The voice from behind scared Lin Mengdie. He turned around and saw the queen standing under the tree at a glance. He was startled, and immediately bowed and saluted: "I have seen your majesty."
Xuan Jingchen nodded, "Where did you get the tune you just played?"
When Lin Mengdie heard it, she pondered for a moment, and said to Xuan Jingchen, "This is the song of Prince Zhaoming."
"Then where did you get it?"
When Lin Mengdie heard this, she already knew in her heart that Xuan Jingchen had heard this song. He pondered for a moment, and said to Xuan Jingchen: "This is the score that the young master of Zhenbei Hou's family borrowed me in the early spring. She used this score to thank me for the song "Sea God". This score was written by her in Lanzhou. At that time, it was obtained from a palace servant who escaped from Yuanzhou, which is the ultimate song of the late emperor."
Lin Mengdie didn't dare to hide anything, and explained it one by one. After Xuan Jingchen listened, he wondered why it had something to do with Le Zhengsu. It seems that everything related to His Highness can be found in her.
"The original score, but it is still in the hands of Master Lezheng?" Xuan Jingchen asked again, and Lin Mengdie agreed. Xuan Jingchen forced a smile and said to him, "You came to play by the river today, but you played for the late emperor?"
"The talent of the late emperor is admirable, and the ministers are playing today to honor the gods and spirits of the late emperor." Lin Mengdie responded, since then, she has been calm and generous.
Xuan Jingchen praised him, "Mr. Lin has a heart. The night dew is heavy, sir, you should go home earlier." After she got the answer she wanted, she dropped these words, turned around and returned to the palace.
The next day, Xuan Jingchen ordered someone to ask Le Zhengsu for the score, but learned that the score was not in her hands. After several investigations, Si Ming, who went there, found out that Le Zhengsu went to the shore with Zhong Limu on the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival. Moreover, he went with Su He.
Zhong Limu is the only younger brother of Zhong Lishuo, so it is not surprising that he would ask Le Zhengsu for the score. So a few days later, Xuan Jingchen called Zhong Limu into the palace.
"I heard that there is another piece of the first emperor's music spread in Yuanzhou today. That piece of music was accidentally discovered by the young master of Lezheng's family. Sanmu, you went to the young master of Lezheng and asked for the original score." Sitting at the desk In front of him, Xuan Jingchen threw out his own question when he looked at His Royal Highness, the suave King Yunzhong.
When Zhong Limu heard this, he thought that Sister A's plan might be ahead of schedule. What they prepared was to make the Queen feel doubts and gradually discover the truth, which would be better than telling them frankly, so Zhong Limu pondered for a while and said, "This is indeed the case. The Queen has nothing left in the world, I couldn't take the incense, so as soon as I found out that Young Master Lezheng had this sheet music in his hand, I asked for it."
"Le Zhengsu is a rare young man. As soon as he heard that I was for the imperial sister, he gave it to me without hesitation." Zhong Limu looked at Xuan Jingchen cautiously, and tentatively said, "Your Majesty ordered me to come here, but for the music score. ?"
"If Your Majesty wants it, then I will go back and fetch it for His Majesty." Zhong Limu gave it very readily, and agreed before Xuan Jingchen could speak. Xuan Jingchen thought for a while and nodded, "Thank you Sanmu over there. You give me the score, and I will answer you one thing. I can give you anything you need."
Zhong Limu shook his head, "Your Majesty is the wife of my imperial sister, and it is also appropriate to hold her relics. In this way, the imperial sister is reunited with you."
On this day, Zhong Limu sent the score to the palace, and finally Xuan Jingchen, who had Zhong Lishuo's relic, carefully placed it in the dark wooden box in front of the desk. She looked at the scores in the box and the familiar handwriting, as if she had received Zhong Lishuo's constant companion.
Zhong Lishuo, who had planned everything, was instantly invalidated by Xuan Jingchen's chance encounter on the bank of Liangshui. After Zhong Limu finished this matter, he ran in front of Zhong Lishuo excitedly and told her everything.
Zhong Lishuo was nervous and looking forward to it, and anxiously asked Zhong Limu, "Then have you asked her any questions on paper?"
"Huh? Why do you say that?" Zhong Limu was at a loss for not knowing why.
Zhong Lishuo sighed and said, "I use newly made rice paper. The paper used in the Chu Kingdom is very different from the paper used today. Few people will notice this, if you remind her... Sigh... "It's all her fault, she forgot to mention this to Zhong Limu.
Zhong Lishuo thought about it, he had to blame himself, why didn't he make it more obvious in the first place.
The first step she took, it ended there. She had been hoping that Xuan Jingchen would find some clues in the score. If the queen looked at it more, she might be suspicious.
But no, nothing. No strangers came to the mansion to ask questions, and no mysterious people came to investigate him, so Zhong Lishuo had to find another way.
Just like this, I went to Hongwen Hall to give students a holiday, and when the soldiers and horses of Kyushu entered Yuanzhou City, the emperor and ministers moved to the palace of the Xishan Hunting Ground, and held the day of military performances and hunting of noble families.
