Roselle Peony

Before dinner, Mr. Lu and his doctor came to visit Yang Yuanzhen.The doctor checked his pulse.

"Young Master Yang is fine. You just need to rest for a few days. Take the prescription prescribed by your servant once a day."

"It's so good." Master Lu was relieved when he heard the doctor was so sure, so he sent his servants to grab the medicine prescribed by the doctor and send Yang Yuanzhen back to the Yang Mansion.

After all, he was a young man, and Yang Yuanzheng's injury healed very quickly, and he was alive and well again.As soon as the bandages were removed, he begged his father to allow him to go back to the private school.Although he is very afraid of Mrs. Sun and doesn't like reading and writing very much, but Dudu is greedy for the feeling of staying with Lu Shangqiu.

Mr. Yang is very nervous, he loves to be with Lu Shangqiu, but he thinks that Lu Shangqiu is the person who treats him best, and he is a good brother.In Yang Yuanzhen's own words, "It's my honor to be able to get along with Brother Qiu day and night, and to be able to put a knife in both sides of Brother Qiu." I didn't take it to heart.

Lu Shangqiu is different here. In the past few days, he has read "Hua Jian Zi Ji" in one go, and since then he has been indoctrinated with the view that "men can have love, and they can love vigorously". It was completely subverted.Especially since the two of them slept on the same bed with their skins close to each other that night, he seemed to have developed feelings for Yang Yuanzhen, so that when the two sat opposite each other in the sedan chair, Lu Shangqiu lowered his head all the way, not daring to look at Yang Yuanzhen's face.

"Xiaoqiu, I heard Brother Li say that a famous theater troupe came to the city and they sing operas in the city every night. It is said that the show is full of houses and it is very lively. Do you want to go and see together?" Li Nianqing, the brother Li in Yang Yuanzhen's mouth He is also a student in Master Sun's class. His father loves to watch operas and owns several theaters under his name, so he is very well informed about this kind of information.

When Lu Shangqiu heard that there was an opera troupe, his eyes lit up, and he looked up to see Yang Yuanzhen's excited face, and immediately lowered his head in embarrassment like a daughter in love.He stood on tiptoe and rubbed the toe of his shoe: "Father probably won't allow it."

"My father didn't allow me to go, so I decided to go." Yang Yuanzhen said, "Of course we can't go in openly, we have to sneak in."

"What kind of stealing method, are you still going back to that dog hole? The master has sent someone to cover that wall with mud, so you can't get out."

"You don't need to skip class this time. The theater doesn't open until evening. You and I just need to find a way to get rid of the servants and sneak in after class."

"As you said, how can you get rid of the servant?"

"Put your ears here, don't ask the servant who carries the sedan chair to listen."

Lu Shangqiu covered his ears.Yang Yuanzhen whispered, "When you get near the opera garden, you complain that you have abdominal pain and need to go to the latrine. Let's go to the latrine next to the opera garden and get in from there."

The hot breath made Lu Shangqiu's ears rosy, and he said, "It sounds like you've already made some inquiries."

"You don't believe me, Brother Yuan? Let me tell you a secret. In fact, brother Li's father didn't allow him to go to the theater, he just sneaked in through the wall. So, he has already tried this method for us, sure it will work." .”

Mrs. Sun's wife is pregnant in October and is waiting to give birth. Mr. Sun is anxious to go home to take care of the pregnant woman, so the class is a little earlier than usual these days.On the way home, everyone went to one place, and saw many sedan chairs going to one place from all directions, which must be where the opera garden is.Going forward, there is an endless stream of pedestrians of all kinds, blocking the gate of the trick garden.On both sides of the street at the entrance, many vendors set up stalls selling masks and costumes, melon seeds herbal tea, or push carts full of kites and clay figurines to sell along the street, which is a lively scene.

Lu Shangqiu didn't want to do such wretched things as climbing over walls and drilling holes. Seeing such a scene, he couldn't help yearning for it.He clutched his stomach and yelled "Ouch, Ouch".

Yang Yuanzhen kicked the sedan chair cooperatively, shouting as he kicked: "Stop the sedan chair quickly, stop the sedan chair quickly!"

