Chapter 39 Thirteen, Tanhua

On this day, Chang'an Street was crowded with people. Amidst the sound of whistling and whistling, the Xinke Scholars came on tall horses, and the one in the middle of the front row was naturally the number one scholar.The common people have all heard of this number one scholar, Su Lang, who is both excellent in poetry and painting, and his splendid essays amazed Sheng Yi. Even with admiration and admiration, he also felt that he had a calm temperament, and he was indeed a star of Wenqu.In fact, without this fresh suit, Su Changshan's appearance would have been very ordinary, and he might not have attracted attention when walking on the street—it seems that the world not only judges people by their appearance, but also judges them by their status.

The little guy Feng Er squeezed forward desperately, stretched his neck, and praised: "Zhuangyuan Lang is really heroic and extraordinary, alas... I didn't expect that our Dayu is so handsome... Clothes make a man depend on him!" Feng Er's last sentence was not wrong, and he didn't even say enough - if Su Changshan became "heroic and extraordinary" because of his temperament, then Tanhualang on his right is indeed a natural beauty, A handsome man with a bright pearl in the rough, with a handsome mouth and nose as picturesque—even Shengshang saw Tan Hualang's appearance, and couldn't help but praise that "a scholar should have such a face".However, no one would have imagined that Dayu, a boy who deals with oil and salt in the kitchen every day, would one day become such an outstandingly handsome Tanhualang.

The circumstances of life are ever-changing, and no one should underestimate anyone.Because Nanmen Ruoyu is not the first, nor will he be the last, person in this world who is not good at rhetoric but is hard-working and solid, and he will not be the last. He is just the luckier one. In the private school gentlemen's school, I am afraid there is another excellent teaching material. Of course, the happiest person is Huang Fucai—the Zhengyue Inn not only produced the fifth No.This matter has already been spread in the streets and alleys: "Zhengyue Building is a very lucky building——"

Great Sui Imperial Garden. Early spring is still a bit chilly, but the imperial garden is full of spring colors. Many people surrounded Su Changshan, scholars and officials all came to congratulate him.Nanmen Ruoyu was originally with the others, but suddenly saw someone supporting a tree not far away, and seemed to be unwell. He hurriedly walked through the crowd: "You... are you okay?" The other party bent his back slightly, and the blue official uniform was stained with white catkins falling from the sycamore tree. When he heard the voice, he turned his head, with handsome and kind eyebrows, and his face was slightly pale.

But he quickly showed a pleasant smile: "Tanhua at the South Gate?" "You...you know me?" Nanmen Ruoyu opened his eyes wide. "It's been famous for a long time. There are people in the new division Jinshi who have such appearance, and no one has such a heart." The other party's clear smile is very moving.He is almost as tall as Nanmen Ruoyu, but his figure is much thinner and slender. Being praised, Nanmen Ruoyu couldn't help but blush a bit embarrassed: "You are—" Just as they were about to ask questions, they saw the other party chuckle and point to the front: "The Qionglin Banquet is about to begin."

After entering the table, Nanmen Ruoyu asked Su Changshan next to him in a low voice: "You know a lot of people, who is that?" Su Changshan glanced at the blue official uniform on the opposite side: "Wei Zhanyi, the servant of the Ministry of Punishment, was once an imperial court just like you." In addition to the Jinshi called by Qionglin, the concubines and princesses of Emperor Sui Yang also sat on the table.Since the Great Sui Dynasty, the nine-rank Zhongzheng system was changed to select scholars through open subjects. Officials and generals were not all selected based on family status, and many children from poor families were able to enter the court.At this moment, Qionglin is giving a banquet not only to talented and beautiful scholars, but also to the available talents of the future court. Emperor Sui Yang invited the princesses to the banquet, which naturally meant that the golden branches and jade leaves would be able to meet young talents for a while.

The Xinke Scholars are naturally smart, and they all know this. Just listen to Emperor Sui Yang's way: "The fourth princess knows the melody well, and today is the arrival of spring in Qionglin, why don't you take advantage of the excitement and play a song for everyone?" The fourth princess, Chang Ning, was also very generous, she gave a little salute, and stroked the plain piano in front of her with ten fingers, only to hear the melody was clear, the pearls were round and the jade was smooth, it was a song "Yangming Chunxiao".At the end of the song, there was immediate applause from the audience.

