Tang riddles

The eyes under Shen Suiyin's face stared at Li Jinyue, without flinching, and there was no anger in his eyes, but a calm and scrutinizing attitude.She is waiting for Li Jinyue's decision, she wants to see if the person she is looking at has the tolerance that she should have, instead of being like a child who only knows to occupy what she likes and can't be moved by others.

Li Jilan greeted her with a smiling face, and she spoke beautifully, which had already sent the enraged Li Jinyue down the stairs.If Li Jinyue can agree, the situation will not be too tense, and it will be much more relaxed. "The Music of the King of Qin Breaking the Battle" is a military song of the Tang Dynasty. It is majestic and majestic. It can more or less awaken the memory of the princess of Jin for so many years, calm her mind, and temporarily forget the love for her children in her heart. .Li Jilan was able to come up with such an ingenious suggestion in such a short period of time, she really has a clever heart.

As a celebrity in Chang'an City with extremely vicious eyesight and exceptionally well-informed information, Li Jilan had already guessed the identity of the golden-masked girl.I'm afraid it wasn't the third wife of the Zhang family who stood on the cusp of the storm with Li Jinyue a few years ago. She had heard of her reputation a long time ago, and she finally got to see her style today.She is really a beautiful woman, independent of the world, and I am afraid that there is no other person in this world who can compare with her.No wonder even people like the Princess of Jin are fascinated by her, pursuing each other obsessively regardless of gender and identity.

Li Jinyue's thin red lips were pursed into a resolute straight line, and the anger rising in her bright almond eyes was suppressed bit by bit by her.After a while, she raised an inexplicable smile and said:

"Li Daochang's suggestion is very good. Jinyue's army has been in for a long time, and some habits are really out of tune with the civilians outside the army." After speaking, he put away his sword, bowed to Shen Sui, and confessed:

"Shen Sizhi forgives Jinyue for being abrupt and rude. Jinyue speaks rudely, so Shen Sizhi don't take it to heart."

Shen Sui returned the gift with a gentle manner: "I don't dare to be the princess, the princess has a bold personality, and Sui admires her very much."

Seeing that the princess agreed, Li Jilan smiled slightly, and began to recruit musicians to play "The Music of the King of Qin Breaking the Array".The complete "Qin Wang Breaking the Array" is a court music, which needs to be played together with the eight tones of the elegant music. The eight tones are: gold, stone, silk, bamboo, gourd, earth, leather, and wood. [Note] Although there were a lot of musical instruments missing at the scene, at any rate, the eight tones had all the five tones, and "Little Breaking Array" could already be played.There is a chime bell on the edge of Lutai, and Li Jilan personally holds the hammer to strike the sound.Soon, all the orchestras, strings, bamboos, drums, and fou were added, and Xiaopozhenle was adapted by the saint himself, adding elements of pipa and abandoning some heavy and cumbersome chapter instruments, making it appear more cheerful and vigorous.

An open space has been given up in the arena, and the surrounding area is once again surrounded by Chang'an people watching the excitement.I don't know who is a good person, spread the news of the princess and Shen Sui's fighting dance, many people who were not far away from Suzakumen Tage rushed over after hearing the news, and the whole Lutai was already overcrowded.Everyone stretched their necks to look into the center of the crowd, and they could only see the corners of their purple or azure robes flipping over.

The tune had just begun, Shen Sui and Li Jinyue faced each other in pairs, each raising their swords and saluting the military.Immediately, almost in sync, they lowered their bodies, stepped on dance steps, pressed the drums, faced each other, and began to spin.As the drums got faster and faster, their dance steps became faster and faster, and their upper body movements began to increase.The sword is danced with the sheath out of its sheath. Most of the dance moves are derived from the horizontal sword technique in the Tang army. However, it varies from person to person and is not static.For example, Shen Sui's dance moves are more chic and unrestrained, because she naturally showed her sword skills.But Li Jinyue simply turned her sword skills into her long sword skills, with every step sharp and majestic, with a natural majestic arrogance.

As the tune gets better and better, a sonorous singing voice will come out from the mouths of the two:

"Following the decree of the head of state, the prime minister will beg for traitorous ministers. Xiange's "Breaking the Array" will reward the people of Taiping."

Li Jinyue's singing voice is clear and high-pitched, especially loud, which lifts people's spirits; Shen Sui's singing voice is hoarse and deep, accompanying Li Jinyue's singing like a shadow, neither being overwhelmed by her singing, nor being too outstanding, on the contrary, quite aroused Wonderful foil.