The sedan chair stopped, Uncle Wang lifted the curtain and asked, "What's the matter, my lord?"

Lu Shangqiu said embarrassedly: "Uncle Wang, I'm in a hurry."

"My lord, bear with it, we're almost home." Recently, the bandit Yang Mingxi seems to be planning to make a comeback, so the servants of the Lu family are very cautious.

"I can't, I can't, I can't hold it anymore." Lu Shangqiu began to roll.

Yang Yuanzhen pointed to a latrine not far from the entrance of the theater and said, "Uncle Wang, there is a latrine over there, why don't we go there."

Uncle Wang saw that his son was indeed in pain, so he ordered his servants to carry the sedan chair to the door of the hut: "Young master, you go in and guard the door as a slave. If you have anything to do, please call as a slave."

Yang Yuanzhen said: "I happen to need convenience, so I will go with him."

The two boys entered the latrine, and sure enough, they found that one wall was slightly lower than the other places.Yang Yuanzhen asked Lu Shangqiu to step on his shoulders to turn over first, and then jumped over the wall by himself.Sure enough, as Brother Li said, this is the backstage of the theatre, where the music officials store their musical instruments and the performers prepare their makeup.There are all kinds of masks and costumes hanging on the wall. Lu Shangqiu recognized that some were ancient official costumes, and some were from the early Tang Dynasty.There are large and small musical drums on the ground, and a chime stand is hung on the wall inside. There are 48 bells hanging on it, probably for the performance of the famous "Qin Wang Breaking the Array".Going further inside, some people came and went, some wore the short coats of men in the Northern Dynasty, and some wore the skirts and jackets of women in the Northern Dynasty.Everyone was in a hurry to get started, and no one noticed the two children slipping in.

The two boys slipped to hide behind a curtain in the corner of the venue.Lu Shangqiu just saw Li Bingcao, Governor Qian and others sitting in the auditorium in the backstage. These people all knew him, and he didn't want to be caught.

Accompanied by the sound of war drums, the curtain on the stage slowly opened.

Tonight's performance is Shanxi Clapper's "Lanling King".

The king of Lanling, named Gao Changgong, was the grandson of Gao Huan, the great ancestor of the Northern Qi Dynasty, and the fourth son of Gao Cheng, Emperor Wenxiang of the Northern Qi Dynasty.The mother of King Lanling was a lowly maid in the palace.In the era of the gentry who paid attention to bloodlines, although King Lanling was the grandson of the emperor, he endured the contempt of others every day and lived in a low voice.

King Lanling has a soft and beautiful appearance. In order to intimidate the enemy on the battlefield, he always wears a hideous mask in every battle.The most famous one is the battle of Mangshan to rescue Luoyang.In the third year of Heqing, the Turks and the Northern Zhou Dynasty launched an attack on the Northern Qi Dynasty. Luoyang, an important city, was besieged by the [-] army regiments of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. Emperor Wucheng of the Northern Qi Dynasty dispatched troops to relieve the siege.Outside Luoyang City, the reinforcements of the Northern Qi Dynasty were defeated by the Northern Zhou army one after another, and the entire army was almost wiped out.At this critical moment, King Lanling of the Chinese army, wearing a mask, wearing armor, and holding a sharp knife, led five hundred elite cavalry, bravely entered the Zhou army's siege, and continued to attack Luoyang City.The Northern Qi generals guarding the city were trapped for many days, thinking that the enemy was pretending to be the King of Lanling, so they dared not open the door rashly.At this time, King Lanling took off his helmet, and the Northern Qi army on the city immediately cheered, opened the city gate, joined forces with the army outside the city, and fought bravely towards the Zhou army, who was defeated.It is recorded in historical books: Zhou Jun "abandoned the camp, from Mangshan to Gushui, within thirty miles, military equipment filled the river".To celebrate the victory, the warriors of the Northern Qi Dynasty composed the "Lanling King Entering the Battle Song", dancing and singing while wearing masks. "Northern Qi Shu" records: "In the defeat of Mount Mang, Chang Gong served as the central army and led [-] cavalry to re-enter the Zhou army. He then arrived under Jinyong and was surrounded very urgently. The people in the city did not know him. On the other hand, the crossbowmen rescued him, and he won a great victory. The warriors sang a ballad together, which is "The Song of Lanling King Entering the Battle."

