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

It is definitely not a flat path, only a donkey cart is walking unhurriedly.The little donkey in front was trotting, making a rhythmic kicking sound, coupled with the crisp "jingle bell" of the copper bell around its neck, it seemed to be singing a cheerful song.

The little book boy sitting on the shaft of the car also had a cheerful smile on his face: "My lord, we are almost there. You can lie on your bed in half an hour at most, and sleep comfortably!"

The plain colored car curtain was lifted by a slender jade hand, and the people inside looked out and lowered the curtain again. The young man's elegant voice sounded a little lazy: "It's all here!"

He said again: "Xiaoshu, can you drive the car a little more steadily, in less than half an hour, all my copper coins have been changed... I don't know where it rolled."

Xiaoshu complained: "The road is like this, how can you make the little one stable? Why do you have to play with copper coins on the car, can you count the bumps accurately? Besides, it's not the little one who said you Why did we have to go over mountains and ridges when there was no one chasing us on the way back? It took five days to walk for two days, and we had to eat and sleep in the open, so it was hard work."

"I just said one thing to you, and you tell me ten more," Lin Ruo said dissatisfied, "Isn't it Xiaoshu, you said, let me drop the copper coin every day before going on the road? The hexagram says to go like this, and I just go like this ah!"

Xiao Shu was dissatisfied and said, "My lord, you are playing tricks on me again!"

But he didn't go into the details, he paused for a while and said again: "Young master, we are almost in Chang'an, why don't we go to the official road! The official road is smooth."

"What kind of official path are you going to?" Lin Ruo said, "Go to Luoping Mountain."

"Ah?" Xiaoshu's face collapsed, and he muttered, "Why? We are almost in Chang'an."

Lin Ruodao: "I just remembered that the peach blossoms in Luoping Mountain bloom late, and this is the time when the scenery is at its best...Chang'an City can't run away, but the peach blossoms will be defeated in two days, so it's less time to look at it." , stop talking nonsense, hurry up, hurry up."

Xiaoshu couldn't resist him, so he let out a disgruntled sound, and the donkey cart turned a corner in front of it, and headed east.

I don't know where his young master has such good energy, and he still has the leisure time to see the peach blossoms at this moment.If it was him, he would have long wished to grow wings and fly home.

……

In the Prince's East Palace, Li Jiancheng was almost annoyed: "I didn't find anyone again! He was on the donkey cart he bought at the farmer's house early this morning. By now, he should have climbed to Chang'an City! But Gu sent people to guard all the intersections and city gates, but he couldn't wait for anyone! Those chasing behind and those blocking in front bumped their heads, where are people? Flying?"

"Do you think he did it on purpose or not?" Li Jiancheng said, "Say he hid from Gu on purpose. He didn't hide his tracks on purpose at all, and he did come all the way to Chang'an City. You say he didn't do it on purpose. How could it be such a coincidence? , Huihui and the lonely man accidentally diverged... He walked slowly like crawling, but the lonely man still...couldn't catch up with him!"

Lin Boyuan persuaded softly: "Your Highness, please calm down. This nephew has always had this temper since he was a child. He always thinks about it. He never acts in a way. When he comes back, I will definitely teach him a lesson!"

"Forget it," Li Jiancheng said with a wave of his hand, "Now I understand why my second brother chased him for seven or eight days before chasing him down. It really is..."

He didn't continue talking, but changed his voice, and said: "Second brother said in front of the father, thanks to Lin Ruo who gave him a divination, saying that he had a bloody disaster, and he let the people below be on guard, so he escaped the catastrophe... ...How come Gu has never heard of it, he is also proficient in divination? He even saved the life of the second brother by this?"

"How can he know how to divination?" Lin Boyuan smiled bitterly: "After the gambling that day, he read the hexagrams for a few days when he was bored... He has only studied for a few days, so how can he calculate anything? Most likely he is angry with His Royal Highness Qin. Shut him up and said it deliberately to annoy people, who knew it just happened to happen..."

"Coincident! It's a coincidence again!" Li Jiancheng snorted coldly, "How come there are so many coincidences in your nephew?"

He said again: "Whether he is a coincidence or on purpose, Gu must see him within today, otherwise, Lin Boyuan, you can go back to the private school where I teach you! You can't even control your own nephew, What else can I expect from you?"