"The sound of the princess piano is really like the sound of nature." "The piano is the voice of the heart, and the princess's state of mind must be like spring dawn and clear spring." "This song should only exist in the sky, how many times will it be heard in the world." "A song by the princess, the lingering sound will linger for three days..." There was a lot of flattery, the princess glanced over the crowd, and said softly: "But I don't know what Nanmen Tanhua thinks of my zither music?" Nanmen Ruoyu was eating vegetables with his head down, when he heard the princess calling him, he almost choked.He quickly swallowed the food, stood up with a blushing face, and said truthfully: "The princess's piano sounds very nice. Among the pianos I have heard, it can be ranked second."

Hearing what he said, Emperor Sui Yang also became interested: "Then tell me, where did you hear the most beautiful piano you heard?" Nanmen Ruoyu was about to answer, when a eunuch suddenly stumbled into the imperial garden: "Your Majesty! Your Majesty! It's not good...the third princess threw herself into the lake!" Emperor Sui Yang stood up in surprise: "What?" "The emperor's condolences." The eunuch trembled and knocked his head down heavily: "The body has just been salvaged from the Taiye Pond, and the princess's embroidered shoes are still on the shore."

The spring scenery lingers by the Taiye Pool, but the crowd is full of mourning. The eunuch Wang Gonggong came forward tremblingly holding two embroidered shoes: "This is what I found by the lake." The maid Yingbo rushed forward and cried bitterly: "Princess!..." "Are you sure it's the princess's shoes?" Emperor Sui Yang's face was as cold as iron. "It's... the princess's shoes." The maid Yingbo wept breathlessly, turned the wet shoes up, and saw the word "Wan" on the soles of the shoes. The third princess's boudoir is Hua Wan, and her mother Concubine Xiao was assassinated while traveling with Emperor Sui Yang when she was pregnant. He recuperated in the Jade Shou Palace, and always lived in seclusion.

Only to hear Sui Yang Emperor sternly shout: "Where is the corpse?" Frightened, several young eunuchs brought over a body wrapped in a white cloth, and as the cloth lifted a corner, a face that had been soaked in water so swollen and unrecognizable was exposed, and the jasper sky bracelet on the wrist also appeared. Tightly squeezed into the swollen arms... The bracelets were given to each of the princesses by Emperor Sui Yang when they were born, and there will be no second one in the world. Emperor Sui Yang closed his eyes in pain, and when he opened them again, his eyes were so cold that there was no warmth: "We all drag on." "Your Majesty, spare your life!" "Your Majesty, spare your life!"... Hundreds of people knelt on the ground, crying and kowtowing one after another.I saw that a group of guards had rushed up, and were about to drag down the maids and eunuchs who were begging desperately. Most of the Xinke Scholars turned pale with fright, and the princesses and concubines next to them also had expressions of impatience, but no one dared to dissuade them. At this time, only one voice said: "Your Majesty, there may be something hidden about the death of the princess." Emperor Sui Yang glanced coldly at the crowd, only to see Su Changshan, the champion of the new department, approaching calmly: "Why did the princess commit suicide? Was there a sign before that? If the princess committed suicide in disgust with the world, why bother to leave the embroidered shoes on the shore? " Emperor Sui Yang's expression changed. Su Changshan went on to say: "These maids and eunuchs are all witness clues; the emperor killed them, and there is no clue to the hidden story of this matter." Emperor Sui Yang was silent for a long time, and finally raised his hand gloomyly: "Let go." Everyone fell silent, Emperor Sui Yang stared at Su Changshan: "You have solved strange cases in Sichuan and Chang'an, I will entrust this case to you, if there is no result within ten days - I will kill you together." Outside the palace. "How does Qionglin Banquet taste today?" Jun Wuyi asked with a smile. Su Changshan was thinking about the case, when he heard this, he gave him an expression of "you've fallen into trouble", and gave him a sideways glance. "Since there is no clue about the case, why don't you go with me. The Turkic prince Ashina Yongyi arrived in Chang'an, and the emperor sent me and Minister Wei to meet him." "Is it Ashina Yongyi from 'Fourteen Silver Shadow Cavalry'?" Su Changshan paused. "Exactly." The Turkic Prince Ashina Yongyi of this generation is very famous in the north, and the 14th Silver Shadow Rider is even more legendary.It is said that these fourteen people all have silver armor, silver helmets, and silver masks.Three years ago, Ashina Yongyi was besieged in Yinshan Mountain, fourteen manpower fought against an army of 20,000, protecting the master and breaking through the siege, which is a testament to his bravery.This time they came to Chang'an—but they didn't know whether they were friends or foes?