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"Miss, it's in vain that you helped that heartless man once. He actually sent someone to ask you to serve a Khitan! If you had known that he was so heartless, why would you have written to the king in the first place?"
In a guest room in Prince Zhong's Mansion, the little maid Jia'er said angrily.
Chen Ziyu smiled while combing his hair: "Obviously it was Lord Zhou Yangong who went to Daxia as an envoy, and relied on his sharp tongue to persuade the king to send troops to attack Zhou. How can it be my credit?"
Jia'er curled her lips and said, "It's just a legend from other people who are ignorant. Why did the young lady do great things but still push the credit to that useless scholar? I heard that when I was in Xingqing Mansion, Duke Yan of Zhou started to connect with the king.
He couldn't even see him face to face, and he stayed in the inn for five full days. If the miss's letter hadn't arrived, he might have stayed in Xingqing Mansion for the rest of his life but would never have been able to see the king."
Chen Ziyu said: "Yes, then why don't you tell Liu Ling?"
Jia'er was stunned for a moment, and then said sadly: "I really don't know if Miss is really doing this because of Daxia or because of Liu Ling."
Chen Ziyu frowned and said: "Jia'er, don't talk nonsense! My father and I are both deeply favored by the king. How could I be as ignorant as you said? Daxia really wants to send troops to the Northern Han Dynasty to take over the twelve states.
It was easy, but apart from getting the barren and desolate land of the twelve states, what else could the millions of hungry and unclothed victims get? And Fazhou got the three largest state capitals and more than a dozen counties, all of which were fertile lands.
, the area of the three states is not much smaller than that of the entire Northern Han Dynasty. You said that I persuaded the king to use troops against Zhou out of selfish motives, Jia'er, why did you poke my heart like this?"
She looked at Jia'er and said faintly: "Besides, I have never fantasized about men and women since I entered this industry. Even if I have to do it to serve the country, can I still have any unrealistic thoughts?
?”
Seeing that the young lady's eyes were red, Jia'er suddenly panicked. She quickly explained: "Miss, you know I didn't mean it like that. I'm just... just angry that Liu Ling didn't know how to show mercy and let the young lady do this.
Why would he be willing to let a lovely person sing and dance for those dirty Khitan people?"
Chen Ziyu said sadly: "Why is he reluctant to part with him? We are not related to him, and we are doing this in the world of immortals. They asked us to serve the Khitan distinguished guests, so we have to be grateful to them, right?"
Jia'er saw the lady's sad words, and her resentment towards Liu Ling became even stronger: "If I said we wouldn't agree to him, how could he still send troops to the immortal world to capture people? Rather than being aggrieved here, we might as well go back.
"
Chen Ziyu was already upset, and it became even more uncomfortable after being told by Jia'er. She did have a vague admiration for Liu Ling. Although she didn't even admit it to herself, that feeling always popped up in her heart.
A cold-blooded person came. She knew that if her identity was exposed, Liu Ling's cold temperament would not allow her and Jia'er to have their heads separated. But the more she suppressed her thoughts, the more her thoughts became.
It comes out strongly.
Women all admire heroes, and Chen Ziyu knows that she is no exception. She has been forcing herself to treat Liu Ling as an enemy, but she has ignored that the enemy's hero is not a hero.
After all, Jia'er was young and didn't understand the emotional entanglement between men and women. She simply thought that Liu Ling had betrayed the young lady, so the young lady should not help him. But she forgot that Chen Ziyu did help Liu Ling, but
Who knew? After Zhou Yangong went to Xixia as an envoy, Xixia sent 400,000 troops to attack Zhou. This was something that everyone could see. Who could have guessed that there was someone else behind the scenes who was helping Wei Mingxiao make the decision?
Chen Ziyu sighed: "Jia'er, have you forgotten why we came to Taiyuan?"
She looked out the window and saw that no one was there, and said in a low voice: "The Khitan imperial envoys are visiting the palace today. It would be good for Daxia if they could find out some things about the Liao Kingdom. Now that Daxia has strong soldiers and horses, it will be able to compete with me in the world."
The only contenders in Daxia are Zhou and Liao. This Khitan imperial envoy came from Youzhou just to explore the reality of Youzhou."
Jia'er sighed and said, "Miss, all she pretends to be is national affairs. Jia'er doesn't understand. Jia'er only knows that she can't let her be wronged. Anyone who bullies Miss will be killed by the flying knife in Jia'er's hand."
