[Comprehensive] Cannon fodder, do you want to counterattack?

Lin Ruo dismounted from the horse outside the gate of the Lin Mansion, threw the reins to the oncoming door, gestured to the carriage outside the door with his eyes, and asked, "Uncle is at home? Is there a visitor?"

Menzi laughed and said, "It's Mr. Wei Zhengwei who came. The master said that if you come back early, young master, you will go and see him!"

Lin Ruo responded and quickly walked in the door.

The Lin family is not big and the population is simple, with only him and his uncle Lin Boyuan as the two masters.There were three brothers in Lin Boyuan's generation, but the second brother died without growing up, and the third brother was rebellious in the village as soon as he got married and had a child. Lin Boyuan's wife and eldest son also died that time.Lin Boyuan was teaching in the town at the time, and when he got the news and came back, only Lin Ruo was left at home, who escaped by hiding in the stove.

Lin Boyuan was heartbroken, and after taking care of his family's affairs, he took Lin Ruo, who was only three months old, to Chang'an, where he brought up his nephew by copying books and teaching private schools.Later, he gradually became famous and became an official. Lin Boyuan also had a few maids and concubines around him, but after so many years, no one could give birth to a boy and a half girl for him. This single seedling looks like an eyeball.

Because there was a guest, Lin Ruo didn't go to change the homely clothes, but went to the study to meet the guest after tidying up a bit.

Wei Zheng, like Lin Boyuan, is both the crown prince and a fifth-rank official.Wei Zheng came late, and he returned with Li Mi, so he was valued by Prince Jiancheng, so many of his colleagues disliked him, and felt that he had joined the team and took the lead.Only Lin Boyuan is not self-motivated. In his opinion, everyone has their own place. No matter how capable a person is, he can't do everything in the world. He does his own thing well and takes his own salary. , It's their business that other people can't do anything.

With this mentality, it is normal for Wei Zheng to make friends with him.

When Lin Ruo entered, Lin Boyuan was playing chess with Wei Zheng. Both of them were handsome and handsome. They were dressed in wide robes with big sleeves. With their sleeves tucked up like this, they played chess slowly. The most vulgar people in the world are these officials.

Lin Boyuan wasn't thinking about playing chess. When he saw his precious nephew coming home, he raised his head and said, "Didn't you say we will meet today? Why did you come back so early?"

Lin Ruo briefly explained the matter - I am afraid that this matter will soon spread to the whole world, how could he be able to hide it if he wanted to?Instead of letting Lin Boyuan learn about it from others, it would be better for him to say it himself.

Seeing Lin Boyuan raised his eyebrows, as if he was about to get angry, Lin Ruo hurriedly chanted "Jiangjinjiu" and said with joy, "Look, uncle, am I not wronged? To witness the birth of such a masterpiece that can be passed down through the ages, Not to mention not writing poetry for a lifetime, even if not writing for ten lifetimes, it’s all worth it, isn’t it?”

Anyone who can read in this world, who can not be moved by this poem?Immediately, Lin Boyuan couldn't care about anything else, and silently uttered the poem. He and Wei Zheng savored and admired it carefully, but they still couldn't finish it, and said, "Ah Ruo, go and tell the kitchen to buy a sheep and cook it... We also come to cook sheep and slaughter cattle for fun, and we will have to drink three hundred cups!"

Lin Ruo responded and walked quickly.

As soon as he left, the excitement on Lin Boyuan's face faded, and Wei Zheng said with a smile: "You old boy, you didn't even want to keep food just now, why are you so generous now?"

Lin Boyuan ignored him, and murmured: "This matter is strange!"

Wei Zheng said, "What?"

Lin Boyuan said: "I originally thought that some people wanted to make a name for themselves by attacking Ah Ruo, but now it seems that the person who can write "Jian Jin Jiu" needs to use this method to make a name for himself? Style! And this poem is not suitable for the occasion, it is obvious that it has been prepared long ago, and it is specially prepared to deal with Ah Ruo...Look at the behavior of the scholar Yun..."