Lin Boyuan responded with a wry smile, and said: "I'll send someone to look for him at the place he used to go to. That kid probably thought of something interesting and turned away halfway. I will definitely find him!"

……

The peach forest in Luoping Mountain can be regarded as a scenic spot in Chang'an. At this time of year, there is an endless stream of people who come here to enjoy the scenery.

Because there is a distance from Chang'an City, most of the people who come here ride horses and sedan chairs, and some old gentlemen ride donkeys, but donkey carts are rare, so if Lin Ruo has not gotten off the cart, he has already attracted many people's attention. After walking for a while, I heard an exclamation: "Little book?"

Xiaoshu stopped the car and greeted with a smile: "Young Master Chu, it's you!"

That Mr. Chu was surprised: "It's really you, why are you here?"

Lin Ruo lifted the curtain and jumped down, said with a smile, "Xiaoshu is here, of course it's because I'm here!"

The young man who jumped down from the donkey cart was refreshed, his skin was as transparent as jade, his facial features were exquisite and hard to describe, his eyes were clear and there was a hint of a smile, obviously he was in a good mood.

Chu Yi was stunned for a moment, wondering if it was an illusion, he suddenly felt that his good friend seemed to be getting more and more beautiful... He blushed a little because he was so beautiful.

"Brother Chu? Ayi?"

Chu Yi snapped back to his senses, saw more and more people around him paying attention to this place, grabbed Lin Ruo's hand dangling in front of his eyes, and said, "Follow me!"

Pull him to drill into the forest.

"Are you holding a poetry meeting somewhere?" Lin Ruo didn't cooperate, and said with a smile, "But wait a minute, I'll go to the monk in the temple to ask for two altars of peach blossom wine... I'm happy to go out this time, I forgot to bring a gift for my uncle, and I only remembered it when I was about to enter the city, so I had to come here to buy two jars of wine to make up for it."

"Okay, okay!" Chu Yi used brute force to pull him inward, and said, "I have a lot of peach blossom wine in my place. I'll bring you two jars when I go back."

After taking him to a place where no one was around, he let go and stopped, and said seriously, "Why did you go back to Chang'an?"

Lin Ruo said in surprise, "Look at what you said, Chang'an is my home. If I don't go back to Chang'an, where else can I go?"

While walking quickly to the back of the temple, he said: "You guys still have an appointment at the old place? Ah, don't you think it's strange, I've only been away from Beijing for more than ten days, but it feels like I've been away for more than half a year. The feeling that things are right and wrong...Brother Chu, you said that peach blossoms are full of wine, you are not lying to me? You must know that those monks are not very straightforward..."

"You said that these monks are obviously monks, but they want to make wine. They obviously rely on the brewed wine to support a whole temple of monks, but they won't let you drink it to their heart's content..."

Lin Ruo walked fast and spoke quickly. Chu Yi had a lot to ask, but he was rambling on and on, and he couldn't say it when he got there.

Lin Ruo turned around the mountain depression and said with a smile, "You are indeed here! I told you, you don't want to appreciate the peach blossoms all over the mountain, so you have to come and be crazy about these old trees..."

On the grass in the valley, dozens of young scholars were sitting or lying down, listening to music or reciting poems, enjoying themselves. When they heard this voice, almost everyone jumped up: "Brother Lin! Why are you here?"

Lin Ruo was taken aback, and said, "Why does everyone say this? Although I can't compose poems or play the qin, I can listen to them and appreciate them. Why do you think I've come to rub off on your poetry and wine?"

"What nonsense are you talking about?" He said bluntly, "Brother Lin, didn't you escape from Chang'an? Why are you back?"

"Escape from Chang'an? Why escape from Chang'an?" Lin Ruo blinked and said, "Are you guys dreaming or am I dreaming? Well, I didn't commit any crimes, so why did I escape? What happened? "

"You...you don't know?"

Lin Ruo asked blankly, "What do I know?"

The crowd looked at each other, Chu Yi sighed, pulled Lin Ruo, and said, "Let's sit down and talk."

It turned out that during the period when Lin Ruo was not in the capital, the capital was very lively because of him.

