly missed Dad very much, and in my depressed mood, the figure of Master Jiu appeared in my mind, and I really wanted to see his warm figure under the lamp.One lamp, one person, one house is safe and warm: "Guy Hong, go back by car first! I want to walk by myself." Honggu looked at me carefully, and said softly: "Go! Don't think too much, there will be others if it is not Li Yan. In this world, men are so lucky and women are so infatuated. Empress Wei is a smart person and knows how to be safe. deal with it." The moonlight covered the stone street, and the soft silver brilliance flowed on the corners of the cornices. Occasionally, a few dogs barking made the night more quiet.I was walking quickly along the long street when a speeding carriage suddenly stopped in front of me. Huo Qubing jumped out of the carriage, stared at me and asked, "Why are you here? You were also at the princess's birthday banquet just now. ?” I nodded lightly, and he said coldly, "I really want to congratulate you." I bit my lip and didn't speak, just walked forward, he waved his hand to the coachman to signal him to leave, and followed silently.I wanted to ask him to leave, but seeing his expression, I couldn't say anything and just walked quietly. The sound of the wheels of the carriage gradually faded away, and the night became as silent as we did. Only our footsteps were heard on the long street, tapping and tapping. Huo Qubing looked ahead, and said softly, "It's one thing to understand something, but another thing to see it happen before your eyes." I whispered: "I understand, if you feel uncomfortable, just scold me a few words!" He looked at me sideways and shook his head with a smile: "Even if you are angry in your heart, it's gone now. It's rare to see you so low-browed and pleasing to the eye. Besides, this was expected, but I didn't expect that Li Yan's appearance would be a step-by-step process. Great victory." He slowly chanted: "'There are beauties in the north, peerless and independent. One looks at the city of people, and then the country of people. Would you rather not know the city and the country? Beauty is hard to come by again!' Li Yan is simply deep Knowing how to use soldiers, let Li Yannian use a piece of music to attract His Majesty's mind, but because the princess's birthday feast can't be summoned immediately, he can only think about it in his heart. Then a surprise soldier emerges and defeats the enemy first, if he waits for His Majesty to summon Just being passive, the right time and place may not be what you want, and the scene tonight is really wonderful." The moonlight is very good, and the long street is covered, but I can still only see a little bit of the road in front of me. I can't see what is at the end of the long street.When Li Yan and Liu Che met for the first time, Li Yan won a big victory, what can happen next? The two walked in silence, looking at the path, Huo Qubing was going to send me back to Luoyufang, turned a long street, the lights were brightly lit up ahead, and the words "Tianxiangfang" on a long string of lanterns could be clearly seen from a long distance away.Several people came out of Tianxiangfang, and several big-name girls in Tianxiangfang actually saw them off in person.I couldn't help taking a closer look at the guests who went out, my heart was shocked, my feet were so weak that I almost fell to the ground, Huo Qubing immediately reached out to support me.I stared ahead in disbelief, impossible!how is this possible?How could he appear on the streets of the Han Dynasty? He is dressed in Han family costumes, with a long body standing under a string of red lanterns, a white satin robe and a jasper crown, which is luxurious and suave under the lights.Because he is a barbarian, his facial features are particularly sharp, and he is as handsome as a knife, but his expression is abnormally cold, like the snow of the ages, and the cold air is pressing, and the lights that should be warm, but there is a coldness around him.Gentle and gentle, Xie Yuhua, surrounded by everyone, but he seems to be standing alone on the top of a snow mountain, just a cool and cold person.It turned out that he looked like this when he was Shan Yu, there was no trace of warmth between his eyebrows, but back then he was an elegant prince who smiled and leaned on a white horse and leaned on a red and emerald green. For a moment I couldn't move, I couldn't speak, I just watched them walking towards me blankly, and suddenly reacted, as if I was back in the desert again when I was running desperately with Yu Dan, I just felt that I had to run away, hide quickly stand up.I immediately turned around and looked around. There were dense houses on both sides, and there was nowhere to hide.I wanted to run, but Huo Qubing held my arm tightly and asked, "What are you afraid of?" I heard the sound of footsteps coming behind me, I threw myself into Huo Qubing's arms in a helpless panic, hugged him, and buried my face in his shoulder.He was stunned for a moment, then slowly put his arms around me, and whispered in my ear: "Since I'm here, no one in Chang'an City can hurt you." With a rough laugh, he sighed loudly: "The women in Chang'an City are also very enthusiastic! They are no less bold than us... our girls from the Western Regions, but they look good from the back..." When Huo Qubing moved his hand, I pinched his back tightly, and he withdrew his hand. With a light cough, the man's words were cut off in his throat, and an extremely familiar yet extremely unfamiliar voice said, "Forgive me, the servant speaks freely and has no intention of being frivolous. It's just that we live in the Western Regions and are used