.Whether it’s Liu Ling or a Khitan, in Jia’er’s eyes, they are not as valuable as a hair of the lady’s hair.”
Chen Ziyu was moved by what she said, stretched out his hand and pulled Jia'er to sit next to him and said, "I know you are good to me, but since we are valued by the king, we must do our best, right?"
Jia'er pursed her lips and said: "What does the king really care about? If the king really values the young lady, why would he send us to Taiyuan? Isn't it because he is jealous of our master's prestige in the military? The king said it was to help the young lady get rid of that Li Hu
Li Hunu’s entanglement, then why didn’t he let Li Hunu go to Taiyuan to inquire about the news?”
Chen Ziyu frowned and said: "Shut up, Jia'er, don't talk about the rights and wrongs of the country's leader behind his back!"
Jia'er stuck out her tongue and said: "That's true. How much prestige does the master have in the army all his life? Do you need to accommodate that reckless boy Li Hunu? In my opinion, that guy is more brave, but he is just Fan Kuai.
He's just like that, he's not very outstanding, how can he be worthy of you, young lady? But that Liu Ling is brave and resourceful, who is infinitely better than Li Hunu."
Chen Ziyu rolled his eyes at her and said, "You still said that!"
Jia'er chuckled and said, "I'm going to help the lady comb her hair. What song is the lady going to sing later? I'll tune the pipa so that the music can't match the lady's dancing, right? But think about the fact that the Khitans come from the bitter cold land in the north.
He doesn't have much knowledge. If the young lady dances casually, his jaw will drop. I'm afraid Liu Ling will also regard the young lady as a heavenly being."
Chen Ziyu slapped Jia'er's palm and laughed and scolded: "You are the one with the smooth tongue. I don't need you to comb your hair. Just go and tune your pipa. Let's sing the Three Plum Blossoms today."
Jia'er puffed up her cheeks and said, "I'm a good pipa player, but I was asked to play this piece of music. How about we play House of Flying Daggers? I'm sure the Khitan man will be fascinated by the young lady. The young lady will reveal her flying sword in her sleeve and strike out with him."
Broken his throat." (Note 1)
As she strummed the strings, she muttered: "Three Plum Blossoms is not easy to play, and the young lady actually bullied Jia'er, the hand-student. House of Flying Daggers must be out of place, so how about playing Yangchun Baixue? This is the first piece that the young lady taught me.
, I am very familiar with the four parts and seven sections of beginning, succession, turn and union, so I can guarantee that I won’t make any mistakes.” (Note 2)
Chen Ziyu said while combing his hair: "You can play whatever I ask you to talk about. If you keep mumbling, I will bring a donkey and tie it to your mouth to see if you continue to talk."
Without waiting for Jia'er to speak, Chen Ziyu explained: "The Khitan people come from the bitter cold land in the north and are known to be strong and flexible. The Three Plum Blossoms Song is a song about plum blossoms. Its actual purpose is to praise people's tenacity and bravery. I guess
I think the Khitan people will resonate with it. Spring and snow are also good, but it lacks this layer of meaning."
Jia'er pouted and said, "I know! I have never seen the young lady dance this piece of music. Jia'er is actually looking forward to seeing the young lady's beauty."
Chen Ziyu said: "I learned the smooth talk from those men. You, a girl, don't even blush when you say this? I really don't know what kind of husband I will find in the future to suppress such a wild man like you."
Jia'er argued: "Marry? Miss, don't be ridiculous. I am the only one in my family. How can I make my father feel bad if I get married? My father has long said that when I grow up, I will find an honest man to marry me."
Come in, um, it will save me the trouble of getting married and suffering from the anger of my husband's family."
After she finished speaking confidently, when she saw Chen Ziyu looking at her with a half-smile, Jiaer suddenly realized that what she just said was so shameless, and she blushed all of a sudden.
"I mean, my father said he wanted to choose an honest man as his wife, so I can bully him..."
She secretly glanced at Chen Ziyu, and saw that the smile in his eyes could almost overflow. She was so ashamed that Jiaer ran to the outer room holding Pipa in her arms.
After Jia'er ran out, the joy and narrowing in Chen Ziyu's eyes slowly faded away, replaced by a hazy but deep heart-wrenching sadness. She raised her head and looked through the open window.
Looking at the location of Liu Ling's study, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, but it was deeply painful.