He pondered for a while, then shook his head and said, "...the layout is still wrong!"

Wei Zheng sneered, and said, "You go around, don't you just want to say that the poem was not written by a scholar named Yun?"

Lin Boyuan snorted coldly: "Don't you think so?" That Yun surnamed was very petty, even if he was killed, he would not believe that this person could write such a majestic, passionate and unrestrained poem like "Jiangjinjiu".

Wei Zheng said slowly: "So what if you think so? Unless the original author of this peerless work comes forward, who would dare to doubt that he didn't do it? Whoever said it is jealous! Besides, he has this kind of work in his hand. How can you know that he doesn’t have a second or third song for a piece that has been handed down from generation to generation? I advise you not to find yourself boring, so as not to ruin your reputation and implicate Ah Ruo.”

Lin Boyuan slapped the table angrily, and said: "So what if he really wrote that poem? He clearly wanted to destroy Ah Ruo's future! Just based on this, he is considered to be the reincarnation of poetry fairy and Wenqu rebirth. Lin Boyuan is also at odds with him!"

Wei Zheng laughed loudly and said, "It's amazing, Lin Boyuan, who has no temper, actually got really angry sometimes, but he has gained insight! How come you are so hardworking in the Prince's Mansion, but hide your clumsiness everywhere?"

Lin Boyuan said in displeasure: "What are you talking about? The crown prince's job is to be in charge of classics and books. When did I not do my best?"

"You!" Wei Zheng laughed, and said seriously: "Actually, Ah Ruo has handled this matter very well. Although he lost, his reputation has not been damaged at all. To be able to get out of this situation is truly amazing. It is rare. Besides, the question about Mr. Cen and Dan Qiusheng was excellent, and he shifted everyone's attention to this place understatement...These things are illusory, and they can't be proved if they are presented. He doesn't even have the corresponding experience, and more and more people will be suspicious, even if he comes up with new poems in the future, everyone will only think that someone is behind him."

He said again: "You put your mind on this, why don't you find out why Ah Ruo has offended someone, so that people will ruin his future at all costs."

Lin Boyuan nodded and remained silent.

The surname "Yun" reminded him somewhat, but this matter involved the reputation of a girl, and he would not even talk about Wei Zheng without proof.

Sure enough, as Lin Ruo expected, for half a month, there was nothing more popular than the three words "Jiangjinjiu". All the scholars in Chang'an said, "Don't you see..."

But to his surprise, the piece he played casually that day was also called "Jiangjinjiu", which aroused the yearning of countless people - the poem "Jiangjinjiu" is really wonderful, but it has already been tasted, But the song "Will Enter the Wine" has become an absolute hit, which makes people feel so regretful, so sad!

In addition, who is the author of "Will Enter the Wine" has also become a mystery.After Lin Ruo left that day, his friend stood up for him, accused the young man surnamed Yun, scolded him so much that he burst into tears, covered his face and left.Everyone immediately looked at each other in dismay. The onlookers were intimidated by Lin Ruoyi's qin music, and felt that their scolding was justified, but when the young man surnamed Yun ran away crying, he suddenly remembered that the young man could make "Will Enter the Wine" A peerless talent who missed the opportunity to make friends just like this!Immediately, he pointed the finger at those scolders again, but he also felt that the young man's painting style was weird, and it didn't match that "Jiangjinjiu"!

Those people were not willing to be accused, and plausibly said: "How difficult is it to know who he is? How many scholars are there in Chang'an City with the surname Yun? What's more, Mr. Cen and Dan Qiusheng are easier to find. There are so many of us, a little Don’t you have it once you inquire about it?”

What he said seemed reasonable, but almost all the scholars in Chang'an moved, but they couldn't find these people, which added a bit of mystery to the matter.

