Chapter fifty-two, a song touches the heart of beauty
The poem says:
Before the spring breeze spoke, the plum blossoms laughed first, took off their red makeup and changed into green clothes.
The world praises the cold and proud, and all flowers receive the news of spring.
The faint fragrance makes the lonely mountain quiet, and the sparse shadows are the hermit wife.
The prophet of plants and trees will change seasons, and the fools will begin to recognize the opportunity afterwards.
Gossiped, and the book is back to the topic.
Cui Gu couldn't guess it in her heart, and was puzzled, so she teased Huanhuan and slapped the child's words: "Huanhuan, aunt makes bamboo bows and arrows for you to play with. Tell my aunt, how did your mother die, okay?"
However, it was fine if you didn't ask. When Huanhuan asked, she started crying. It turned out that the child was frightened by the tragic situation at that time.
Cui Gu was helpless and depressed. Of course, she couldn't help but secretly complain to Li Shijian: You are the Emperor Taiping Khan now, and you are in the world. I have repeatedly asked you to find my brother. You always say that you can't find it. You want soldiers, generals, and generals, and people, but you always say that you can't find my brother. Why can't you meet Senior Brother Mingchen by chance?
Cui Gu was resentful in her heart, and she could never guess how Li Shijun harmed her sister-in-law. Shi Qiangsheng didn't speak up - everything was a coincidence, and fate was really tricking people!
As for Shi Qiang-sheng, he had his sister and Lu Sanya to take care of his two sons. He stayed in the bamboo house, and he drank all day long. He occasionally left the house, which was going down the mountain to buy wine.
——Not mentioning that Shi Qiangsheng went to Dadu Mountain, his brother and sister met. Cui Gu felt endless resentment in her heart and became angry with Li Shijian. Let’s talk about Li Shijian’s affairs.
At this time, Li Shijian was in Tiantong Prefecture, Zhongzhou. After Huangfu Junyou surrendered, the eight prefectures in the east were pacified and the Khanate of the Nanping. The two prefectures in Zhongzhou, Napinglin Prefectures, Xiaohuzhou, and Jingzhou were in the hands of Du Huaibiao. The eight prefectures in the west were Naping Zirong of the Great Western Khanate of the Tang Dynasty.
Therefore, the pacification of the three countries of the Great Khanate, the Popular Khanate, and the Great Western Khanate were put on the agenda.
Liu Wuming and Yan Junping suggested: "My Lord Khan, the great power and the mass of the two countries are in conflict. Although the mass of the mass of the mass of the country is already weak, with the golden spear Ning Cheng, it is difficult for Du Huaibiao to destroy Zhonghe for a while. Therefore, we should attack Daxi Kingdom. After all, Tang Zirong had fought with Huangfu Junyou for many years, and he was also seriously injured at this time."
Li Shijun also said that it was appropriate to attack the Daxi Khanate. Xu Wenhu, Wen Ziming, Xu Xing, Fu Liming and others also believed the same.
When Li Shijian saw that all the advisers advocated attacking the Daxi Khanate first, he agreed.
So Li Shijian discussed with the strategists how to attack the Great Western Khanate.
On June 18, the third year of Emperor Kaiping, Taiping Khan, two large armies of Taiping Army advanced to attack Tang Zirong, the Western Bazhou Daxi Kingdom.
This time, the left army marshal Li Shijun led 100,000 troops, with Can Yinhammer Ma Rong as the vanguard, Dadao Changsheng as the deputy vanguard, Tian Mengchang and Xu Xing as the military advisor, led 24 generals including Li Da, Zhang Yao, Zhang Li, Wu Jun, Meng Ping, Xiang Tuo, Ji Xiaohu, and other 24 generals, who went out of Xisai Pass and attacked Kinmen Prefecture.
The Right Army was led by the marshal Lin Gong of the Right Army, led 100,000 troops, Zhang Meng as the vanguard, An Gongziming as the deputy vanguard, Liu Wuming and Fu Liming as the military advisor, leading 24 generals including Yang Jin, Ruan Ting, Wang Han, Ma Ming, Zhang Long, Chen Tong, Lu Hu, and Lu Ba, and their troops went out of Nansai Pass to attack Mumenzhou.
