Liu Xiu didn't expect Geng Shu to say that, and was quite surprised. Geng Yan didn't expect that his brother would suddenly say such a thing.
He frowned slightly and looked at Geng Shu coldly, "What do you mean by saying that? Do you mean that your Majesty made a mistake in making you a marquis?"
Geng Yan said in a deep voice: "Geng Shu, are you drunk without drinking any alcohol?"
Liu Xiu waved his hand to Geng Yan cheerfully and asked Geng Shu, "Why did Zhong Yuan say this?"
Geng Shu said seriously: "The reason why Anding, Beidi, and Shangjun surrendered to the imperial court is not the fault of the Western Expeditionary Army, let alone Geng Shu, but the result of His Majesty's majesty."
Geng Yan, who was opposite him, almost laughed, ah, so you said you deserved it, so you were waiting here for this. This tall hat is really...
Geng Yan secretly raised his thumb in his heart. It seemed that his second brother had really grown up, and he also spoke in the same way when talking about situations.
Liu Xiu was stunned for a moment, then burst out laughing. He raised his hand and nodded Geng Shu, saying, "Zhong Yuan is very good at fighting. This kind of flattery should not be tolerated! Haha!"
In fact, Liu Xiu doesn't like people who are good at flattery and flattery. Of course, this is also offensive.
When people like Wu Han, Deng Yu, Zhu Fu and others praised him, he was very useful. It was simple because Wu Han and others were capable. Even if Liu Xiu knew in his heart that they were flattering him, he would be involuntarily flattered.
The same principle can be applied to Geng Shu. Geng Shu is also capable, and his praise will also be very useful to Liu Xiu.
Therefore, if an incompetent person praises Liu Xiu, he will feel disgusted. On the contrary, if a capable person praises Liu Xiu, it will make him very happy.
Seeing Liu Xiu laughing, thinking that Liu Xiu was dissatisfied with his words, Geng Shu said seriously: "Your Majesty... Young Master, there are eight counties in Anding, six counties in Beidi, and ten counties in Shangjun, totaling twenty-four counties.
Why could they unanimously agree to submit to the imperial court just because they were afraid of the Western Expeditionary Army? Absolutely not! If they had not already respected and respected the young master in their hearts, they would never have surrendered to the imperial court just because of the Western Expeditionary Army.
Surrender, if we let the Western Expeditionary Army attack each county one by one, if they want to conquer these three counties, they will not be able to conquer them all in a year and a half!"
Geng Shu's words are somewhat exaggerated. Among the three counties and twenty-four counties that submitted to Luoyang, a considerable number of them followed the trend and may not be sincerely willing to submit to Luoyang.
However, it is also true that most counties are willing to submit to Luoyang. From this, it is not difficult to see that Liu Xiu's prestige and the prestige of the Luoyang court did have a far-reaching influence.
Geng Shu's words really made Liu Xiu feel a little elated. He laughed heartily, picked up the wine glass, and said, "Come, come, come, let's drink to our army for taking over the three counties!"
"Do it!" Brothers Geng Yan and Geng Shu picked up their wine glasses, saluted Liu Xiu, and drank the wine in one gulp with Liu Xiu.
Putting down the cup, Luo You immediately filled up the wine, and Liu Xiu said with a smile: "An Ding, Beidi, and Shangjun surrendered, so that there is no direct threat to the north of Sanfu, and the safety of Sanfu has been greatly improved.
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Feng Yi led the Western Expedition and conquered the three counties of Anding, Beidi, and Shangjun in one go, which was actually a great achievement. However, Feng Yi was very unlucky, and Liu Xiu was defeated in Hanyang.
Liu Xiu had no place to vent his anger, but it was all directed at Feng Yi. As a result, Feng Yi did not receive any reward even though he had made great contributions.
However, after that, Feng Yi won two victories in Qixian and Anding, and Liu Xiu gave Feng Yi two consecutive rewards. This could be regarded as making up for the previous rewards owed to Feng Yi.
Liu Xiu changed the topic and asked: "Gongsun conquered three counties, made great achievements, and returned to Chang'an. Instead of being rewarded, he was blamed by me. Is Gongsun unhappy?"
Geng Shu quickly said: "Your Majesty... the young master is overly worried. The general is not dissatisfied. On the contrary, he often regrets that he failed to withdraw the three assistants in time and failed to conquer Hanyang with the young master."