The crowd around the audience also sang together, the voice was loud:

"The emperor's wind is everywhere, and the thousand years of virtue are clear. The military uniform is not worn, and today is a success."

After singing this line, the snow knife and the purple sword strike each other, which symbolizes that the soldiers celebrate each other. With a sound of "铛", although neither the knife nor the sword was out of its sheath, this was undoubtedly the first time the two collided.Li Jinyue suppressed a cavity of anger inside, this blow was [-]% forceful, and she hardly held back her hand.But what surprised her was that Shen Sui's strength was not a bit weaker than hers, and he controlled it extremely precisely, there was still some strength left, and she didn't see any instability in her figure after receiving this powerful impact.Li Jinyue's eyes sank, but the original anger was extinguished instead. She looked at the pair of pitch-black eyes hidden under the silver face, the abyss was dark, and there was no trace of clues.But it was inexplicably familiar, which made her feel puzzled in her heart.This is not the first time she feels that Shen Sui is very familiar, it seems that they have met each other a long time ago.

The drums beat vigorously, and Li Jilan's chimes echoed the drums, revealing a vast and majestic spirit.Shen Sui struck the ground vertically, and at the same time his feet stomped heavily on the ground, spinning around Li Jinyue.Li Jinyue stood proudly on the spot, with the long sword standing in front of her, and also struck the ground following the rhythm.The next chorus followed immediately:

"The lord opened the Changli calendar, and the ministers loyally worshiped Dayou. After you look at the Yange, it will be a peaceful autumn."

"The lord sage opened the Changli calendar, and the ministers are loyal to you." The people around were driven by this majestic and majestic demeanor, their blood was boiling, and they followed the powerful rhythm and clapped their hands on the ground. "Boom, boom, boom," the entire Lutai was shaking . "After you see Yange, it will be Taipingqiu." After this sentence is sung, only the chime bells are left to echo far away.

"Hahaha, good!" Li Jinyue laughed heartily, and the audience around her felt extremely happy.Everyone in Datang is full of lofty ambitions, and they can't bear the temptation of this kind of dance and music. Once their ambitions are ignited, everyone will be a hero to die.

Shen Sui danced out of breath, this song and dance seemed easy, but in fact she was really walking on thin ice.She must control the speed of fighting and dancing with the princess. This speed cannot be too much or too little.She can't act weak, nor can she act sharp.When the swords clashed, the clothes on her back were instantly soaked with sweat, and the control of that force hardly gave her any time to think. Li Jinyue's bull-like strength, it really took her all her life to unload it quietly. effort.The last movement of "surrounding the Lord to present a gift" is also her original creation, I hope her meaning can be conveyed to Li Jinyue.Even if Li Jinyue couldn't understand it, it was still a hint of goodwill.

After the dance, Li Jinyue bowed deeply to Shen Sui, and said sincerely: "Shen Sizhi... Jinyue offended me today because I was too impulsive. Jinyue believes that Shen Sizhi is not such a frivolous person, and there is a reason for what happened today. Jinyue cultivates herself Insufficient, naturally irritable, if you have any doubts in the future, I hope Shen Si will teach me directly."

Shen Sui hurriedly replied: "Princess is serious, Sui is no more than an idle official. But she does her best for the royal family and devotes herself to it. If there is anything the princess can use Shen Sui, just ask."

Both sides raised their bodies, and both saw the temptation in the other's eyes.Li Jinyue smiled and said:

"Jinyue still has matters to deal with, so I'll take my leave after staying for a long time."

"Send off the princess."

When the two were about to go downstairs, they both looked at the place where Zhang Ruohan was standing before, but there was someone else there.

Li Jinyue was perplexed, but Shen Sui secretly breathed a sigh of relief.Sister Lotus Maid really had a delicate mind, she should have taken the lead in avoiding Li Jinyue in order to avoid getting entangled with Li Jinyue in front of others.

"Shen Si stayed straight, Jin Yue left now."

"Princess walk slowly."

Standing by the side of Lutai, Shen Sui watched Li Jinyue stride away leading the team of guards, the light in his eyes became darker and darker.

At some point, Li Jilan came to Shen Sui's side and gave Shen Sui a slap in the face. Li Jilan smiled and said:

"Thanks to Shen Dalang, Ji Lan had a great time today."

Shen Sui smiled and said, "Thank you Daoist Li for your help."

Shen Sui was sincerely grateful, but unexpectedly Li Jilan's attitude changed: "In this case, can Shen Dalang agree to Jilan's small request."