Tang Zirong heard that the Taiping Army came to attack from the eight western prefectures, and immediately gathered the four gentlemen of Wen to discuss matters.
After the discussion, Tang Zirong used the Right Governor Xin Junji to lead 60,000 troops to guard Mumenzhou, and used the Right Prime Minister Bu Junrui as the military advisor; the Left Governor Zhong Junli to lead the left army to guard Kinmenzhou, and used the Left Prime Minister Ha Junbao as the military advisor.
Tang Zirong led 40,000 troops to guard Xining Prefecture, and then became two armies to support him.
Not to mention the Xin Junji of the Right Army of Tang Zirong, Bu Junrui led 60,000 troops to fight with Taiping Army Lin Gong in Mumenzhou based on the dangerous pass at Mumenxia. Let’s say that Li Shijun went to attack Kinmenzhou with 100,000 troops.
There are eight counties in Kinmen Prefecture, which eight counties are? They are Bang County, Pang County, Bing County, Ming County, Hui County, Fu County, Feng County, plus Kinmen County, where the main city of Benzhou is located. There are Pang County and Bing County on the east side of Kinmen Prefecture, which are two gates on the east side of Benzhou.
Zhong Junli and Ha Junbao, the left army of the Great Western Khanate, attached great importance to the defense of Pang County and Bing County. One person in literature and one person in martial arts led 100,000 troops. When they arrived in Pang County, they left behind 30,000 troops and led the remaining 50,000 troops to Bing County.
The former garrison general of Bing County, surnamed Murong, was named Gui, and was in his early forties. He had two daughters and one son, and loved them very much. He not only taught two daughters and one son to practice martial arts, but also invited a master of character recognition to teach them literature at home.
His son Murong Liang is three years younger than his sister. He is young, so he is not very outstanding. However, his two daughters are very unique, and they are twins, and they are both beautiful. One is Murong Chan, who likes to wear purple clothes and is the sister of the twins; the other is Murong Juan, who likes to wear red military uniforms and is the sister.
Both of these twins are far superior to ordinary women. They are from generals and can be called tiger girls. Moreover, they have read some poetry and books. They can really be said to be good at literature and martial arts. With both civil and military skills and good looks, they are called "Three Good Beauty".
Murong Gui is of course happy to have these two daughters. Once, Murong Gui asked his daughter, "Chan'er, Juan'er, you two are seventeen years old and can also talk about your husband's family. What kind of people do you want to talk about?"
Murong Chan smiled and said, "Did your dad want to chase me and my sister away?"
When Mrs. Murong Gui heard this, she smiled and said, "Girl, why did your dad drive you away? A man gets married when he is old, and a woman gets married when he is old. After he doesn't marry after twenty, he becomes an old girl who can't get married."
Murong Chan smiled and said, "Mom, if your daughter wants to marry, unless she is a young hero of the world, with good martial arts, good literary talent and good character - this is called "three good husbands". Otherwise, if they are all like pigs and dogs, the daughter would rather be an old girl than marry."
After hearing this, Murong Gui couldn't help but scolded: "How can all be strange men in the world? A young hero with high martial arts skills and good character. Such people are hard to come by. If they meet, they have a family. How can I let you marry someone to be a child? Your standards are too high. You must know that it is difficult to achieve too high and too straightforward people will hate it!"
Murong Gui turned his face and asked his second daughter again, but he didn't expect that his two daughters would be in the same mood. His sister thought so, and his sister thought so.
After hearing this, Murong Gui knew that his two daughters were difficult to find a family in the family. Sure enough, in the past two years, there were quite a few people who proposed marriages to these sisters. No matter what their parents' orders or what the matchmaker said, they had to look at each other, but they didn't even see them.
Murong Gui repeatedly said the truth that "a man should marry a woman should marry a woman". However, his daughter has a daughter's own opinion and criticized her tightly. Both daughters refuted that the eldest said, "It is up to others to do, but I am the one who is in charge of my youth." The second said, "I will go my own way, and whatever others say, it is up to you!"
