I looked at Gao Yan, who was sitting across from me, and said with a smile, "Can you let me appreciate Xiongtai's piano?"
That Gao Yan smiled and said, "Of course, it is possible. The master's poetry and prose are famous all over the world, and he has participated in the preparation of the Chongwen Temple. He must be proficient in forensics. It is a blessing for Caomin's guqin to be appreciated by the adults."
After talking, I took the guqin and came out. This guqin is three feet six inches long and six centimeters long. The thirteen emblems are like wood but not wood, like gold but not gold. The lines are exquisite and smooth. It is made of ancient paulownia wood. The appearance is simple and elegant. The strings are made of celestial silk mixed with pure gold. The broken lines on the body are like plum blossoms. Qin, this Gao Yan's identity is unusual.
I looked at it carefully for a long time, my eyes fell on a broken pattern on the tail of the qin, and after stroking it again and again, I sighed: "Good qin, this is a qin refined by Cai's family in the early Eastern Jin Dynasty. The treasures given to the Goryeo royal family by the previous dynasty, the son of Gao owns this qin, and his surname is Gao, so he must be a noble of the royal family of Goryeo.
Gao Yan's eyes flashed brightly, and he said, "Although this qin is a sacred piece of qin, it is hidden in a pavilion. The next is the sixth son of the King of Goryeo. Because the eldest brother and the third brother are vying for the heir, the next is unwilling to be involved, so he brought his entourage to the Central Plains. This trip came on his own, please forgive me, please don’t make public go out."
I secretly thought in my heart, this person has the demeanor of a king, why not seek the throne, but stay away from the turmoil? Could it be that there are such royal children who do not love power, although I have some doubts in my heart, but since his words have been spoken, I have to believe for the time being. Then he smiled and said, "Young Master Gao is very right. Since that's the case, I don't match the title with the title, so as not to cause material discussion."
After looking at the guqin for a while, I smiled again: "I just heard the sound of the son's piano, and I really admire it. At this moment, the snow is flying outside the window, and there is no one in the wild. I wonder if Zhe has the honor to listen to the son's touch."
Gao Yan calmly said: "The master's taste is the essence, and the rhythm must also be unique. I will touch a song below and ask the adult to correct me." After saying that, with one end of his expression, his fingers flicked, and an ethereal sound of the piano came from him. The fingers flew out, and the sound of the piano was ethereal and solitary, which made people fascinated. At the end of the song, I cheered and said, "Okay, it looks like flying snow, like the loneliness of heaven and earth, and the son's piano skills are unparalleled in the world."
Gao Yan didn't have a happy expression on his face, he just said lightly: "I have nothing else to do in my life. I only love the rhythm, practice hard, and fear injustice. I don't know if the adults can give me some advice on the next song."
I could faintly hear that there was a bit of hostility in this man's words for some reason, and while being strange, he was also enthusiastic, and said, "Zhe used to follow Zeng to learn the qin, but unfortunately Zhe has a lazy temperament. It's just a joke." After saying that, he took the guqin, his mind was condensed, and his ten fingers pressed on the strings.
The sound of the piano had stopped, and Huyanshou was worried. Although the sound of the piano was beautiful, he had no psychological understanding. He was very uneasy, and he didn't know the identity of these three people. The lord actually let that Gao Yan ride with him. That person is an assassin, even if Li Shun and Li Ye are unparalleled in martial arts, it is difficult to ensure that the adults are not damaged. If something happens, even if the adults do not blame, King Qi and the emperor will never forgive themselves. Wanting to find out more about the origins of these people, but only an old servant who can't speak Chinese is left, Huyanshou is also helpless. While thinking about it, the sound of the piano in the car resumed.
The sound of the piano this time is different from that of just now. The sound of the piano is beautiful and melody, and the fingering is skillful. Even Hu Yanshou knows that everyone is playing. As if melted into heaven and earth. The sound of the piano just now, even Hu Yanshou heard it and knew it was like Feixue, but this time, Hu Yanshou felt that the sound of the piano was Feixue, and Feixue was the sound of the piano. After a while, the sound of the piano seemed to be similar to Feixue. Combining them together, Hu Yanshou didn't even know whether what he heard was the sound of the piano or the faint sound of Feixue falling. At the end of the song, at some point, Hu Yanshou had forgotten to drive. Fortunately, this horse was a good horse that was used to the road, and he didn't have to worry about it, so there was no trouble.