Liu Xiu made a sound, nodded, and said meaningfully: "Gongsun has always been a kind man. When he is wronged, he blames himself instead of others. In terms of generosity, I am far inferior to Gongsun!"
Geng Yan and Geng Shu were startled and bowed hurriedly.
Liu Xiu sighed: "When Gongsun followed me to Hebei, Feng's mother said: 'You are loyal now, don't think about your filial piety. I will judge you for the sake of your son.' So I compiled it and died. Every time I think about this
, my heart is sad.”
In order to prevent Feng Yi from having to worry about his future, Feng's mother committed suicide, which was widely circulated at the time.
Both Geng Yan and Geng Shu had heard of this allusion, and now that they heard Liu Xiu mention it, they both felt a similar connection.
Liu Xiu added: "Gongsun and I are both monarchs and ministers, and brothers and sisters. I should not be angry at Gongsun for the defeat of Hanyang." Liu Xiu is good at recognizing his mistakes and having the courage to admit them.
It's your own mistakes, this is the attitude that an emperor should have.
Geng Yan picked up the wine glass and said, "Sir, we should pay homage to Gongsun for this glass of wine!"
Liu Xiu picked up the wine glass and said, "Well said! We respect Gongsun from a distance!" As he spoke, he raised his head and drank the wine in the glass.
Feeling that the atmosphere was a bit solemn, Liu Xiu looked at Geng Shu and said with a smile: "Zhongyuan has won many battles against the Huns. Among the ministers of the Han Dynasty, the one who can restrain the Huns is none other than Zhongyuan!"
Geng Shu quickly bowed and said: "Wei Chen grew up in the upper valley and often had contact with the Huns. He is well aware of the characteristics of the Huns. Only in this way can we win against the Huns in repeated battles!"
Liu Xiu nodded repeatedly and said: "In the future, after Wei Xiao and Gongsun Shu are pacified, Lu Fang will become a close enemy of the imperial court. At that time, it will be inevitable to rely on Zhong Yuan."
"Your Majesty, you will punish your humble ministers."
Liu Xiu whispered a few words to Luo You beside him. Luo You responded, stood up, and walked out. Not long after, a store clerk came in and brought in several musicians and a dozen young and beautiful women.
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The musicians put their instruments aside, some played, some played, and some blew, while the dancers danced in the box.
Geng Yan and Geng Shu were in the army all year round, so it was rare for them to enjoy singing and dancing. The brothers would drink and applaud from time to time.
Liu Xiu also had a smile on his face, exchanging cups with Geng Yan and Geng Shu.
While he was in the mood for drinking, Liu Xiu suddenly heard the sound of a piano coming from outside the box. The music was ups and downs, sometimes high and sometimes low, and the morale was majestic, like an iron horse at war, and there was also a faint air of chilling.
Geng Yan and Geng Shu also heard the sound of the piano outside and looked at Liu Xiu in unison. Liu Xiu waved to the musicians, the music in the box quickly stopped, and the dancers also bowed and stepped aside.
There was no music in the box, and the sound of the piano outside was clearer. Liu Xiu listened for a while and said, "Nie Zheng Assassins the Korean Puppet."
"Nie Zheng's Assassination of Han Puppet" is also the famous "Guangling San", which was the name of "Guangling San" in ancient times.
As the name suggests, the protagonist of this song is Nie Zheng, one of the four great assassins in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. It describes the story of Nie Zhen avenging his father and assassinating Xia Lei.
Of course, this story is made up. The reason why Nie Zheng assassinated Xia Lei was not to avenge his father, but out of entrustment from his friends.
However, Nie Zheng was indeed a ruthless man. He single-handedly attacked the Xia Lei Mansion. At that time, Xia Lei was the Prime Minister of South Korea and there were many guards in the palace.
Nie Zheng alone killed dozens of guards of the prime minister's palace, and finally stabbed Xia Lei to death in the palace, then cut his face to pierce his eyes (he was disfigured so as not to harm his family), and committed suicide.
"Guangling San" is a long piece, and there are many short pieces in it, such as "Angry", "Chong Guan", "Chuan Han", etc. The outside qin music is playing "Chuan Han", which is also the whole song.
The climax of the track.
This section particularly tests the skill of the luthier. It must not only convey the heroism and bravery of Nie Zheng, but also the danger and intensity of the Jin Ge battle.