"Teacher please tell me." Shen Sui probably already knew what Li Jilan was going to do.

"Please Da Lang take off the mask so that Ji Lan can see the real face." Li Jilan smiled like a fox.

Shen Sui chuckled, raised his hand to take off his mask, and said: "The skin is nothing more than an external object, and Sui is nothing more than the appearance of a man, why should Daoist Li worry about it?"

Li Jilan looked at her with a pair of beautiful eyes, and said with a smile: "If Da Lang looks like a man, most people in this world should be crooked." Then she approached Shen Sui, stood on tiptoe and whispered in her ear :

"Don't worry Dalang, Ji Lan is very strict."

Taking a step back, she winked at Shen Sui, and then walked down the Lutai gracefully.

Shen Sui's face remained calm, but in his heart he couldn't laugh or cry.I don't know what this female crown has seen, but I hope it won't cause trouble.

On the Lantern Festival, there was a lot of noise and noise, and it came to an end.When returning home, Shen Sui and Shen Jin shared the carriage.Shen Jin asked her sister:

[Sister, will today's event affect the big event? 】

Shen Sui said: "I understand Jinyue, she is temperamental and irritable, but her anger comes and goes quickly. She is broad-minded, not the kind of person who cares about every detail, she has already expressed her position on today's matter, and in the future, as long as I don't step on her Bottom line, our plan should continue to be implemented."

[If you don't step on the bottom line, sister, don't you and Sister Lian Maid...] Shen Jin was worried.

Shen Sui smiled wryly: "It's not yet time to recognize the maidservant, but because the plan can't keep up with the changes, the maidservant became suspicious of me. At first, I wanted to put the matter of recognizing the maidservant in front of Jin After Yue reached a consensus, it was because of the consideration that some complicated emotions were disrupting the situation. Now, I am really afraid of what will happen. There is no way, I can only avoid it in the future."

[It's really worrying, sister and sister Lian Mai have been separated for 16 years, and now they meet each other with difficulty, but they can't recognize each other. ] Shen Jin looked very melancholy.

Shen Sui comforted her with a smile: "Silly girl, you have to wait for 16 years, why can't you wait these few months? Don't worry, when the situation develops to a relatively stable level, I will admit my identity to Jin Yue and Maid Lotus. " Speaking of this, Shen Sui couldn't help gritting his teeth and said:

"Damn Li Maomao, call her Maomao, she is as stupid as a rabbit! From now on, I will make her provide me with good food and drink, and eat up all her pockets. I will still grab her rabbit ears and tell me Apologize, and call me boss like before!"

This time it was Shen Jin's turn to cry and laugh, and he couldn't help but think to himself: Sister, there is no such green and vigorous advisor as you in this world.

***

After the Lantern Festival, the New Year's Eve is almost over.The new year is coming, and people of all classes and identities, including scholars, farmers, businessmen, have to continue to struggle, either to realize their ambitions or to support their families.Shen Sui also began to work hard in his own position, and dealt with the cases in hand every day, as if he really planned to devote himself to the judicial cause of Datang and die.

She was already intelligent, coupled with being diligent and down-to-earth, she had already processed [-]% of the case files that had accumulated as high as a mountain.There are still two case files on the desk now. These two cases are difficult cases. If you don't go to the local area to observe and judge from a distance, it is really difficult to have a clear grasp.These two cases are the case of Jiangling Mansion, the eastern province of Shannan, and the case of Yuhang, the eastern province of Jiangnan. They are both quite sinister murder cases.

Especially in the Jiangling case, the murderer massacred a family of eight and 13 servants, including a five-year-old child.This case happened a year ago. So far, the Jiangling Mansion has not caught the culprit.What troubled the governor of Jiangling Mansion the most was that the victim's family was actually the cousin of Zhu Yuanmao, the governor of Jingzhou. Although they were not close in blood, they were relatives of the governor after all.Every time Zhu Yuanmao asked him how the investigation of the case was going, the Jiangling governor could only postpone it on the grounds of the complexity of the case.After going back and forth like this, Zhu Yuanmao was already quite dissatisfied. He overtook Jiangling Governor and sent someone to investigate the case himself.Jiangling Inspector's gray hair is grey, and he is afraid that he will be defeated in this case in the three-year term of office.Therefore, among the case reports submitted to Dali Temple, the words were sincere, and he hoped that the court would send capable people to Jiangling to investigate the case as soon as possible.

