The second day
It was almost the Mid-Autumn Festival in August when we arrived in Qinzhou.
There was a bumper wheat harvest, and people in the city made moon cakes for the little God of Wealth. The Ramadan Palace was at its best. The governor led civil and military officers with a guard of honor to welcome him ten miles away. He also ordered people to inquire about Tanlu, and fly reports like flying stars. The closer.
The last one came back and pointed with his hand: "We're here!"
When the governor looked at it, he saw a large group of thousands of people rolling in not far ahead. He was startled for a moment and then ordered: "Set off the cannons and play music!"
In an instant, three cannons were fired, and the drums were playing loudly. King Lu arrived here after working hard all the way. When he saw Qincheng, he felt at ease. The autumn air was refreshing at this time. Looking around, he couldn't help but let out a breath. Listening to the music, Eunuch Liao pointed with his finger: "Your Majesty, the Governor of Qinzhou has traveled ten miles to pick you up!"
"I saw it." With a smile on King Lu's face, King Lu saw the governor wearing a bullet jacket to greet him. He led dozens of officials to kneel down and kowtow deeply: "I, the Governor of Qinzhou, Zhang Jilong, would like to lead his officials to pay homage to King Lu. !”
According to the system of Daxu, the public is regarded as the same rank, the prince is regarded as the second rank, the uncle is regarded as the third rank, the son is regarded as the fourth rank, the male is regarded as the fifth rank, and the prince and prince are both super-rank.
The governor is a third-rank official and must be saluted in front of him. King Lu accepted the salute, changed his smile, leaned down and supported him slightly: "Get up, everyone!"
As he spoke, he looked around and saw that the governor was fifty-five years old and had deep wrinkles on his face. He just replied: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
The governor stood up and said, "Your Majesty, please come into the city."
King Lu, who was running around all the way, was full of travel dust. He nodded and entered the palace.
As soon as I entered the palace, I saw that the area was larger than the palace in the capital. Although the autumn air was crisp, the sun was still a little hot, and everyone was a little sweaty. When I entered, I saw a dense courtyard, pebble paving, and pavilions among the shadows of trees and flowers. The pavilions and rooms were all hidden in it, and all the heat in his body immediately disappeared. As he watched all the way, King Lu was satisfied. It seemed that the governor had carefully built the palace.
When they entered the palace, King Lu took her seat. Although the palace was not very big, it was still very grand with wooden paneling on the floor and carved pillars and dragons. At this time, three people wearing fourth-grade general uniforms came forward together.
The leader was a middle-aged man of about forty, with straight eyebrows and a murderous look, followed by a short general with a dark red face, and finally a medium-sized general who looked very high-spirited. They all bowed down together: "Last General." Meet the prince!"
After watching the general salute and confirm his title, the governor stood up and said, "Your Majesty, it has been a hard journey—please!"
Turning to the hall, the banquet was already served, and King Lu ordered the banquet to begin. Needless to say, after three rounds of drinking, and seeing that everyone was drunk, King Lu retreated to the back seat, where Eunuch Liao and Xie Chengdong were already waiting.
King Lu drank the hangover soup and walked to the window to look at the garden view. Then she exhaled and asked in a hoarse voice, "How is the situation in the mansion?"
"I immediately sent someone to take over, and now the black-clad guards have taken over all the defense of the palace."
"The slaves and maids are also arranged one by one, especially the kitchen and warehouse."
"There are ten thousand shi of rice in the kitchen and the granary, and twenty thousand taels of silver in the warehouse. It shows that this is the salary paid to you by the imperial court this year." Eunuch Liao said one by one.
"I trust you in your work. We must quickly manage and control the palace. This is our foundation." King Lu said tepidly, then turned to ask: "Mr. Xie, what do you think of the reaction of these officials?"
"The governor and officials are civil servants. They follow the etiquette. It cannot be said that they are disrespectful, but it is difficult to expect them to directly board the prince's ship."
