Great Sui Guoshi

It has been three years since she left her homeland, and the battle of Chen Chao would sometimes wake her up like a nightmare, and she could hear hysterical shouts of killing and people's cries and screams, as if she could still smell the bloody smell at that time.

Her father was once a minister of the Chen Dynasty, a high-ranking official with a stubborn personality and a famous stiff neck. After the city was broken, her father refused to surrender and was sent to prison. She and her mother were also imprisoned. Yes, the second prince of the Sui Dynasty personally went to the prison to surrender, and it took a lot of words to explain to his father. After entering the Sui Dynasty, his family also moved to live in Chang'an.

Everything in the past seems to have passed for a long time, and she is about to turn twenty, and she is about to be an old girl, but that's okay, she guards her parents, and sometimes thinks about the situation in Nanchen, thinking about the one who came out of the world and led an old girl. A donkey, a white-robed scholar with a toad on his shoulders, is also a rare memory for ordinary people.

Outside the pavilion, there were footsteps coming, and the fingertips that were plucking the strings stopped. Min Yuerou raised her gaze, and saw the servant girl Tu Ling approaching with iced sour plum soup, and carefully put the colorful porcelain bowl in her hand.

"Miss, Madam ordered this soup, it's delicious."

"Let it go."

Min Yuerou smiled almond-eyed, motioning for her not to carry it, and stroked the slightly trembling silk string, got up and took out a handkerchief to wipe the soup on the little maid who was a little fussy.

"I'm in a hurry, when will I change it?"

Ever since I came to Chang'an with my father, I don't know if the old gun-wielding temperament was caused by the acclimatization of Chang'an when I first came to Chang'an, or because I got older and gradually fell in love with quietness. Entertain yourself.

After wiping the little girl's hands, and then patting her on the back, Min Yuerou smiled and said, "Okay, I don't need you here, I'll be shot in the pavilion for a while, and I'll go over to have dinner."

Over there, Tu Ling approached with a smile. She is not very old, but she is eccentric and quite exciting. She can hear all kinds of messy news in the mansion.

"Miss, I'm afraid dinner will be a little late tonight."

Min Yuerou sat back on the stool, plucked the strings, and there was an echo of 'Dang', and smiled at her.

"what happened?"

"When the rabbit bell came, the master seemed to be angry. He scolded the four scholars who came to visit just now, and he didn't dare to say a word."

"Four scholars?"

Yue Rou, who wanted to play the piano again, frowned slightly, and doubts appeared on her pretty face: "Isn't it an official under father's command?"

"No." Tuling shook his head, a small hairpin with a bell hanging on his hair, and said in a low voice: "Tuling saw it too. It looks like the accent is not from the Central Plains, but more like the Southern dialect that Miss used to speak."

"Listen to the accent?"

Min Yuerou raised her eyebrows, and glanced at the little maid, "I'm listening to the corner again, and I'm not afraid that the steward will arrest you."

"Ah..." Tu Ling covered her mouth, her eyes bent into crescents, and she shook her head quickly: "Miss, I won't dare next time."

"That's what you said last time."

The relationship between the master and the servant is very good. Min Yuerou didn't get used to Chang'an when she first came to Chang'an, and she didn't even want to come out of the room. If it wasn't for this little maid who accompanied her every day, and the weird things that often caused her to make her happy, maybe she would be happy. It will pass away like the melancholy mentioned in some gossip ambitions.

"That's right, Miss, you heard that there is a big fish in Anbao County in the north, and the bones will be sent to Chang'an. It seems that tomorrow will arrive. Miss, take the rabbit bell to see it."

"What's so nice about a big fish."

"But people outside said that it was a fish demon who made waves in the water and was killed by an expert. He left the bones to be a witness for the common people in that cow or something. I heard from the aunt who bought vegetables in the kitchen that the bones were terrible. They are bigger than ordinary houses.”

The little servant girl stared at her eyes, put her toes on her toes, stretched her arms exaggeratedly, and used her body to describe the picture imagined in her mind.