So, Murong Gui was often so angry that he stared at him, but he was helpless and could not bear to beat her. He could only worry more and pay attention to it. However, it was indeed as Murong Gui said, a young hero with high martial arts skills and good character was really hard to find.
One day, Murong Liang came home from outside and said to his two sisters: "Big sister, second sister, come and see the song, is that good?"
Both of his sisters laughed and said, "Brother, just your knowledge is probably just a messy word, and I took it like a dog treasure. What kind of good songs and lyrics can it be?"
It turned out that Murong Liang's martial arts skills were just above the top of the line than his two sisters, but his literary talent was far behind.
These three siblings and two sisters are sisters. The older they grow, the harder it is to go out to play. After all, the ladies of wealthy families will make people laugh at them. They are not as good as those of small families, and they are less restricted by these constraints.
However, the Murong sisters also have a way, that is, to change into men's clothes and go out with their younger brother. To outsiders, they are called three brothers, the eldest A Guang, the second A Ming, and the third A Liang. The surname is not Murong, but to borrow the grandmother's surname, Zeng.
In most cases, when the two sisters don’t go out, Murong Liang got good books and articles outside, so he always asked his sisters to give some advice and comments.
This time, Murong Liang brought it with him a handwritten piece.
Although the two sisters joked with their younger brother, they also took the lyrics. When they saw that they had already composed the song, the name was "Taiping Song", which was actually "Taiping Khan Huang Taiping Song". Because of the ban, someone changed his name.
After reading it, the two sisters smiled and said, "Brother, you are so brave. I heard that this song has been listed as a forbidden song by Emperor Khan. Who dares to sing it?"
Murong Liang said: "I know, sister, this is something I secretly got from my younger brother. I dare not make it public. Once the court officials find out, it is not a serious crime! We have just watched it secretly."
So Murong Chan, among the two sisters, said, "Second sister, brother, let's bring the piano and play it in the adornment pavilion in the back garden to see how it is."
Murong Liang said, "Okay, sister, I'll get the piano."
So the three of these sisters came to the back garden to admire the heart pavilion. Murong Chan had finished the piano, and Murong Liang and his second sister Murong Juan hummed according to the lyrics:
——The rain washes the sky all over the blue, the moon shines half white in the city. It is hard to appreciate the horses tonight, and the jade mirror comes out of the dressing table. Looking at the flat fields in the west, the villages are in the south, and the eyes are filled with sorrow. The fields are deserted and the courtyards are covered with moss.
The people are sad, the war is in chaos, and the heartache! When will I make peace in the world? The child plays at the village, the fishing old man is free to smoke and waves, and the common people are smiling; the rice surging thousands of miles, and the mulberry and hemp planting in thousands of households.
After a song was played, Murong Liang said, "Big sister, second sister, how about the lyrics of this song?"
Murong Chan said: "This song is close to "Shuitu". It must be a simulation of "Shuitu" and has been changed, changing the ancient tone into new tone; this poem is not bad, it is also a heroic tone. After all, he has a different identity. But the Emperor Taiping Khan is the king of the enemy country after all."
Murong Juan also said: "Sister said yes."
Unexpectedly, Murong Liang said, "Big sister, second sister, what's wrong with the king of the enemy country? I think this person is not bad. If he is a young man, it would be just in line with his sister's 'three good' standards."
Murong Chan smiled and wanted to hit her, saying, "Little brat, what do you know about three or four good ones?"
Murong Juan said: "Brother, you should be careful when you are at home, it doesn't matter. If you are outside, you must not praise the king of the enemy country. I heard that our Emperor Khan from the West recently listened to the suggestions of Naha Junbao and Bu Junrui, but whoever sang this song is regarded as an "enemy element"!"
Murong Liang said: "What is the 'enemy-turned elements'? They are all just the people of the Great Western Kingdom. Which one has turned into an enemy? It is obvious that our Khan Emperor is so fierce and weak on the inside, and guards against the people's mouths - I think, this Khan Emperor is so dignified that even a song and a small lyric of the Khan Emperor of the enemy country is so afraid that this is the Great Western Kingdom will not last long!"