Because there is no new news for a long time, the influence of "Will Enter the Wine" has gradually faded. In a blink of an eye, it is the Buddha's birthday on the eighth day of April, which is one of the most lively days among the people.Most people in Chang'an believe in Buddhism. Even those who don't like to go out all the time got moving, went to temples to offer incense and offer flowers and fruits to the Buddha.When there are more people, all kinds of vendors will come, selling joss sticks, fruits, amulets... Of course, there are also no-cost businesses, such as divination and fortune-telling.

Today, no matter what kind of business you do, the business is booming, but there is only one hexagram stall that is very deserted. The reason is not because the face of the stall owner is too beautiful and tender to be convincing, but because of the provocation. Those few lines on the bamboo pole—look at astrology and divination, you need money if you are sure, and you need money if you are not.

Most fortune tellers these days ask for money whether they are accurate or not, but if they write out the words if they are not accurate or not, it is no wonder that their business is good.

Lin Ruo was sitting on the wooden bench, guarding the empty stall without any regrets, holding the bamboo slips in one hand, and counting the copper coins on the table with the other for research.On the contrary, there were a few little girls who were always picking and choosing at the stalls around him, but they didn't buy much, they only glanced at his face once, and then again.

"Brother Lin."

Finally, the person sat down in front of Lin Ruo's stall, Lin Ruo looked up and was slightly taken aback: "We know each other?"

The man looked 24 to [-] years old, tall and straight, wearing a Hu suit with a wide collar and narrow sleeves, he looked extremely clean and neat. A cold light flickered like a sharp blade in the room, and he was not angry but mighty, and the tone of his voice was calm and decisive, with an unquestionable meaning, obviously he was a person who had lived above the people for a long time.There were two people standing side by side behind him, they seemed to be attendants, they didn't look very powerful, but their aura was extremely cold, as if they had just rushed out of the sea of ​​blood, and the bloody killing sound made people shudder.

"My surname is Li, Xing Er," the visitor said slowly, "I was at the lake outside the city a month ago, and I was fortunate enough to listen to Brother Lin's song "Will Enter the Wine"."

"So it's Brother Li," Lin Ruo suddenly understood. There were many people who came to the spring outing that day, and he only recognized two or three out of ten people. He said with a smile, "Brother Li wants a fortune-telling?"

Li Er smiled and said: "Okay, then please calculate today's fortune for me, how about it?"

It turned out that it wasn't fortune-telling, but a conversation.Lin Ruo didn't take it seriously, put the copper coins on the table into the bamboo tube one by one, shook them and sprinkled them down, after studying for a while, he said seriously: "Brother Li seems to be in trouble today... Sincerity benefits ten taels of silver. "

Li Er took out a piece of silver from his pocket and gave it to him, and said with a smile, "Is this considered a waste of money?"

Lin Ruo laughed loudly and said: "So Brother Li's hexagram gold is not unfair, my hexagram must be accurate... Hey, since it is accurate, then the hexagram gold is also considered worthwhile, not a waste of money ...well, what should I say?"

He frowned in distress, and began to study the book in his hand again, as if he wanted to find an answer. This young man's unreliable appearance made Li Er speechless for a while, and asked, "Why do you want to play this all of a sudden?"

For some reason, there was a bit of pampering in his tone that he didn't even notice.

Lin Ruo still lowered his head and flipped through the book, and replied sullenly, "There are so many things I can't do, so I have to develop some new hobbies, right?"

Li Er pointed to the cloth banner on his finger and said, "Is this also a new hobby?"

Lin Ruo looked up at Li Er, he understood the meaning of Li Er's words, but he really didn't mean to play Fengchen, put down the book and said: "I didn't believe in fortune-telling and divination, but I was bored a few days ago. , Turning to a photo book, I felt that there was quite a confirmation, and I was confused for a while, I don’t know if it’s a coincidence, or our life is really doomed in the dark. So I came to set up this hexagram booth , not for anything else, I just want to see if what is said in the photo book is accurate."