"But so what? I don't want to see it."

Min Yuerou plucked the strings again, her eyes focused. On that night three years ago, she had seen even bigger monsters, even two. Even the legendary dragon had a glimpse. How big are those two monsters?At most, the fish that I usually eat is enlarged.

But the little maid over there was still babbling, gesticulating with hands and feet, pouring out a bunch of information she had inquired about.

"My aunt also heard from outsiders. Anyway... I will enter the city tomorrow anyway. I must be very old. I also heard that the tall man looks like a scholar and has an old donkey by his side."

The fingertips that plucked the strings were hanging in the air, Min Yuerou's expression froze for a moment, and Rabbit Bell looked at the young lady's appearance, and subconsciously asked carefully.

"Miss, did Tu Ling say something wrong?"

"No."

Min Yuerou smiled, and dropped her hovering fingertips to pluck the strings, but the sound of the piano was much lighter than usual, and a smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.

The brisk and melodious chords spread across the backyard of the mansion, and the birds flying past the setting sun chirped and landed on the eaves of the study in the front yard. When they heard a loud shout, they flapped their wings and flew away in fright.

In the open window lattice, an old man in black uniform, with grizzled hair and gray beard, slapped the table vigorously, staring at the four scholars lined up below.

"I, Nanchen scholar, have lost all face by the four of you!"

A voice among the four said tremblingly: "Master, there is no more Nan Chen."

"To shut up!"

There was another bang on the table, and the old man stood up angrily, his majestic gaze swept over the four Nanxiang Sixiu who were frightened and tightened their necks.

"As early as a month ago, the four of you were supposed to come to the Ministry of Officials to report. When is it now? The vacancies are long gone. If you want to be an official, you can go to the Northwest. There are many vacancies there!"

Wang Feng, Ma Liu, Zhang Ti, and Zhao Tang panicked when they heard this, they all rushed over to bow to each other.

"Min Shilang, how can we go to the northwest? The wind and sand are strong, there are Turks, the land is poor, and the people are barren. How can the four of us bear it?"

"Yes, yes, there are more robbers and robbers on the way. Maybe they will disappear before taking office."

"Master Min, how can we say that we are also from Nanchen, so we can't squeeze and hitch a ride..."

"roll!"

Min Changwen waved his sleeves and was almost called by Zhao Tang who said this, and pointed out the door with anger: "It's just because I used to be from Nanchen that I gave you four vacancies, a few from the northwest. County, you choose yourselves! Get out now, old man, and get angry when you see the four of you!"

With a bang, the wooden door opened.

The Fourth Scholar ran out in a frenzy, and ran across the crescent gate quickly, almost bumping into the steward of the mansion, who looked back and walked into the study.

"Master, what happened to these four people?"

"The opportunist."

Min Changwen really hated these four people in his heart. At the beginning, it was reasonable to stick to the city and then surrender, but when the Sui army just landed at the port, these four people opened the door as if they were welcoming their parents...

How can Min Changwen, who has done his best for Chen Chao, not be angry?

After taking a sip of tea, the old man sat back behind the desk, calmed down, and asked the steward why he came here. The latter said that a message had been sent from the palace to let Min Chang Wenming enter the palace early in the morning, and together with the Korean and Chinese soldiers, watch the fish demon bones.

Fish demon corpse?

During this period of time, the old man had heard some rumors about this, but he didn't take it to heart. He was busy counting officials' documents and participating in the drafting of officials' salaries.

"It's a demon again. Could it be that another heretic took this opportunity to sneak into the court?" '

Chapter 275 The Demonic Demon Appears as a Real Man

"I heard that the bones of the fish demon will enter the city today. I don't know if it's true or not."

"Of course it's true. Didn't you see that the restaurants and teahouses on this long street are all booked?"

"...Most of them are those big households who got the news."

Chang'an is already the political, economic, and military capital of all nine states in the world. Emperor Yang Jian of the Sui Dynasty took over the throne smoothly from the Northern Zhou Dynasty. Coupled with the background of the past in the North, it has grown rapidly in the past few years. Even if there are foreign enemies, it is difficult to shake it. .