In contrast, the serial poisoning case of wealthy businessmen in Yuhang did not have such a bad influence as this case.Matters were prioritized, and Shen Sui decided to deal with the case of Jiangling Mansion first because he was exhausted.She had heard about the murder of a rich businessman in the early years, but it had nothing to do with her at the time, and she didn't care about it because it didn't touch the interests of Qianyumen and Changfengtang.Write a letter to the subordinates of Qianyumen in Yuhang, let them check it first, without delaying time.

Just when Shen Sui was thinking about whether it was time for her to apply for an inspection tour for the first time, a piece of news spread to the court, which completely determined her trip to Jiangling in the near future.

On the 17nd of the first month of the 22th year of Kaiyuan, the Jingnan Jiedu envoy sent an urgent memorial. Zhu Yuanmao, the governor of Jiangling, disappeared for no reason during the Shangyuan Festival. When the news reached Chang'an, there was no news for seven days, or he had fallen into the water and died .Whether it was an accident or a murder, the Jingnan Jiedu envoy could not say for sure, only that the possibility of surviving now is not great.

The local second-rank official suddenly disappeared for no reason, and his life and death were unknown. The saint was taken aback, and immediately ordered Yushitai, Dali Temple, and the three divisions of the Criminal Ministry to jointly go to Jiangling to thoroughly investigate the case.Jiangling Mansion is under the jurisdiction of Shen Sui, so she cannot avoid this trip.

And on the same day, Congyun, Congyu, Xuanweizi, and Huyan Zhuoma, who had been secretly investigating Shanyin's life background around Chang'an and Luoyang, returned together, bringing Shen Sui an unexpected and reasonable news among them.

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【Money】

Bells: oblate and hollow in shape, originated in the Shang Dynasty, mostly made of bronze, also called "chime bells".

镈 bó: 镈 is a Chinese musical instrument whose shape is close to that of a bell.It was popular in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.Unlike the arc-shaped bell mouth, it is a flat mouth.

铙 náo: 铙 is also called 钲, holding a bell.One of the bronze percussion instruments used in ancient China.

【stone】

Chime: Chime is an ancient Chinese stone percussion instrument and ritual vessel.

【Silk】

Qin: Qin, also known as Yaoqin, Yuqin, commonly known as Guqin, is an ancient plucked string instrument with seven strings and no frets.

Se: Han plucked string instrument.It is shaped like a qin, with 25 strings of different thicknesses.There is one column for each string.Tune in a pentatonic scale.The earliest har had fifty strings, so it is also called "fifty strings".Se is much bigger than Qin. "Jinse has fifty strings for no reason, and one string and one column thinks about the Chinese New Year."

【bamboo】

Xiao: Divided into Dongxiao and Qinxiao, both of which are single-pipe and vertically blown, it is a very ancient ancient Chinese wind instrument.

Chi chí: An ancient wind instrument, the so-called bamboo xun, is a bass wind instrument.According to "Zhou Li Zheng Xuan's Note": "Chi, like a tube, six holes"

【匏】páo

Sheng: A reed wind instrument from China, the earliest musical instrument in the world to use free reeds

竽yú: An ancient reed wind instrument, shaped like a sheng but larger, with more tubes.

【soil】

Xun: Xun is a wind instrument played with the mouth, the sound is simple and simple, and it is unique to nature. It occupies an important position in the history of primitive art in the world.The early prototype of Xun was a stone for hunting.Some stones have naturally formed cavities. When the ancestors used such stones to throw their prey, the cavities on the stones produced whistling sounds due to the action of airflow.

Fǒu: Fou is also called fou, according to the explanation of "Shuowen Jiezi": "Fou, a pottery vessel, is used to hold wine pulp, and the people of Qin used it to sing festivals.

【leather】

鼗táo: Long handle, with flexible small ears on both sides of the drum body. When the handle is shaken, the ears and sides of the drum will make a sound.Commonly known as "rattle drum".

Thunder drum: generally refers to a big drum with a sound like thunder.It can also refer to the eight-faced drum, which was first used for sacrifices.

【Wood】

柷zhù: 柷 is an ancient Chinese percussion instrument, square and shaped like a bucket.Played with wooden sticks, it is used in court music to indicate the beginning of the music.

敔yǔ: 敔 is a percussion instrument in ancient China, often used in bands.Shaped like a crouching tiger, it is played with bamboo strips. It was used in court music in the past dynasties to indicate the end of the music.

In addition, Gagaku also has some well-known musical instruments, the most famous of which is the konghou (Oriental harp).

The first volume is starting to wrap up.In terms of the length of the full text, the first volume is relatively short, and the major cases in the volume are relatively simple, mainly serving as the opening line.