The cause of the matter was Li Yuanji, the king of Qi. One day in the early court, the king of Qi had an argument with the king of Qin for some reason, and then he loudly shouted that Li Shimin was not filial, saying that he "clearly knew that the emperor and the empresses liked the temperament, Knowing that the eldest brother of the crown prince intends to invite Lin Ruo to play the piano on Concubine Yin’s birthday, but he deliberately instigated Lin Ruo to leave the capital.” Yunyun.

As soon as Li Shimin said this, Li Shimin was still fine, so Li Jiancheng wanted to strangle this pig teammate to death first—you must know that there are some things that can be done but cannot be said. People all over the world scolded Lin Ruo for not keeping his promise and lacking integrity, but when Li Yuanji said this, what has become of Li Jiancheng?

Not only him, but even Li Yuan has black hair.

Li Shimin sneered, and said: "This king is just chatting with people, so it's hard for the fourth brother to make up such a big set of crimes. I don't know when I became a roundworm in the stomach of my elder brother. Even him His 'plan' is very clear. That's all, empty talk is useless, I'm going to find that gifted Lin, and ask clearly, when did this king instigate him to leave Beijing!"

He actually left the emperor and the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, and left in a huff.

The matter is nothing so far, it is just the usual tit-for-tat confrontation between the three brothers of the Li family, and everyone is used to it.

But then, the problem becomes bigger.What happened in the court, especially what involved the open and secret fights between the three princes, would not have been reported, but in the end not only did it get out, but it was also known to everyone.

His Royal Highness asked the nephew of one of his servants to come into the palace to play the piano and celebrate the birthday of the emperor's favorite concubine. Does it sound good to spread the word?Not nice.But it's nothing, it's your family's own business, what do you like, who cares about your business?Besides, even if you want to control it, you can't control it!

how?The person who was recruited to play the piano swore not to play the piano again?Forcing people to break their oath, isn't that a bit overbearing?However, this is nothing. Throughout the ages, which emperor and prince is not overbearing?If you can't be domineering, who will rush to be the emperor and the prince?

As far as these things are concerned, most people who hear them will curl their lips and say a few sour words, but...

What?Was it Lin Ruo who was forced to play the piano?Could it be that Lin Ruo?This is unbearable!

A month ago, Lin Ruo was only a little famous among the young scholars in Chang'an City, but after the gambling incident, it was completely different.

That song "Will Enter the Wine" is really excellent, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the best song of all ages.In today's world, whoever can read a few characters can't recite a few words "don't you see it"?And anyone who can recite a few lines of "Don't you see it", who is not familiar with the origin and allusion of it?Speaking of "Will Enter the Wine", who can not mention the mysterious young man surnamed Yun, the unparalleled piano piece of the same name, and the talented Lin Ruo who is determined to throw everything and go away?

Thanks to Yun Jiaojiao, Lin Ruo became famous all over the world in one fell swoop.

In this story, there are entanglements, youthful spirit, eternal masterpiece, unparalleled qin music, climax, puzzles, and regrets... But without mentioning the two songs "Will Enter the Wine", the story itself is Already as intoxicating as wine.

Everyone sighed: This is my generation of scholars!Brilliant and talented!

But now, this story has a continuation, and this continuation has shocked scholars all over the world—the emperor invited Lin Ruo to play the piano for his beloved concubine to celebrate her birthday!

It was as disgusting as stepping on shit while admiring the beautiful scenery!

Everyone sighed: Fortunately, Lin Ruo escaped!Otherwise, it would be better to die, at least it can add a tragic ending to this story, ten thousand times better than going to celebrate the birthday of that favorite concubine!

Some people came out to refute the rumors, saying that there was absolutely no such thing, but no one would believe it: If it was false, where did Lin Ruo go?Where did Prince Qin go?

These Lin Ruo's friends are even more worried about him. Seeing him suddenly appearing in Taolin at this moment, how can it be like seeing a ghost? very!

"Ouch!" After hearing this, Lin Ruo first said "puchi puchi", and then laughed outright, "My stomach hurts from laughing, thanks to how you came up with such a ridiculous story to fool me."

"story?"

"Otherwise?" Lin Ruo asked back: "Could it be that you think it's true?"