The thriving commerce has driven the economies of various places. Chang'an City, which was already prosperous in the past, has become even more crowded. I don't know where I heard the news that the bones of the fish monster entered the city. Almost the whole city became a sensation. The governor of Chang'an sent out all the people who could be dispatched. To maintain order, the guards with knives and sticks formed a human wall, or patrolled in groups, and the guards yelled at the people who came down the street, and stuffed them back into the crowds under the eaves on both sides.

"Go back, go back, you are such a person, why are you still ignorant!"

"Over there, put your feet back, what do you want to do? Let people see your newly bought shoes in the street?"

"...Upstairs, take a look at it, don't throw down the food you've eaten, be careful and put it in jail and enjoy it for a few days!"

The guards yelled loudly, and they were crowded with people. On the second floor, Min Yuerou, dressed in men's attire, was sitting in an elegant seat by the window with her maid, Tu Ling, drinking tea. Looking around, or hearing human voices, I ran to another window excitedly, and then sat back disappointed.

"Little...Master, why haven't you entered the city yet?"

"Don't worry, my father has already entered the palace, and all the other civil and military personnel have also gone, most likely to see with His Majesty what the bones of the monsters presented here look like."

Min Yuerou chewed slowly and sipped the preserved fruits and desserts sold in the tea shop. Naturally, the taste was not as good as that made by the aunt in the kitchen of the Fuchu, but she didn't care. This time, she wanted to see the monster that the scholar she knew had cut. What does it look like, although I don't know if it's Lu Liangsheng.

If those people's descriptions are correct, it should belong to him. After all, there are very few scholars who lead an old donkey around to fight for justice and kill demons.

'It should be him..., but I don't know if I still remember my father...and my old friend, I don't know if I will come to Chang'an. '

"coming!"

With her chin propped up, Min Yuerou held a piece of candied fruit with her fingertips and rushed back and forth on the plate. While thinking about it, a voice suddenly shouted from the crowd in the long street below the building.

"coming!"

Immediately after the crowd became crowded, each of them stretched their necks and put their toes on their toes to look out, and many people's voices shouted in a hurry.

"It's really here." "Oh, there are several big cars!"

"Don't go down, be careful of getting bad luck from the fish demon's bones!" "Fart, you're dead, what's more scary, there are so many of us in this city, each of us can drown it with a mouthful of saliva!"

Amidst the sudden roar of shouts, the two master and servant sitting on the attic of the tea shop quickly leaned against the window lattice, and even the other guests upstairs ran over and stretched their heads to look around.

The maid, Tu Ling, pushed away a sweaty man, and while protecting her young lady, stood on tiptoe, unable to see outside, sweating profusely.

After finally squeezing through a gap, the convoy below came slowly.

There are three large carts, the front two shafts are nothing unusual, the middle one is pulled by four horses, the carriage takes up half the width of the street, the four wooden wheels creak and groan, and the top is covered with a layer The white cloth was tightly tied several times with a rope. .

Occasionally, when the wind blows, a corner is lifted, revealing a huge colorful fish tail, which amazes the people in the city who are covered with street eaves along the way.

"Tsk tsk, such a big fish, I'm afraid it's hard to see the last time in this life."

"Didn't you see it now?"

"With such a big body, I don't know how to become a ghost."

"It goes without saying that it must be cannibalism, but I don't know how much I ate... to grow so big."

"Hey, that said, wouldn't the expert who killed this monster be even more powerful?"

"...That must be, but according to the rumors outside, he is still a young scholar..."

The convoy gradually passed by, and Min Yuerou came out of the crowd contentedly, pulled the rabbit bell who had only glanced at it twice, checked out, and left, took a carriage in the mansion and followed behind for a while, until entering the imperial city, then took advantage of her mother at home I didn't notice it, so I hurried back.

.......