He sighed and said: "The first sign I played was that I don't need money if I'm sure, I just ask them to give me a result afterwards. If anyone thinks that too many people come, the stall will be overturned, so I changed it to No I don’t want money, but no matter what I say, I always say that I’m wrong, so I have no choice but to..."

Before he finished speaking, Li Er burst out laughing, nodded again and said: "You are not arrogant in victory, and you are not discouraged in defeat. Even if you suffer this setback, you can still enjoy yourself. Brother Lin is really open-minded, very comparable to others."

Lin Ruo shrugged and said, "What is open-mindedness? If I'm really open-minded, I won't compete with others, but I've already lost anyway, so try to lose as much as possible!"

While talking, someone came over with a wooden box, Li Er took it, and said: "I was a little hesitant, thinking about giving this to Brother Lin, would it offend Brother Lin, seeing Brother Lin like this, I'm relieved."

After speaking, he stood up and put the wooden box in front of Lin Ruo. Lin Ruo opened it, and inside was the Yaoqin he threw into the water.Lin Ruo smiled slightly, took out the qin, subconsciously stretched out his hand to brush it, but when his fingertips were about to touch the strings of the qin, he froze, and then stroked the qin, saying: "No wonder my boy couldn't find it when he went back. It was picked up by brother Li, thank you very much!"

Li Er was stunned and said, "Did you send someone to look for it?"

Lin Ruo took it for granted: "Of course I sent people to look for my things... My uncle has no means of making money, and this Yaoqin is one of the most valuable items in the family. At that time, I reluctantly threw it out. Of course I will get it back afterwards. . Let the boy sell it in his name later, at least I can get a few books back."

Li Erdun felt dumbfounded: Thinking of the appearance of the young man before he dropped Yaoqin, it was the word "endurance", but who would have thought that what he was reluctant to part with was not the Yaoqin who had been with him for many years, nor the piano art that he had put in so much effort, but ……silver!

He found that in just a short time, he seemed to be refreshing his impression of this young man.

Originally, he was watching these "little wits" fighting for loyalty with a bit of indifference. He felt that this young man was beautiful, but he was also raised too fragile and delicate, obviously he had never seen the wind and rain.After seeing him readily admitting defeat, he found out that although this young man is young, his demeanor is very capable, and he is worthy of the name of a genius.When he listened to the song "Will Enter the Wine" later, his mind was shaken—his will honed on the battlefield was comparable to steel, but under that young man's song, he lost his mind for a long time, until the song was played. Waking up with a start, I realized that tears were streaming down my face... This young man's qin art is beyond what can be described as superb, it is almost a divine skill.

When the young man made a resolute throw, even he felt his heart tremble violently. Looking at the young man's back going away alone, he couldn't regain his senses for a long time.

But see you now, this young man doesn't have the slightest appearance of a lonely and talented man, although he is full of fireworks, he is even more attractive.

Seeing the young man happily playing for a while, he put Yaoqin back into the box, Li Er asked: "You really don't play the piano anymore?"

Lin Ruo hummed, handed the piano box to the boy, and said, "It's hard to swallow what I said. It's also because I'm too arrogant, so I should pay some price."

Li Erdao: "Brother Lin, in my opinion, the scholar surnamed Yun did not win by the right path. Compared with yours, his piano skills are far behind by thousands of miles. Why should you give up just because of a momentary mood..."

Lin Ruo interrupted with a smile: "I was the one who uttered wild words and reaped the consequences. As for whether he cheated or not, it has nothing to do with me? Besides, Qin Yi and I are just for fun. If you let it go, let it go. Nothing special."

Li Er frowned: "Brother Lin..."

Lin Ruo said in surprise, "Brother Li is not a mother-in-law, why are you getting entangled in this matter?"

Li Er was slightly stunned, then shook his head and laughed, and said: "I just hope that Brother Lin will not be too rigid about a mere bet. After all, it is really a pity for Li that he cannot hear Brother Lin's song again."