It turned out that Murong Liang had a friend who was reported to sing this song, so the whole family was killed! The Great Western Khan Emperor said that those who teach, learn, and sing "The Song of Taiping Khan Emperor Taiping" would be executed. It would rather kill three thousand by mistake than let one go!
Murong Liang was a creature that hurt his kind, and the rabbit died and the fox was sad, and he felt a little angry.
After hearing this, his two sisters both persuaded him: "Brother, how could you say such a bastard? You can't just say anything nonsense!"
Murong Liang said: "Big sister and second sister, I recently met a master who recognizes the character in the city, with his surname Xu and his name is Xu Wen. This person is really knowledgeable. He is both civil and military! I have only seen my younger brother in my life!"
When his elder sister heard this, she joked: "A Liang from our family also admires people?"
The second sister also smiled and said, "How old is our family Aliang this year? He actually claims to have risen up in his life and is still "only seen"!"
Murong Liang said: "Big sister and second sister, don't joke, what I said is true."
After hearing this, the two sisters laughed and said, "If there were such a capable person in the county town, why did we never hear any movement?"
Murong Liang said: "This character recognition expert Xu Wen just bought Mr. Zhang's house a few days ago and moved here."
It turned out that the "Mr. Zhang" mentioned by Murong Liang was also a master of character recognition and had taught the three siblings of the Murong family.
After hearing this, Murong Chan and her sister Murong Juan felt a sense of emotion and looked at each other. Both of the sisters understood each other's feelings.
Murong Juan quietly said to Murong Chan: "Sister, if Xu Wen is indeed a young hero with both civil and military as his younger brother said, you might as well take a look first. If it is appropriate, you can marry your own family first."
Murong Chan smiled and hit her, then asked, "Brother, how old is Xu Wen?"
Murong Liang said: "I am in my thirties."
When Murong Chan heard this, she shook her head secretly. When Murong Juan saw it, she said, "Sister, let's find a way to meet this person."
Murong Chan quietly laughed at her sister: "Er Yazi, are you afraid that you can't find your in-laws' home?"
Murong Juan said: "Sister, it's a good thing to know such a person. We can dress up as a man and go to see him. No one knows, who can joke?"
These two sisters dared to think and do, and were used to dressing up as men. At that time, they said to Murong Liang: "Brother, wait a moment, we will change into men's clothes, and we will meet your friend Xu Wen."
Murong Liang smiled and said, "Does the eldest sister and the second sister want to see Xu Wen? Let's go together."
After a while, the three Murong siblings sneaked out of the mansion and became "three brothers of the Zeng family". They came to a remote alley in the city and visited Xu Wen, the master of the character recognition.
This is exactly: a song that touches the hearts of the beauty, two fairies descend to the mortal world. They meet each other based on their false names, and then they take the trick.
After meeting, Xu Wen said, "Oh! It turns out that Brother Zeng Liang has arrived! Brother Yu is in a hurry to welcome you! Are these two?"
Zeng Liang said: "Mr. Xu, they are my eldest brother Zeng Guang and my second brother Zeng Ming."
Murong Chan and Murong Juan bowed to Xu Wen and said, "I heard from my brother that Mr. Xu is very talented and martial arts. My three brothers come to visit me!"
Xu Wen is actually Xu Wenhu. At that time, Xu Wenhu smiled and said, "It must be that the brothers Zeng Liang are too famous. How can I be extraordinary in my literary and martial arts? There is a word "wen" in my name, but it has nothing to do with literary and martial arts."
Just after hearing Zeng Guang, Zeng Ming said, "The people who I praise are somewhat capable. Why should Mr. Xu be too humble? You must know that being too humble is like pride."
After hearing this, Xu Wenhu laughed and said, "What a 'overly modest, like pride'! The two brothers Zeng are so quick-talking!"
Zeng Guang and Zeng Ming said: "Mr. Xu, why not let's talk?
Chapter completed!