Of the three carriages, the front and rear two stopped at the palace gate, and the one in the middle was authorized to enter through the Daxing Middle Gate, which only the emperor can go through. After all, the bones of the fish demon above it are too big to pass through the small gates on both sides. After the generals at the office were also compared, they asked the officials of the Ministry of Education before they were able to approve.

Soon, the morning sun in early autumn became bright, and among the palace buildings row upon row, the carriages escorted by the palace guards slowly drove past the towering palace walls.

In the past, it was the Daxing Palace, with separate halls and gardens. Yang Jian stood in front of the Zhenguan Hall, surrounded by court Chinese and military officials on the left and right, accompanied by officials from Sherenguan, Zhongshusheng, Menxiasheng, and Shiguan.

Three years later, Yang Jian now had white marks on his temples, and his body was much fatter than before. When he saw the cart pulled by the soldiers, the white cloth was removed, revealing a big fish bone, which was comparable to an ordinary house in the world. After half a month of trekking, the head of the fish still looks fresh, and the eyes of the fish are still visible. I think it was still alive at that time, and it is far more powerful than it is now.

Beside him, clan brother Yang Su approached gently stroking his long beard.

"Your Majesty, this fish seems to have become a demon."

“How come you see?”

"The bone color is jade-like, and the fish beads are spirited and do not disperse, which is a sign of becoming a demon. What's more, it is only a herring, and it can grow to such a size. It must be a demon."

After hearing what the clan brother said, Yang Jian nodded. He didn't know anything about Taoism, but this big fish was sent to Chang'an, so it was natural to make use of it.

After looking at it for a while, someone took the fish demon corpse to the inner garden for collection, and brought a group of civil and military personnel back to the Xuanzheng Hall. The dragon sleeves gently stroked the handrail, and he sat down with a golden knife on his horse, and glanced at the officials below.

"Since I ascended the Great Treasure, I have made great efforts to bring peace to the world, and the people live and work in peace and contentment. Even if there are people in the south who make troubles, they are nothing more than jumping on the bridge. Today, all the lords have also seen that these fish monsters are harmful, and there are folk cultivators who kill them. I am Da Sui." The event is not far away.”

After saying that, Yang Jian got up from the dragon chair, and Jin Lu walked down the imperial steps step by step, stopping at the last step, and stretched out his hand to pat the red-painted grid post.

"You know, I never treat anyone poorly, let alone for me, for those who contribute to the stability of the Sui Dynasty, no matter who he is, I will reward him!"

The officials below did not dare to respond, and it seemed that only the emperor's voice echoed in the entire hall.

"Preach the decree, to kill the monk who harmed one side of the fish demon for me, Lu..."

"His Majesty!"

Among the ministers bowing down to listen to the order, the voice was vigorous and powerful. Min Changwen shook his official robe and squeezed away a minister who wanted to pull him away.

Since the Great Sui Dynasty came to serve as a minister, the incident of Purdue Cihang cannot be repeated.

When he walked out of the queue, the emperor on the imperial steps was finishing the following words: "... Lu Liangsheng, a tribute scholar in the Southern Chen Dynasty, was quite talented. Now he is devoted to cultivating Taoism and eradicating evil spirits for us in the Sui Dynasty, which shows his character. "

The words stopped for a while, and when he heard a voice from Wenwu, Yang Jian looked at the old minister who walked out, and narrowed his eyes.

"Min Shilang, what do you want to play?"

Min Changwen, who had just come out, just listened to the emperor's words at this time, especially the word "Lu Liangsheng", and his expression was stunned for a moment. When the emperor asked what was going on, his expression turned, his expression was solemn, and he bowed solemnly.

"Your Majesty, I feel that Your Majesty is wise, so come out and praise him."

Yang Su, who was at the front of the line of ministers, glanced at the old man sideways, with a suppressed smile on his lips. It was quite funny to say these words of a person who is always serious and stubborn.

Yang Jian on the imperial steps naturally knew the relationship between the old man and Lu Liangsheng, so he waved his sleeves to make him step back.

"I know that I am holy, so I don't need you to praise me."