Lin Ruo looked at him for a while, then suddenly smiled and said: "I just don't play the piano anymore, and it's not that I can't play other things. If brother Li has time, you might as well go to the academy to find me... Eighteen kinds, uh, musical instruments, brother Li wants to hear Either way, you won't be disappointed."

Li Er smiled and said: "Brother Lin's reputation as a talented scholar is indeed well-deserved. When the time comes, I will listen to Brother Lin's elegant music."

Lin Ruodao: "It's easy to say... In this case, we can count as a friendship. Can Brother Li do me a big favor?"

"Brother Lin, please speak."

Lin Ruo took the piano box from the servant, and said, "Brother Li, you know, I was going to sell this piano, but it's too shameful to sell it in my name. I'm afraid that the price will be lowered and the money will be lost...Brother Li seems to have a lot of money, so why not just buy it? Brother Li will not lose money if he resells it in a few months."

Li Erxiao didn't know whether to laugh or not: "Are you going to sell me what I gave you?"

Lin Ruozheng said: "What's the difference? Brother Li picked it up before, but now he bought it from the owner. The meaning is different, so it's easy to sell, right? Besides, this piano is also considered an antique. It has some origins. When I bought it At the time, I spent a full 500 taels of silver, but now I sell it to Brother Li, and it only costs 400 taels..."

Li Er was speechless for a moment, took out his purse from his sleeve and handed it to Lin Ruo, saying: "You have thrown this piano once, but it has greatly increased your wealth. There are some beads and gold leaves in it, no matter how many, that's all!"

Lin Ruo didn't open it, just put away the purse, and said, "Brother Li, be refreshing!"

He said again: "It's almost time, I should close the stall and go to eat, Brother Li, see you later!"

Standing up and giving a salute, Shi Shi ran away.

Li Eryuan wanted to ask him to have dinner together, but when he saw that he was walking fast, he just let it go. Looking at the piano box left on the table, he suddenly felt dumbfounded: He came to return the Yao Qin, but instead of sending the Qin, he took it with him. After giving away all his belongings, he suddenly remembered the hexagram that the young man had calculated for him just now—the calamity of bankruptcy, isn’t this the disaster of bankruptcy?

"Your Highness," a person behind him said in a low voice, "People like Lin Ruo look open-minded, but in fact they would rather bend than bend. I'm afraid that when the time comes, he would rather die than obey..."

Li Er hummed, but didn't speak.

The man said: "The plan...do you want to continue?"

Li Er said lightly: "Concubine Yin and the others are not the only ones who like the rhythm, but the emperor is also obsessed. If you have my reminder, the elder brother will also think of using Lin Ruo to curry favor with them... What he wants is that he doesn't like it. From then on, if you respond readily, it will be boring."

Stretching out his hand to caress the piano case, he said: "I'm afraid I have to give him this piano again."

Suddenly his expression changed: "Not good!"

"how?"

Li Er shook his head and laughed, and said: "Careless! He had already given this piano to the book boy before, and suddenly he wanted to sell it again. It was clearly a temporary idea..."

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When the carriage reached a place where there was no one else, Lin Ruo got out of the carriage with the book boy, and said to the coachman, "Go back and tell Uncle that I have gone on a study tour, and I will come back in three to five years."

The coachman said with a sad face: "Young master, you might as well go back and tell the master before you leave. If I lose you, the master will definitely take my skin off."

"Don't worry," Lin Ruo waved him away: "Uncle won't do anything to you this time, go back!"

Sending off the reluctant coachman, Lin Ruo said to the book boy, "Little Shu, now we are the only ones who depend on each other!"

Xiaoshu was dissatisfied and said, "My lord, why do you want to go on a study tour all of a sudden? Even if you want to go on a study tour, let's go back and pack up and salute. How about taking the carriage with you?"

Lin Ruo sighed: "Please come to the door, you can't leave!"