to roughness." My body trembled uncontrollably, and he was standing beside me. I thought I would never see him again, but I didn't expect that many years later, Yi Zhixie and I would meet again on the streets of Chang'an. If I make a sudden move, will he die at my hands?Impossible, in such a place, with his current status, the people who follow must be masters, and his kung fu is the best among the Huns. But am I not able to do it myself, or am I not able to do it in my heart? Huo Qubing hugged me tightly, as if he wanted to tell me that everything depends on him, and his voice was cold: "It's best for everyone to disappear before my eyes as soon as possible." "You don't know how to flatter, you..." "Huh?" Yi Zhixie gave a very flat voice, but the man's anger disappeared immediately, and he said respectfully, "Damn the little one." "I'm bothering you two, let's go now." Yi Zhixie's voice was light, and before the words fell, the footsteps had gone. A slightly soft voice suddenly sounded: "My master apologized to you kindly, but you spoke rudely and showed a good appearance, which is really disappointing." Huo Qubing suddenly hugged me a few times, and with the sound of a few iron thorns falling to the ground, Huo Qubing was obviously furious and wanted to push me away.I hugged him tightly and begged in a low voice, "Let them go, please, please..." "Duo'er, what are you doing?" Although Yi Zhixie's voice was flat, I could already hear his anger. Dor?Such a temper again, Mudado?She even came along? Mu Daduo forced a smile and said: "This Han Jialang is not weak in kung fu! He is a hero, no wonder he has such a big temper, I know my mistake." Perhaps no one in Chang'an city would want to stand up and talk after hurting Huo Qubing. Huo Qubing suppressed his anger, and only said a word through the gap between his teeth: "Get out!" A few cold snorts of different heights were suppressed by Yi Zhixie's faint word "go", only the hurried footsteps were heard, and after a while the long street became quiet again, the night was still dark, but I was already covered in cold sweat. Huo Qubing said softly, "They're gone." I wanted to stand up straight, but my body was weak and I almost slipped. He hurriedly hugged me, and I put my head on his shoulder, without making a sound or moving. In just a short while, I felt like I had gone through a life-and-death battle. exhausted. He stood quietly until I raised my head and left his embrace. He smiled and asked, "Are you going to throw it away after using it?" I forced a smile: "Thank you." He looked me up and down, stroked my chin, looked at me sideways, and said with a smirk: "I am happy to extend my hand for such help. I am very happy with the beauty in my arms, but next time I can't say 'thank you'." So they sent me away, and wanted some substantive expressions." I looked down for the iron spike that fell to the ground just now: "Who thanked you for your embrace? I just thank you for not asking me who they are." "If you are willing to tell me, you will tell me without asking. If you just want to keep the past dusty, you can never explain it. I only know the gold and jade that I know." Huo Qubing squatted on the ground and helped me find it. I was shocked, and looked up at him, but he just lowered his head and looked around carefully: "Here is one." He was about to reach out to take it, and I immediately said: "Don't use your hands." I took out the silk handkerchief from my bosom, and carefully picked up the iron spike. After a closer look, I was sure that it was Mu Daduo. It seemed that she was doing well. After all these years, I am no longer the same as I was then, but she has a temper. still. "Shooting and hurting people at the slightest disagreement, yet poisoned?" Huo Qubing stared at the iron spike with a livid face. I shook my head and said dotingly: "It's not poison, she likes to make trouble the most. These are just some itchy medicines, but it's really hit. Although there is no danger of life, it is enough to make you feel flustered." There was doubt in Huo Qubing's eyes: "No man is so boring, is she a woman? No wonder the voice sounds a bit strange." I nod. After Huo Qubing sent me to the garden, he wanted to say goodbye and leave. I looked at him hesitantly, but it was difficult to speak.He waited for a while, seeing that I still didn't say a word, he said gently: "Don't worry! That man is extraordinary, and his attendants are not like ordinary people. They are definitely not ordinary Hu merchants, but I will not send anyone to track them down." Identity." I saluted him gratefully, turned around to enter the door, he stopped me again, and said softly: "If you have anything to do, remember to come to me, you are not alone in Chang'an City." There was warmth in his dark eyes, I stared at him for a while, my flustered heart seemed to calm down a lot, and I nodded vigorously.He smiled brightly and said, "Have a good sleep." I watched his back go away, and only closed the door and went back to the house when he disappeared. The night is dark, but I hardly feel sleepy. I hug the quilt, stare at the lamp, and only watch the tears dripping from the candle. It seems that every drop is scalding to the tip of my heart. Why did Yi Zhixie come to Chang'an?Do you know yourself and the enemy and win every battle?Or is there another purpose?Is the world always difficult?Just when I thought I had completely abandoned everything in the past, I saw him again in the dimly lit place when I raised my eyes.Dad, I promised you that you would never go to Yi Zhixie, and would try to forget the Xiongnu. He also came to the Han Dynasty, but why did he appear on the streets of the Han Dynasty?