Seeing the serious expressions of the people around, Lin Ruo widened her eyes: "No way, do you all believe such outrageous things?"

"Quan Chang'an knows about this, you won't tell us it's fake?"

Lin Ruo smiled and said: "How could it be true? I'm just in a bad mood, so I just went out for a stroll! You don't even think about it, I just brought a small book, just our footsteps, if someone really chases me, I'll tell you soon." I've caught it hundreds of times."

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, what they said made sense!

"And I was in Luocheng, and I met His Royal Highness King Qin." Lin Ruo persisted, "I stayed at the place where King Qin stayed for two days, and I didn't hear His Highness Qin say that you can play the zither or not!"

"You were arrested by His Highness King Qin...that, no," Chu Yi was dumbfounded, and said, "You met His Highness King Qin? He didn't have that... Uh, why didn't you come back with him?"

Lin Ruo snorted coldly, and said, "It's just a matter of anger. It turns out that His Royal Highness King Qin and that Yun...were acquaintances, and they intended to talk about us. How is it possible? Even if the surname Yun is Shi Xian, I and he are still alive. I'm not a person on the road, so I left in a fit of anger! Many people in the inn have seen this."

"What? Have you met the author of "Will Enter the Wine"?" Everyone's attention was immediately diverted, and they kept asking: "Which family is he from? Why can't we find him? His family Where does he live, but he is a native of Chang'an? Where did he study? Why was he so famous before..."

"Stop! Stop, stop!" Lin Ruo raised her hands in a gesture of surrender, and said, "Don't ask me these things. Although I don't deal with her, I can't reveal other people's privacy at will. You... well, to be honest , It’s better not to know than to know. Hey! Isn’t there good wine? Don’t be stingy, bring it and taste it!”

"..."

Lin Ruo stayed in Luoping Mountain for half a day, and the rumor that "the crown prince invited Lin Ruo to play the piano" was not only spread throughout Taolin, but also spread throughout Chang'an City.

Isn't it true that this sensation that has caused a stir in half of Chang'an City is just a rumor?

Many people came to the place where they were drinking, wanting to confirm it with their own eyes, but they saw the young man in the crowd wearing elegant Confucian uniforms, his long hair like a waterfall tied up by a white headband, and the chic demeanor of drinking with his head up A young man in troubled times, an exiled immortal in the world of mortals.

So I subconsciously believed his words, joke, if I really fled for more than ten days, even the exiled immortal would be haggard, right?

When Lin Ruo was half-smoked, Lin Boyuan sent a coachman to pick him up in a carriage. The elders ordered Lin Ruo to leave regretfully and asked the coachman to drive the donkey cart back. Xiaoshu drove the carriage and took him away first.

"My lord, why are you still drinking!" Xiaoshu trotted the carriage on the official road, and said, "If you are drunk, how will you talk to the master later?"

Lin Ruo shrugged and sighed, "I just want to drink because I don't want to answer!"

That's right, you don't have to answer when you're drunk. Anyway, the master is soft-hearted, and if the son is drunk, he will be even more reluctant to punish you.

Xiao Shu snorted, and asked again: "My lord, the matter of playing the piano... just forget it?" Lin Ruo was talking to other people, and he listened to it confusedly and confused.

"Yes!"

"But my lord, all your three strategies are useless!" Why did you solve it in such an unclear and understatement?

"Because of the three strategies..." Lin Ruo chuckled, "It's all a lie!"

What's the best way to go?Playing the piano for a beloved concubine is demeaning, wouldn't it be nice to say it to the emperor?Anyone who entertains people with sensuality is a bad strategy.

If this matter had been changed a month ago, perhaps there were only these three strategies to choose from, but his reputation has skyrocketed recently, and it has become extremely simple to solve this matter—make a big fuss, and everyone knows about it.

Today's Majesty is not really a faint king, even his willfulness is limited.It's just a piece of music, and it's not a peerless beauty. It has a charm that makes people overwhelm the city and the country. No matter how much he likes the rhythm, thinking of the huge impact this incident has brought, he may not be in the mood to listen to any music.

So this matter can only be turned into a rumor, and the wind blows away.