Gao Yan listened in a daze, with a blurred expression in his eyes, like admiration and jealousy, the sound of the piano stopped for a moment, and then he praised: "Although the master's fingering is unfamiliar, the artistic conception in the song is a hundred times better than the next one, I don't know if I can point it to the next two. ."
I took the fragrant tea handed over by Xiao Shunzi, took a sip, and said, "Young master is too famous, in fact, your fingering and interpretation of qin music have reached a state of perfection. The difference is that the son loves the rhythm, so he doesn't ask for work, he just wants to play the qin music better. Zhe is not the case. For me, the chess, chess, calligraphy and painting are all pleasing to the eyes, just to make myself happy. So I don't seek refinement or work. As long as I can express my heart, I don't consider whether the tune is gorgeous or not, and whether the fingering is strict or not. But I play the piano like this, even if I play it for decades, it's still like this. It's not like Young Master, as long as you understand a higher realm, you can make rapid progress."
Gao Yan looked at me fixedly, gave a deep bow and said, "I only understand such a simple truth now. It's no wonder that my piano skills have not improved an inch for several years.
I hurriedly stretched out my hands to help each other and said with a smile, "I'm used to being lazy, I use my ears more than my hands, I hope I can still hear the son's elegant performances in the future, but I can't play the qin too much, I'm already exhausted today, why don't you and I have a drink? How about something."
Gao Yan smiled and said, "Dare not to obey, when I left Gaoli, I only brought a dozen jars of fine wine with me besides this qin, but unfortunately I have already drank all of them, and there is only one jar of pear and ginger wine left, and I have been reluctant to drink it. , I met a bosom friend today, and I can't be stingy, Jin Zhi, go and fetch the wine." He turned his head and instructed the maid, but he didn't pay attention to the slight change in Jiang Zhe's expression on the opposite side. It turned into a smile.
The maid Jin Zhi answered the promise crisply, jumped out of the car, and brought a small jar that could hold five catties of wine in a short while. Xiao Shunzi took out two wine jugs from the hidden compartment of the car, Gao Yan opened the mud seal on the wine jar, and filled the wine jugs with golden liquor. I raised my wine cup, took a deep breath, and said, "Good wine, your country's pear ginger wine is brewed with pear juice and ginger. It tastes pure and has an endless aftertaste. I drank it in Binzhou before, but that jar It's just new wine, I think this jar is at least ten years old, and Zhezhen is really lucky."
Gao Yan raised his wine cup and said with a smile, "No one in our country doesn't like drinking. Although it may not be as good as in the Central Plains, this pear ginger wine has a unique taste and has health-preserving effects. I love it, adults please." After that, Gao Yanxian After taking a sip, I know that Koreans love wine, but they don't like cow-drinking, so they have to drink it slowly, and I don't like binge drinking, so I just took a sip.
The two of us couldn't help but talk about poetry, prose, and rhythm. This Gao Yan is indeed a prodigy in the world. If it wasn't for me, I would have been questioned by him. We chatted happily and happily, forgetting the time and road. I don't know how long it took, Huyanshou said: "Sir, the Wanfo Temple has arrived, and the abbot Ciyuan is waiting in front."
Although I wasn't quite finished, I could only say: "Xuzhi, let's settle down first, and after I pay homage, we might as well talk about it in detail." , has been matched with words, Gao Yan nodded and said: "What is the meaning of Suiyun, it is important to pay respects to Lord Lingzun."
When I got off the carriage, I recognized this Master Ciyuan at a glance. When I was assassinated in the Yongwang Mansion, he was invited by the emperor to the palace in the name of Pei Yun to be responsible for guarding the Hanyuan. I also went to thank him afterwards. The profound eminent monk could not have imagined that he would be sent here to be an abbot now. He thinks that Shaolin Temple has the intention to build a hall in Zezhou, but these are none of my business.