Liu Xiu was no stranger to Guangling San. After listening to it for a while, he could conclude that the luthier was a master.
He stood up, walked out, opened the door of the box, and looked out.
The sound of the piano came from the pavilion in the center of the garden. There were trees blocking it, so Liu Xiu couldn't see clearly. In the haze, he could see a man in white sitting in the pavilion playing the piano.
At this time, the doors of several other private rooms were also opened one after another. The guests in each private room seemed to be attracted by the sound of the piano and walked out one after another. Liu Xiu glanced left and right, and then stepped into the garden.
Geng Yan and Geng Shu hurriedly followed. They followed Liu Xiu into the garden. When they looked up, they saw a woman in white sitting in the pavilion.
Judging from her age, she looked to be seventeen or eighteen years old. She was wearing a green dress with a layer of white gauze on the outside. At a quick glance, she seemed to be wearing white clothes.
Looking at the face, you can see beautiful eyebrows and phoenix eyes, a high nose, plump red lips, as smooth as jade. Jade fingers are like green onions, caressing the silver strings lightly, and the sound of the piano is like mercury pouring down the ground, which is endlessly memorable.
After seeing this beautiful young woman playing the piano, both Geng Yan and Geng Shu couldn't help but exclaimed: "What a wonderful person!" Not only was this woman outstanding in appearance, she was one of the best in the world, but she also had outstanding piano skills, playing the piano for three days.
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Not to mention Geng Yan, Geng Shu was attracted by this woman. Even Liu Xiu's eyes fell on her and did not look away for a long time.
While Liu Xiu was listening and watching with rapt attention, suddenly, there was a burst of applause not far away.
This sudden applause was extremely abrupt and destroyed the harmony of the piano sound. The woman in white gauze straightened her ten fingers and gently brushed the silver strings.
Liu Xiu frowned and looked for fame. He saw a young man in his twenties, gorgeously dressed, walking out of the crowd and walking towards the pavilion. He clapped his hands and said with a smile: "This lady is very good at piano."
"Ji, don't you know the lady's name?"
The woman in white gauze glanced at him, without saying anything, she stood up, turned around and walked out of the pavilion. Seeing this, the young man quickly caught up with him, came to the woman, reached out and grabbed the white gauze
The woman's sleeves said with a playful smile: "Miss, don't leave in a hurry! You haven't said your name yet! Come on, come on, come to the box, and you can sing a song for me alone!"
As he spoke, he pulled the woman in white gauze to go into the box. The woman in white gauze blushed, flicked her sleeves, and said in a deep voice: "Young Master, please respect yourself!"
"What? You think I have no money?" As he spoke, the young man pulled down the money bag hanging from his waist, opened the mouth of the bag, and poured it out. More than a dozen golden beans rolled onto the stone table.
The young man licked his lips at the golden beans on the stone table and asked, "Are these enough for you to play a song for me?"
"It's better to have fun alone than to have fun together! This lady's piano skills can be listened to by everyone together, but if you have to appreciate it alone, isn't it boring?"
Following the words, Liu Xiu walked into the pavilion with his hands behind his back, followed by Geng Yan and Geng Shu.
Seeing someone interfering with someone, the young man showed displeasure. He turned to look at Liu Xiu, and his heart was filled with anger. Regardless of whether Liu Xiu was the emperor or not, he had an excellent appearance and was tall because he was proficient in martial arts.
Because of the relationship, there is almost no fat on the body. When you look at the face, you have dragon eyebrows and tiger eyes, a high nose bridge, thin lips like swords, bright and piercing eyes. When you look at people, you have a feeling of power without anger, which is natural.
It makes people feel a sense of pressure.
This is the pressure of the superior, not a deliberate display.
If Liu Xiu didn't look good, the young man might not be angry, but when he saw that the other person's appearance completely outshined him, he suddenly felt jealous. He raised the corner of his mouth and sneered: "Who the hell are you?
,Dare you talk to me like this..."
Before he could say anything, Geng Yan and Geng Shu, who were behind Liu Xiu, changed their expressions at the same time. They shouted almost in unison: "How outrageous!" As he spoke, Geng Shu rushed forward first and slapped the young man on the cheek.
There was a snapping sound in the helix of the ear, and the young man staggered three or four steps sideways. He couldn't stand enough and sat down on the ground.