"These civil servants are just outsiders, but after all, the prince is the emperor's son, and it is an internal matter within the royal family. As long as the prince wins, there will be few people who directly oppose it."
"Where are the three mansions?" King Lu nodded and asked again.
Xie Chengdong smiled slightly: "Although the emperor has given the soldiers of these three palaces to the prince's control, they usually obey the prince's orders, but the imperial court can deprive them of them with just one decree."
"Of the three, I think two of them can be won over, but the leader, Xu Guang, is very unruly. I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to truly devote himself to the prince."
King Lu's eyes shone with cold light and said: "If you don't want to submit, I will kill him!"
"Take your time." Xie Chengdong smiled: "We don't have to be afraid of being meticulous in our work. Since we have a reputation, we can win over each other from the very beginning. Anyone who is obedient will be rewarded, and those who are disobedient will be transferred or killed. Isn't it easy to find a reason? "
"The lives and deaths of these little captains are just a matter of a word from the prince, and they don't even need to be reported to the court."
"Control the team's position, then control the camp's position, and move up slowly."
"When you get to the top, you can't kill them casually if they are above the sixth rank, and we have ignored them. If the prince refuses to die, you can have his head cut off and hang the flag at the gate."
After hearing these words, King Lu looked back: "Good!"
Then he asked: "What about the prince?"
"I have a plan that can destroy the prince, or at least make the prince unable to pay attention to the prince." Xie Chengdong said, approaching King Lu and whispering.
King Lu's expression changed several times and he sighed: "Sir, you are a true national scholar!"
Suyueguan
The sky was overcast and light rain fell, but there were many greeting guests.
There are lights and festoons everywhere in the temple, bright red silk and satin, and gold foil cut flowers. A female crown conductor and Taoist boy come and go, holding flowers to decorate the temple.
The Taoist guest rooms are all replaced with newly made and freshly dried quilts.
Ye Su'er was in the room, and the master put makeup on Ye Su'er. In the bronze mirror, she could see the girl's bright eyes, white teeth, and picturesque eyebrows. Ye Su'er became more radiant and moisturized.
"Master, the Heavenly Gate Celebration is here, why do the people wearing makeup act like they are getting married?" Ye Suer was a little shy.
Seeing the expression, the girl put her hand on Ye Su'er's forehead and said, "You, you are the first person to open the Heavenly Gate in our Suyue Gate within ten years."
As he spoke, he sighed and asked his conscience. In fact, the skills taught are the same, but geniuses are different from ordinary people, and geniuses are even more different from being diligent.
"Is it like some sects that prohibit marriage?"
"But this would be too harsh on them." The girl shook her head. Of course she knew that once many disciples got married, their thoughts would shift to their families, thus delaying their practice. But she couldn't even issue a ban to ruin their happiness. .
He could only console himself: "That's fine. Those who don't care about the path will marry and become the outer disciples, those who practice intensively will become the inner disciples, and those who stand out will become the direct descendants."
Just as he was thinking about it, he saw Ye Su'er fidgeting. The time had come and someone was urging her, but she still didn't move. The leader sighed before wanting to speak.
The sound of a flute came from outside the Taoist temple. At first, it sounded as thin as silk hair, and then it continued to curl up, and gradually developed a lingering meaning.
Meeting is fate, and lovesickness gradually becomes entangled.
The girl had listened to a lot of music, but here, she slowly stopped moving and couldn't help but be lost in thought.
This Xiao sound puts emotions into the music. Every note and every turn slowly conveys longing. Everyone seems to see someone holding the bamboo Xiao horizontally and playing with their eyes closed.
The low voice is long and moving, making people instantly jealous of the person involved.
Ye Suer stood up suddenly and said, "He's here."
Before the leader could react, Ye Su'er stepped forward, smoothed her hair back, revealing her white neck, and gently took out a flute from the wall with her supple fingers.