Master Ci Yuan did not dare to be neglected, he stepped forward and saluted, "Your Majesty has come to our temple, the old man is very honored and favored, everything has been prepared, we only need to wait for the Marquis to worship tomorrow."
I smiled and said: "Master, you don't have to be so polite, the child is now a disciple of the noble family, you don't need to mention the Lord Hou, the master can just call Jiang's name, it's already late today, Zhe is tired from the journey, please forgive Zhe for being rude. , I want to rest."
Master Ciyuan said with a smile: "Jiang Tanyue is frail and sickly, and the old man has his mind. The Qingjing Temple has been prepared, please." After that, Master Ciyuan personally sent us to a different courtyard in the back, and Gao Yan was arranged next to him. In the guest house, after taking a shower and changing clothes, and having dinner, I sat by the window watching the growing snowfall and fell into deep thought.
At this time, Xiao Shunzi had already taken care of everything and said, "Young Master, all the tiger guards and the abbot who were sent earlier have been arranged properly, and the Wanfu Temple is under our control, but the son is too risky today, this Gao Yan is here. Lu Shang didn't find out, so the young master would drink with him in the same car, what if his identity was forged and he intended to assassinate."
I chuckled: "You are overthinking, such a high-volume and elegant person, even if he wants to assassinate, he will not act recklessly. If he is not absolutely sure that the assassination will succeed and leave safely, he will never shoot casually. This person's identity is true. It is natural for you to check it out, but in any case, this kind of talent and character really fascinates me, and it makes me feel like I saw it at first sight. How can I let go of such a rare bosom friend. If you wait until you find out, this person is really Assassin, I'm afraid I won't be able to speak freely like this from now on, so I took the risk to drink with him. Of course, I'm sure that he has some problems, so he won't do it on the road. Well, you ask Huyanshou to instruct the guards below to be careful Act, by the way, don't let Ling Duan have a chance to escape for the time being, and wait until tomorrow."
It was a long night, tossing and turning, sleepless, Gao Yan, no, it should be Qiu Yufei who didn't sleep a night, and his heart was turning back and forth. Thinking of that person's talent and bearing, I can only admire and admire him, but after a few days, I will assassinate him. If I succeed, I will naturally lose my confidant. Very sorry.
The identity used by Qiu Yufei is not fabricated, but Gao Yan has a person, but it is not because he does not want to fight for power and profit to leave Gaoli, but because he is too weak to fight, he is forced to go into exile in the Central Plains, but his brother sends people to chase him all the way. Fortunately, Duan Lingxiao To save his life, Duan Lingxiao saw that Qiu Yufei wanted to assassinate Jiang Zhe, and knew that it was difficult and dangerous. Although there were many masters in this sect, he had no choice but to fight with Dayong for many years. I am afraid that most of Dayong’s secret spies would recognize it, so Qiu Yufei was the only one. Go to. However, it is not easy to get close to Jiang Zhe. Emperor Dayong personally selected guards to protect him, and King Qi was very thorough. The experts around him were like clouds, and the guards were heavily guarded. So Duan Lingxiao specially borrowed two servants from Gao Yan, and asked Qiu Yufei to approach Jiang Zhe as Gao Yan. As Gao Yan's status as a foreign prince, Jiang Zhe will inevitably lose some of his vigilance. Duan Lingxiao believes that Qiu Yufei can be appreciated by Jiang Zhe. As long as he is properly prepared, it is not difficult to find a good opportunity to assassinate him. Qiu Yufei and Gao Yan have known each other and often get together for drinks. It is effortless to pretend to be Gao Yan. But Qiu Yufei never expected to meet Jiang Zhe under such circumstances, and the two still hit it off and admired each other very much.