Xiao Luan had already turned on the lights when he arrived at Prince Zhong's Mansion. He arrived a little later than scheduled on purpose. He was not afraid that his private visit to Han ministers would affect Liu Ling, but he was afraid that the news would spread back to Youzhou and affect his career.
. He still hopes to return to Youzhou to get some rewards after completing the errands, and it is best to be sent out to serve as a local magistrate. On the way here, he looked, and the most likely and best place to go is Dingzhou.
After all, only the position of Dingzhou County Governor is still vacant. Fan Neng, the original Dingzhou County Governor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, was also a man and would rather die in battle than surrender.
And he had thought about it all. When he came here, he heard that there was a group of three to four thousand horse thieves on a short branch of the Taihang Mountains 150 miles northwest of Dingzhou. On the short mountain called Northwest Mountain by the locals, they were
The foothold of Yang Yishan, who rebelled from Shouzhou in the Zhou Dynasty. Yang Yishan, who originally gathered tens of thousands of people and called himself Wanshou Gong, was first severely beaten by Han Geng, the general of Zuowuwei, and fled to the vicinity of Yingzhou and was detained by the Qianning army
After fighting, he finally ran to Dingzhou with thirty or fifty cronies. He did not dare to offend the Daliao cavalry in Dingzhou, but instead took the looted treasure and ran to the northwest mountain to occupy the mountain and become the king.
Many victims from the Northern Han Dynasty heard that as long as they joined the group, they would have enough to eat. They left Anlai County and flocked to the Northwest Mountains to become Yang Yishan's minions. This group of people had no fighting ability at all. If they went back with Liu
Ling borrowed 2,000 men and defeated the northwest mountain bandits in one fell swoop, so he would be more confident in seeking the position of Dingzhou County Governor from the Nanmian Palace King Yeluji.
Therefore, he had to come to Liu Ling's palace. Even if Liu Ling had no benefits for him, in order to borrow soldiers and horses when he went back, Xiao Luan would open a gap in Sui Gong and lower it more or less.
Some. Of course, since Liu Ling is on the road like this, he should be more of a favor.
After arriving at Prince Liu Ling's Mansion, Xiao Luan went to visit General Zhao Er who was seriously injured while trying to protect himself. He just looked at the man lying on the bed who was bandaged like a rice dumpling and he really couldn't find words to comfort him. In addition,
The smell of medicine in that room was so strong that he couldn't stay any longer.
Liu Ling asked Liu Ling a few questions about General Zhao Er's physical condition. Liu Ling shook his head and said that he was not optimistic. Xiao Luan couldn't help but sigh, and even said that the Khitan people respected heroes like General Zhao Er the most. It was just to embarrass Zhao Er who was lying on the bed.
, when the prince said that he was not optimistic, he almost had to hold back his laughter.
After a few hypocritical words of comfort, regardless of whether Zhao Er could hear it or not, Xiao Luan went to the living room accompanied by Liu Ling. The dishes were already laid out. The banquet was not as good as the banquet in the palace, but it was better than Xiao Luan's appetite.
The golden-yellow whole lamb, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, as well as the Henan specialty of large plates of spicy chicken and Shu-flavored stir-fries, are far more substantial than those delicate dishes that look good or taste bad at palace banquets.
After pushing the cups and changing the cups, Liu Ling clapped his hands and asked people to prepare for the entertainment.
Chen Ziyu appeared on the stage with light makeup and immediately stunned the whole house. The innocent and cute little Loli Jiaer sat on a chair holding a pipa that was half her height, and plucked the strings. The sound was as if it came from nature. Chen Ziyu's dancing skills
Impeccable, the person in the swirling dress is like a fairy descending from heaven, like a goddess flying in the sky.
Xiao Luan's eyes immediately turned straight, and his eyes were fixed on Chen Ziyu's Miaoman figure and moved accordingly. From his eyes, one could see the hot desire that could not be concealed.
I just don't know why, but Liu Ling drank one cup after another, with lonely eyes, as if she was deeply worried.
Note 1: Plum Blossom No. 3 is said to have been composed for flute by Jin Hengyi, and was later changed to piano music. Pipa performances are rare. In 1972, it was adapted into piano music, and the theme of the performance was Chairman Mao Zedong's "
"Yong Mei"
Note 2: Yangchun White Snow is said to have been written by Shi Kuang of Jin State or Liu Juanzi of Qi State during the Spring and Autumn Period. (To be continued)