There are some spots on the flute, which is the tear bamboo, and it starts to play.
The sound of the flute was grand and the sound of the flute was gentle. Many Taoists in the hall, who were talking lively, suddenly became quiet after hearing the chorus of the flute and flute.
Senior Brother Yanshan Guan listened to the flute and sighed: "It's really an ensemble of flutes and flutes. It must have been played by a junior sister from the Suyue Sect."
A Taoist carrying a long sword laughed and said: "It's a pity that there is a master. The sound of the flute must be played by a man. The flute and flute sound in harmony, and there is endless love."
Another Taoist raised his eyebrows and closed his eyes slightly: "Unfortunately, love, hate, and hatred are all suffering. It is just a waste of energy and it is difficult to achieve enlightenment."
"What does enlightenment have to do with feelings?" Another person was dissatisfied.
The sound of the flute gradually faded and faded away. Ye Suer stood up and was about to go out. When she opened the door, she saw a familiar person - Pei Ziyun's master Yu Yunjun, holding a post with the word "happy" on it.
Ye Su'er looked a little nervous and stopped talking. Yu Yunjun glanced at it, a little sad, but said with a smile: "Su'er, what do you think this is?"
After taking a look at the post, Ye Suer's eyes turned red with embarrassment and she was at a loss. The leader took a look at it and showed a hint of surprise: "It turns out to be a horoscope post, but does it mean to stick together?"
Cohesion, one of the formalities of an ancient engagement, first requires the man to hand over his horoscope. If the woman is willing, she will mention her horoscope below. Sometimes fortune tellers will also mention that the two horoscopes do not conflict with each other. Of course, this is easy for monks. Got this prompt.
The combination of the two together with the agreement is a marriage document, commonly known as "written agreement"!
In fact, in ancient times, after exchanging the marriage certificate, they were considered an unmarried couple. The following was just giving gifts and choosing an auspicious time to marry. For this era, giving this is the most sincere.
Regretting a marriage is something that is looked down upon.
"Of course, this is the horoscope that Mr. Pei Qian asked me to bring. I am Master Pei Ziyun, and you are Master Su'er. We have a covenant in our sect, not to mention that now all the young girls are able to open the gate of heaven, and they are the best in marriage. Waiting for the choice." Yu Yunjun said, suddenly thinking of early summer, and felt a faint pain in his heart.
The head of the Suyue Sect was about to speak. Hearing this, he swallowed it in his mouth. Only then did Yu Yunjun look at Ye Su'er. Today, Ye Su'er looked delicate and delicate, with her head lowered and her neck lowered, looking docile and pleasant. After listening to this Yu Yunjun blushed with embarrassment and said, "Now do you know why your brother Pei doesn't see you in person?"
"Yes!" Ye Su'er whispered. We should not see each other during this period of marriage. Yu Yunjun took a letter from his sleeve and handed it over: "This is from your brother Pei to you!"
I received a letter with longing written on it. It was obviously a love letter, but at the end, there was a sentence: "The prince has urgently summoned me to go to the capital once."
At the end of the letter, there is another poem titled Phoenix Seeking the Phoenix!
The phoenix comes back to its hometown, and travels around the world to seek its phoenix.
If you don't meet me at that time, you will have no generals. How can you realize that you are going to be promoted to this hall now
There is a beautiful lady in the boudoir, and the people in the room are poisonous to my intestines.
How come they are like mandarin ducks with their necks crossed, soaring together!
The phoenix comes and the phoenix comes to live with me, and I have to entrust the breeding tail to be my concubine forever.
Friendships are harmonious and the hearts are harmonious. Who knows how to meet each other in the middle of the night
Both wings rise and fly high, without feeling, my thoughts make me sad.
While reading, Ye Suer smiled and whispered: "Humph, for the sake of this poem, I forgive you for leaving without saying goodbye this time."
(End of chapter)