According to the original plan, Qiu Yufei was going to be suspected of being detained by the Dayong military, so as long as the identity of Gao Yan was reported, those generals and officials would not dare to deal with them casually. Zezhou is still under the military control of King Qi, so Qiu Yufei would naturally Being escorted to King Qi's camp, with such a special identity, during the interrogation, Jiang Zhe, the supervisor, will of course not be absent, and in order to find out whether this identity is true or false, Qiu Yufei will naturally stay in the military camp for a period of time. With Qiu Yufei's talent , it is naturally possible to get Jiang Zhe's love. Unexpectedly, Qiu Yufei met Jiang Zhe who went to Wanfo Temple to pay tribute before he met Yong Jun, who was interrogating. Among them, the only unexpected thing is that Qiu Yufei, who originally had dissatisfaction and hatred for Jiang Zhe, found out that Jiang Zhe was actually his rare confidant and good friend.
The next day, I changed into my plain clothes and worshipped my deceased father in the main hall. Apart from the monks, there were only Xiao Shunzi, Gao Yan, and Hu Yanshou in the hall. After the offering of the incense, I ordered the monks to step back, and said lightly, "Xuzhi wonders why I invited you to come to accompany the sacrifice?"
Gao Yan had doubts in his heart for a long time, and said: "I do have this doubt, but Suiyun and I know each other. Lord Lingzun is also my elder, and it is proper to pay respects."
I smiled and said, "Nevertheless, Zhe is not a proud person. Today, I invite Xuzhi to be the same sacrifice. I really have something to support." After that, I reached out and took the scroll of yellow silk that Xiao Shunzi handed over, very cautiously. Hands over to Gao Yan, Gao Yan took a subconscious look and saw the words "Qingyuan Qin Score" written on the cover. He loves the art of qin by nature, and he couldn't help but open it, but the more he looked, the more shocked he became. Most of the scores in this volume are ancient songs, some of which are not well-known, but they are also very elegant and beautiful. This book of piano scores is a rare and precious thing for those who love the piano. Gao Yan only felt his hands tremble, and said excitedly: "Suiyun, this piano score, who made this piano score, to be able to read this book, Even if you lose ten years of life, it is worth it."
I looked a little sad, and said: "This manual was written by my late father. When my father was there, although he never insisted on making progress, his talent was rare in the world. Although Suiyun prided himself on being knowledgeable and ambitious, he was rude and hard-working. Not fine, not as good as my late father, my father is also a person who loves melody, he loves to play the qin, and my late mother likes to play the zither. The two adults often sing on the zither and the zither. Everyone. Helpless, since my late mother passed away unfortunately, my father was in mourning, cut off the strings of the qin, and never played the qin again, and it has become a dead sound since then. I am too greedy and not good at it. When he was recovering from his illness, his father probably didn’t want to learn what he had learned and did not pass it on, so he wrote this book while sick, most of which were ancient songs sorted out by his father, and some were composed by his father himself. As seen by the world, it is only because most people in the world are greedy for glory and wealth, and I do not want to be humiliated by the world. I have seen it with my own eyes, Xu Zhi loves the qin, I also know it, I think it must be my father who has a spirit in heaven, and I handed down the piano score by my hand. But this score is my father's relic, I I can't bear to let it go, so I have to ask Xuzhi to transcribe a copy of it myself, and I won't feel troubled if I think about it."
Gao Yan was stunned for a long time, and suddenly he went up and down and said: "Brother Jiang's kindness is unforgettable, I just wish I couldn't repay my brother's love." After speaking, his eyes were reddish and tears were dripping.
I picked him up and said: "If you are not a master of piano skills, I will not give you the score, Xuzhi doesn't have to do this, although you and I may not meet again in the future, but as long as you can make the Qingyuan piano score If the inheritance goes on, the spirit of my late father in heaven must be very happy. In conclusion, the last piece of this piano score was composed by my late father. It was made to mourn my late mother. After that, I never listened to this song again, and today I pay my respects to my father, could you please try this song to comfort my heart."
Gao Yanchang said, "Dare not to obey."
When that gorgeous and peaceful piano sounded in the hall with infinite sadness, I fell into memory again. The piano sound was elegant and gorgeous at first, like spring rain, infiltrating into the soil like spring flowers, gorgeous and colorful, and then gorgeous Returning to the dull, peaceful and affectionate, suddenly, the sound of changing signs rises, the autumn wind is bleak, the frost falls on the ground, the affectionate troubles, the mandarin ducks fold their wings, and then the tune changes, becoming slow and sad, that is a kind of bone-chilling heartbreak.