On this day, the sun was shining brightly, and the dazzling sunshine fell on the boundless meadows of Xishan. The autumn wind swept across the colorful flags of Kyushu and fluttered in the wind. Under the bunting, there are soldiers carefully selected from each state, neatly arranged in nine columns. Next to the nine columns of soldiers and horses, stood straight-backed aristocratic youths in helmets and armor. They were headed by Princess Jingming, Xuan Jingning, and the soldiers beside them waited for the emperor to come to power.
Zhong Lishuo was also among the aristocratic teenagers, looking up at the stand erected not far away. Sitting on the stage were His Majesty and the Privy Councilor Princess, as well as the Prime Minister on the left and right. On both sides of the stand, there were sheds of various families. Not far behind the sheds was a camp that was heavily guarded. Behind the camp was a boundless forest.
It is surrounded by mountains on all sides, leaving only the broad grassland in the middle. There is only one road that splits from the mountains to the middle of the mountains. They came from here this morning, and the emperor's majestic palace was at the foot of the mountain on the way.
Every military exercise, boys and girls from 14 to 18 years old, all have to accompany the army into the camp and participate in the war together. The form of the military exercise is the three-three-one clan, that is, the soldiers and horses selected by the three states are combined into one group and cooperate temporarily. You can get your Majesty's reward.
Add officials and jue, gold and silver jewelry, everything.
The military exercises in the Qing Kingdom required the most elite soldiers and horses from each state. The vast Xishan could accommodate nearly 30,000 soldiers and horses in Kyushu, and at this time, only the most qualified soldiers were standing on the field.
But this number of people has already amazed the envoy from the north. Since Xuan Jingchen drove the Subei tribe into the northern part of Hanzhou, the force of Subei was greatly reduced, and it was not as good as before. Seeing this situation now, I feel awe in my heart, and there is a bit of respect on my face.
The drum sound shook and hit everyone's heart with force. The time has come, after the commander-in-chief prayed for blessings, Xuan Jingchen, dressed in golden armor and using a knife as a staff, stood on the stage, looked at the crowd of soldiers under the stage, and said, "You are all celebrating for me. The elite of the country, in front of the foreign envoy this time, need to do their best. Those who have performed brilliantly will be rewarded."
The attendants from the side read out the emperor's rewards one by one, and even the children of the nobles were moved by the richness of the rewards. After the waiter finished reading, Xuan Jingchen shouted loudly: "All the generals obey the order, and the whole army will move to the west mountain and set up camp. The state with the most military flags will be the winner."
In this way, the ten-day military exercise officially began.
After the whole army settled in Xishan, Xuan Jingchen also led the ministers into the depths of the secluded forest, and watched the performance of the various armies together with the envoys from the north.
Zhong Lishuo, who participated in this kind of activity for the first time, found it very strange. She happened to be assigned to the same state team as Su He and Xu Renli. The three of them had a deep relationship because of the companion reading, and they have been tempered in the mountains and forests in the past few days, and their relationship is even deeper. On the seventh day, when the combined army of the state they were in won the victory, the three armies suddenly separated, and they began to compete for the last one.
The three people who were celebrating with Su He and Xu Renli, before they could react, saw the originally peaceful situation and suddenly became chaotic.
The headless feathers and gun barrels are painted with bright colors, and if they are stained with three smears, they will be eliminated from the field. Before Zhong Lishuo could react, he saw that Xu Renli picked up Su He and carried him to the horse. In the noisy crowd, he shouted at Zhong Lishuo, "Evacuate first, then think about it in the long run!"
During the melee, the three armies quickly separated under the command of their generals and retreated to their strongholds to fight again. They want to take the flag, not the man.
Zhong Lishuo quickly reacted, and immediately mounted a horse, pulling the reins to drive the horse along with the large army. Su He was young and could not keep up with the troops and horses of the large army, and fell behind a lot. Zhong Lishuo had no choice but to turn his horse's head and drive towards Su He.
The sound of horses' hooves shook, and the luxuriant woods were galloped all the way. She ran towards Su He and approached him with Xu Renli. But at this moment, a vision suddenly occurred, and an arrow feather passed through the Maolin and went straight to Su Hezha.
"Sir!" Xu Renli yelled, "Get down!"
Su He heard the words and fell down in a panic.
The sound of the arrow feathers breaking through the air was in his ears, Xu Renli rode his horse, stretched out his hand and grabbed it violently, the palm of his hand fell in the air, and the arrow feathers stabbed towards Su He without hindrance.
Youfeng flashed behind Su He, and with a thud, firmly pressed against the tree beside Su He. Su He was in shock, looking at the tree trunk that had been penetrated an inch into the tree trunk and the still shaking arrow feathers, his lips trembling and he couldn't say a word.
Xu Renli was covered in cold sweat, looking at the arrow feather with a head, his face turned pale.
Zhong Lishuo came over, saw the arrow feather, and shouted, "Run, take the prince with you!"
"It's an assassin!"
She said, looking at Su He's apparently paralyzed body lying on the horse, she restrained her horse, dismounted and jumped to Su He's back, hugged Su He's paralyzed body in her arms, pulled the reins, and moved towards the army leaving just now. The place to go said resolutely: "Go, go to a place with many people."
Xu Renli also reacted, pulling the reins and following behind Zhong Lishuo. But obviously, this was a premeditated killing, and the hunters had already prepared the net, so how could the prey escape
The sound of horse hooves came from the direction the army was leaving, forcing Zhong Lishuo to turn his horse's head and break into the depths of the jungle step by step.