Xiao Shu was stunned: "What trouble?"

Lin Ruodao: "Concubine Yin's birthday will be in a few days. I heard that Concubine Yin likes rhythm the most. If His Royal Highness asks me to perform on her birthday, do you think I will go or not?"

Xiaoshu's eyes widened: "No way? My lord, you are not an actor, you are an official, a son of an official, and you have sworn never to play the piano again. How could His Royal Highness let you perform?"

Lin Ruodao: "The king of Qin has been very powerful these years, and His Royal Highness the crown prince has also been overwhelmed. He is still able to sit firmly as the crown prince, thanks to the advice of the two concubines in His Majesty's palace. It took him a lot of money to please them. Put your best effort into it—now that I know that I have a high attainment in temperament, and my uncle is also a prince washing horses, how can he let go of such a cheap and easy thing?"

The little book said: "But even if the crown prince is confused, your majesty is wise. When the time comes, son, why don't you express your feelings to your majesty?"

Lin Ruo glanced at him and said, "Naive!"

"what?"

"Your official, the family of officials, even made an oath... Do you think we are so reasonable, His Majesty will definitely obey?"

Xiao Shu nodded again and again, "Isn't it?"

Lin Ruo sneered and said, "What do you think these things are to the superiors? Do you think His Majesty cares about them? Don't you know that the two most favored concubines in the palace today are from Yang Guang's other palace? And Before His Majesty started the incident, he already had a relationship with them. He even did things like sleeping with the emperor's wife and blatantly bringing them into the harem, so he would care about the criticism caused by making the official play the piano for the beloved concubine? "

Xiaoshu looked at Lin Ruo, speechless, Lin Ruo shrugged and said: "In short, if your son and I agree now, my reputation will be ruined. If I don't agree, my head will fall to the ground. What else can I do except run away? "

Xiaoshu said sullenly: "My lord, it would be great if you didn't play such a piece of music back then."

Lin Ruo glanced at him, and said: "Yes, if I don't play that song, your master, I don't have to run away, because my reputation has been ruined!"

Xiaoshu sighed, followed Lin Ruo sullenly, and suddenly said: "But you have said so much, you are all guessing! Maybe the prince didn't like your piano skills at all. What! You are scaring yourself!"

"Why is it a wild guess?" Lin Ruo said, "Didn't you see Li Er just now?"

Xiao Shu suddenly said: "Just now, the Second Young Master Li was giving both the piano and the package, so he was reminding the young master to leave quickly!"

Lin Ruo was speechless: "You really think too much."

He didn't know Li Er, but he had seen the person standing behind Li Er from a distance... Who else could make that general stand behind him respectfully, except His Highness?

That master didn't even bother to curry favor with Li Yuan's concubines, the relationship between him and them was already perfect, so he didn't care that they were more inclined to Li Jiancheng.

He and the crown prince are two, one exerts strength outward, and the other exerts strength inward—the crown prince forced the official to break his oath to flatter his concubine mother. If this matter gets out, his reputation will be greatly damaged among scholars. He should be happy to see it It worked.

No, just now that person's words unconsciously contained a bit of guilt. I'm afraid he was the one who started this matter. Li Jiancheng's reputation among officials is actually not a problem to the overall situation, so it's not worth his troubles!Then what is he doing it for?In order to let the prince's subordinates renounce him?

That's not right, if it's for this, he only needs to remind Li Jiancheng that when he and his uncle resist, that person's goal will be achieved, so why bother to talk to him on purpose?And he brought Yaoqin with him, obviously it was not a coincidence... Was it for his uncle?Or... Wei Zheng?

Lin Ruo shook her head, secretly laughing that she really loves to worry. What do these people's affairs have to do with a little man like him?The most important thing is to run away quickly - I only hate myself for being so stupid, and even remembering to play a tune at the end of the day will cause trouble. If he had thought of it earlier, he would have left as soon as the poetry meeting was over that day, and there would be no such mess thing.