Tears filled my eyes, and I murmured in a low voice: "If you cross the gate, everything is different, what's different if you come together! After the phoenix tree was half dead, the white mandarin ducks lost their companions and flew. Lie on the ridge and listen to the rain from the south window, who will turn on the lamp and mend the clothes at night.” My father’s life was so hard, although he was full of talents, but because of the troubled times, he would rather live in seclusion. Separated, and finally left me as an orphan and passed away sadly.
When the qin song ended, Gao Yan said apologetically, "This song is profound and in a hurry, I can only interpret the mood of 30% or 40% below. Please forgive me, Brother Jiang."
I sighed and said, "Xuzhi said this, I am very grateful to Zhe to be able to review this song. Although there are many people who are good at violin, this song was composed by my late father. I don't want lay people to play it. Last time It has been seventeen years since I heard this song, and I would like to thank Xuzhi for playing the piano for me."
A look of sadness flashed in Gao Yan's eyes, and he thought to himself, this is the only thing I can do for you. Thinking of the embarrassing situation that he must face when he revealed his identity and assassinated Jiang Zhe, Gao Yan's heart became more and more painful. . At this time, a question like a thunderbolt came from his ear: "Xuzhi, do you think the battle between Dayong and the Northern Han, who will win or lose?"
Gao Yan was shocked and immediately woke up. The person in front of him was not only a confidant who loved him very much, but also an enemy of the Northern Han Dynasty, a counselor of Dayong. He lowered his head and calmed down his shocked mind, saying: "I'm an outsider, I don't know these things very well, but Dayong has a million soldiers and occupies the Central Plains, but the Northern Han is limited in a corner, and its troops are embarrassed. If things go on like this, they will definitely lose. However, there will be future troubles in the south of Dayong. Under the enemy, Beihan may not have the chance to survive." He said this sincere and sincere, he knew that the current situation would be unfavorable to Beihan. This is not the right way of the military, and he also knows that the best way to hide from Jiang Zhe's eyes is to tell the truth.
Sure enough, Jiang Zhe nodded and said, "Even though Xuzhi came to the Central Plains not long ago, he still has some understanding of the situation. You are right. Now Dayong is at a critical moment. If he can conquer the Northern Han in one fell swoop, the world will be unified, but The question of time, if this Northern Expedition fails, the people of the world will be pitiful, and I don’t know how long they will endure the war.”
Gao Yan was shocked. Although he knew that there would be a war in the coming year, he didn't expect Jiang Zhe to take this matter very seriously. He wanted to succeed in one fell swoop. I don’t know much about the big things, your lord is a great minister, so there must be no mistake in what you say.”
I smiled slightly and said, "Xiao Shunzi, bring another bouquet of incense. I want to worship an old friend."
Xiao Shunzi handed over a bunch of incense, I held the incense and worshipped a few times, and then Xiao Shunzi inserted it into the incense burner, and I prayed silently before saying, "Xuzhi can know who the old man I worship is. ?"
Gao Yan was stunned, how could he know, and then replied: "I don't know, but the adults deliberately worship, must not be ordinary people?"
I sighed softly: "The person I worshipped just now was the old Prince Zhao Jue, and Zhe used to serve under his account. Prince De has a noble character, is loyal and virtuous, and Zhe deeply admires him. sacrifice."
As soon as this statement came out, Gao Yan was shocked. If the real Gao Yan didn't know about Jiang Zhe and Prince De, Qiu Yufei knew about it. Tairen and Prince De were said to have been appreciated by Prince De. He conquered Shu and returned after victory. Later, Prince De died in Xiangyang, and the Lord visited him for thousands of miles. The emperor was taken captive into Chang'an, and he surrendered. Later, I heard that Prince Youde, the old king, had ordered the assassination of the lord, which caused the lord to die. Why does the lord still miss Prince De deeply?"