After the Battle of Mangshan, Gao Wei, Empress of the Northern Qi Dynasty, suspected that Lanling King Gao Changgong might rebel against him.In the fourth year of Wuping, Gao Wei sent someone to deliver poisoned wine to Gao Changgong. Gao Changgong asked his wife Zheng, "I am so loyal to the country and have never failed the emperor, but you want to give me poisoned wine?" His wife replied, "Why don't you go to the emperor in person? Explain?" Gao Changgong said: "How could the emperor meet me?" Then he drank poison and died.His wife Zheng entered Buddhism.

Such a magnificent, mighty "Lanling King", the plot is ups and downs, fascinating.The two children were totally engrossed in watching it, fascinated, completely forgetting about the servant who was anxiously looking for them.

When Lu Shangqiu saw the young King Lanling being bullied secretly in the palace, he couldn't help but think of his experience in the Lu family. He also saw that King Lanling, a royal scholar, could also become a general to fight on the front line and win glory for the country. admire.In the end, seeing King Lanling died of injustice, he felt the depression build up in his heart, and he didn't realize that there were tears in his eyes.

On the other hand, Yang Yuanzhen was very envious of King Lanling who led the army to fight. He wore a mask and was majestic. Even if he was given poisoned wine by the Lord, he was calm and generous, which was really a manly act.Being able to serve the country has always been his father Yang Chengwu's dream, but it is a pity that Datang could not reuse the old man from the previous dynasty, so he had to retire to Bingzhou, depressed all day long.Yang Yuanzhen said in his heart, one day, I will also be a great general, win battles, let soldiers and common people praise me from generation to generation, and make my father proud of me.He thought again: Xiaoqiu will definitely make me proud too.

Thinking of this, Yang Yuanzhen went to hold Brother Qiu's hand.Suddenly a black shadow flashed in front of him, and he ran away, only to see Lu Shangqiu covered his mouth and nose with a piece of handkerchief by a man in black.

"Xiao Qiu!" He exclaimed, and then shouted, "Catch the thief!"

It's a pity that the drama on the stage is at its peak, and the hundred tones are playing together, the bells and drums are beeping, and no one can hear the boy's shout.

After such a pause, the man in black took the unconscious Lu Shangqiu and jumped onto the beam, and was about to disappear from everyone's sight.Yang Yuanzhen was very anxious, so he used his lightness kung fu to chase after him.

Seeing that the person chasing him was a young man, the man in black didn't take it seriously.He got on the roof, and after a while, he shook off Yang Yuanzhen and disappeared.Yang Yuanzhen was not discouraged when he lost his man, he climbed up to a high place and looked down, and saw the black shadow jumping into the window of an inn.

Yang Yuanzhen touched under the window of the guest room, and was about to break through the window, when he heard voices coming from inside.

"Are the manpower and chariots and horses all ready?" an old voice asked.

"I tell the master that all preparations are complete, and the four masters are also in place, waiting for you at any time."

"Well. Where's that kid from the Lu family?"

"I have been stunned by my subordinates and hid in the carriage. The Lu family has not been disturbed."

"It's so good, haha, I'm going to present a big gift to Master Yang on this trip." The old voice said again, "You and I will split up. This is a document for customs clearance. Keep it well, and be careful on the way. Don't show your flaws."

"Subordinates obey."

Then came the sound of footsteps and the opening and closing of the door.

After a while, a group of four people left the inn.The leader, with long beard and white hair, boarded a black carriage and left.Yang Yuanzhen took a closer look and was secretly surprised, that white-haired old man was just now sitting with them in the theater garden, listening to the play at the front stage, Lu Suyuan's subordinate Bingzhou Governor Qian Wuji.

This kidnapping is really strange.Nowadays, the one who wants to be unfavorable to Lu Suyuan and his family is Yang Mingxi. It is expected that the "Master Yang" in Qian Wuji's mouth is undoubtedly Yang Mingxi.

He stroked his chest, his heart pounding.Fortunately, I didn't rush in just now, so I was able to find out that Xiaoqiu was not in the room.

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Note: The story of King Lanling is quoted from Wikipedia.