It's just that this method is simple, but there are two prerequisites. One is that Lin Ruo must disappear temporarily, otherwise, if His Royal Highness speaks, he must stand up and "refute the rumors" and put this huge black pot on his back.The second is that this matter can be done but cannot be said, otherwise, both Lin Boyuan and Lin Ruo's heads are not enough to cut off.

The little book said: "It's very good, why did you make up this to deceive people? If His Royal Highness Qin Wang knows, he will definitely be angry..."

Lin Ruo sighed, "If His Highness King Qin doesn't think that I'm sure I can solve this matter, how can I go back to Beijing?"

If he doesn't return for a day, this matter will not be resolved for a day, and the emperor, prince and others will become more and more dissatisfied with his "ignorance of current affairs".

But he always has a reason to come back, and he can't tell King Qin, because I know that my uncle must have made a big fuss in the capital, so I can go back and end it?

I couldn't help but smile wryly in my heart, for the superiors, it's just a trivial matter of listening to a piece of music, but for them, they have to rack their brains and even risk their lives to act.It's no wonder that the word power always makes people flock to it.

Xiaoshu walked quietly for a while, peeking at the few men on horseback who had been following them unhurriedly since they got into the car, and said cautiously: "My lord, you have been hiding all the way these few days, is it the prince's man? "

Lin Ruo hummed, he was almost drunk, and started to talk too much, before Xiaoshu asked, "Let me ask you, if you are a powerful man, hungry and penniless, At this moment, a steamed bun seller met and offered to give you a steamed stuffed bun, would you thank him?"

Xiaoshu nodded: "Of course!"

"Then if this bun seller refused to give you buns, and you were so hungry, you beat him up and took five buns from him, would you be grateful to him?"

"No," Xiaoshu shook his head, and then quickly added: "But I will never steal other people's buns!"

"Why not be grateful, you got five buns!"

Xiaoshu said: "But he didn't do it voluntarily, why should I be grateful to him?"

Lin Ruo nodded and said, "Then if it's the other way around, you sell buns, and if you know that someone is coming to grab your five buns, what should you do?"

Xiao Shu thought for a while and said, "Give him one on your own initiative?"

Lin Ruo smiled and said, "It's no wonder you're finally smart once."

"My lord, is that a compliment?" Xiaoshu complained dissatisfiedly, and then said: "So, now you are taking the initiative to finish the matter before the crown prince forces you, so as to save him from making more excessive demands?"

Lin Ruo leaned against the wall of the car and poured wine, and sighed: "I'm not afraid of more demanding demands, but uncle... still wants to be an official in the Prince's Mansion!"

It's not easy to let the prince's dissatisfaction with him continue.

"Let's talk young," Xiaoshu said, "The crown prince is so over the top, this official, let's not do it."

"Naive," Lin Ruo smiled, and said, "Is it possible to escape this kind of thing? The word power is everywhere. If my uncle is not an official in the court, maybe I will be killed by some security chief." , Landlords and so on, recruited into the mansion to celebrate the birthday of their concubine!"

Xiao Shu was amused by the Baochang, and said: "But now the matter is finally settled perfectly, you don't have to play the piano, and you haven't offended anyone, how wonderful!"

Lin Ruo smiled and remained silent.

How could he not offend anyone? He attributed the matter to rumors. He could restore the crown prince's reputation and prove King Qin's innocence, but after all, he was the one who left first, and...there was another Qi king, Li Yuanji.

Among the three princes, no one is optimistic about this third prince—the prince is the eldest son, the legitimate heir to the throne: King Qin has made great achievements in battle, and no one can compare with him, and most of Li Tang's country was defeated by him; Speaking of the two elder brothers, he is young, has no great contribution, and his ability is weaker...

It's just that Lin Ruo didn't dare to underestimate him.

The complaint made by the king of Qi in the early court hit the weakness of Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin accurately: Li Jiancheng was not as prestigious as Li Shimin, if this matter was confirmed, he would be rejected by officials; Caring, with this matter, Li Yuan will be even more dissatisfied with him.

As for Li Yuanji himself, he was careless and straightforward, even if he said something wrong outright, he would be taught a few words at most.

I don't know if this is a coincidence or something else. If it is not a coincidence, then the position of His Highness King Qi who claims to be on the prince's side is worth discussing.