I looked at the curling cigarette and said: "His Royal Highness Prince De was suspicious of loyalty and died in Xiangyang. Zhe was by his side at that time. Zhe grew up in Southern Chu since he was a child. If possible, he naturally hoped that Southern Chu could rule the world, so he assisted Prince De on that day. Although I knew it was an extravagant hope to attack Shu, I also hoped that I could do my best for the country. Unfortunately, after the death of Prince De, Zhe was disheartened and had no hope for Nanchu. On the same day, His Royal Highness King Yong took me into Dayong, and I am in my heart. I really don’t want to surrender, so I deliberately embarrass your Highness. No matter how Nan Chu treats me, I will still recite the kindness of Nan Chu, but the kindness of His Highness is so great that I am a layman who can’t be grateful, so I finally surrendered to Your Highness. I still feel sorry for Prince De. But that assassination made me understand that for Prince De, family and country are more important than everything else, and I, Jiang Zhe, are just a pawn. It must be removed, but although I am saddened, I deeply admire his loyalty."
Gao Yan was a little dazed. He didn't know why he was talking about Northern Han, but Jiang Zhe suddenly talked about Southern Chu.
At this time, I took another bunch of incense and said: "Prince De is my old friend, but General Tan Ji has never been veiled, but this bunch of incense is to hope that General Tan can rest in Jiuquan, that day Prince De died, I There is nothing I can do. Today, General Tan's death was planned by me. General Tan is as loyal to Northern Han as Prince De is loyal to Southern Chu. Both of them are loyal ministers and heroes, and they are also people whom Zhe admires. There must be hatred, but each is his own, and I hope the two of you can understand."
Gao Yan was shocked. He didn't expect Jiang Zhe to worship Tan Ji, so he couldn't help but be more confused. However, Jiang Zhe burned incense and prayed again: "This fourth bunch of incense is asking for forgiveness from the heavens. Zhe also knows that General Beihan Long is a loyal minister and a famous general. To be able to fight without blood, Zhe is willing to bear this notoriety."
Hearing this, Gao Yan almost cried out. What does this mean? Has this person's eyes been fixed on Long Tingfei? At this moment, his heart was full of doubts, and he almost forgot the gratitude and admiration in his heart. But he has a sensitive mind. Could it be that Jiang Zhe really took the opportunity to test himself? Therefore, he deliberately showed confusion, as if he did not understand the meaning of Jiang Zhe's words.
I waited until the incense was exhausted, and then said to Gao Yan, "I have already ordered people to prepare the four treasures of the study, and I will be leaving for the camp tomorrow. I am afraid that Xu Zhi will not have the opportunity to see the piano score again, so let's transcribe it first."
Gao Yan's eyes fell on the piano score, and he almost forgot the crisis facing Beihan. He thought to himself, even if he knew something, it was impossible to go back and warn Long Tingfei at this time. Let's talk about the next thing later.
Looking at Gao Yan's back, Xiao Shunzi said in a low voice, "Young master, what do you mean, the investigation of this person has not yet paid off, the master seems to have regarded him as innocent and treated him like a confidant and friend, but just now Deliberately misleading him, the slave does not know what the son's intentions are?"
I sighed and said, "I don't need information anymore, I have already confirmed that this person must be an assassin of the Northern Han Dynasty." Xiao Shunzi's eyes flashed, and suddenly said: "Since the son is sure, the servant believes that there must be evidence, then the son is Aren't you going to kill him?" Huyanshou was standing aside, already confused, he was very uneasy when he heard what Jiang Zhe said to Prince Baide, and he didn't understand the next words, Jiang Zhe said. Except for King Qi, only Xiao Shunzi knew the whole plan, and Hu Yanshou only knew part of it, so he didn't know whether Jiang Zhe was telling the truth or not. Aroused the emperor's suspicion of the adults, what to do, Huyanshou fell into a dilemma. Now that he heard the conversation between Jiang Zhe and Xiao Shunzi, he finally understood that at least what Master Jiang just said was misleading Gao Yan, but why is Master Jiang so sure that Gao Yan is an assassin