Clam Pearl

However, Feng Shang was giving a secret lecture at the family of Zhao Yuanxiang, King of Jinbei, and the class was on the art of observing people, so he said that before the landslide, a red face is called blood courage, and a white face is courage...

Since the 18th year of Tianshou, the former prince Zhao Yuanxiang has not gone out anymore. He also said to the outside world that he has a disability, but internally he is just avoiding suspicion and dying, ashamed to see others and unwilling to deal with it.

Today, Zhao Chunrun is considered a kind hearted person, he has bloodbathed many forces, but he left behind Zhao Yuanxiang, and gave him the Zhangxiu Garden left by the previous dynasty to live in.

In this way, Zhao Yuanxiang lived in the outskirts of the city, and was raised with good food and drink, and he did not suffer the slightest criticism in terms of food and clothing, and even, it was much better than before.

The most rare thing is that Zhao Yuanxiang has never been rewarded by anyone today, and no soldiers have been sent to guard the palace. He is allowed to come and go freely.

Even the king of Jibei is 22 years old this year, and other people's children are running all over the place, but he still hasn't given him a marriage. Naturally, there is no high-ranking family in the city who is willing to marry him. It's too late to hide, let alone marry?

If he doesn't open his mouth today, the former prince can only work hard, and he dare not take a room in the side room. He can only buy a young lady from outside to put out the fire, but he dare not leave any children.

Zhao Chunrun was narrow-minded, he was held in the temple by his elder brother, he was considered a miserable person, seeing Tianer copying scriptures and engraving scrolls, those years of worrying, those years were like nightmares.

No one knew how desperate Zhao Chunrun was to the world at that time. He had almost nothing. If he hadn't met Gu Zhao, Zhao Chunrun would be nothing more than a walking dead.

Now, his brother is gone, but all three bloodlines of his brother are alive, and the woman who cuckolded him is also alive, so Zhao Chunrun started to use cold violence.

He doesn't say anything, doesn't give anything, and doesn't show the slightest bit of attitude.

Over the years, these people have been hanging up and down like this, as if they have choked a huge hemp fruit in their throats.

Zhao Yuanxiang was closed at home, and on weekdays he raised flowers and birds with the Qing customers under his door, cultivated his body and mind, and became a religious fanatic. However, in private, Zhao Yuanxiang also quietly gathered some power, such as this Feng Shang generally.

He was naturally dissatisfied, just like what Zhao Chunrun thought back then, the world should belong to him.

Who says who is right!

Feng Shang, courtesy name Sizan, was born in Nanyaozhuang, a suburb of Beijing.This person is a man of great talent. He knows mathematics, general science, military affairs, law, and is good at piano and chess. Not to mention, this person is first-rate in eloquence, witty, humorous, and good in strategy.

He is such a person, but because his adoptive father was born as an eunuch in the palace, he is born a few times lower than others. It turns out that he also participated in the four-year scientific examination of Tiancheng, and his grades were not bad, but Shangguan and him Arranged a miscellaneous place, and said it was flattering him.

Since then, Feng Shang has given up his official career, and wrote a poem for himself: Honghu spreads its wings and flies thousands of miles away. , Hiding the heavens and the earth, drinking the wind and pecking the dew, jumping in the hall, stepping on the sun and the moon, admiring the three talents, pecking at the camp... You are content, you are free, you are happy, you are good...

Since then, this Feng Shang has seen through everything, played landscapes, and became unscrupulous in Beijing. Not long after, he was introduced by someone, and he first became the chess professor of the King of Jibei. Feng Shang quietly taught some things that the king of Jibei should not learn.

But today, Feng Shang just learned the art of watching people, so he wrote the article "Viewing Generals". He didn't want someone outside the door to say that the Duke of Wei sent someone to pick him up, saying that there was something urgent.

Immediately, the expressions of the two people in the room became strange.

Zhao Yuanxiang, king of Jinbei, was wearing a deep white linen coat, half lying on the couch, he didn't say anything when he heard what the slave said, but raised his eyebrows a few times, and lowered his head slightly.

Feng Shang glanced at him sideways, then smiled and said, "Rong En, the Duke of Wei, really came here at every thirty or fifty, but I don't know what he thought of today? Your Highness really shouldn't have sent a certain Thanks to him, now that he has made a noise, so-and-so is called around like this, treated as the same person.

This... is really depressing the market. Not to mention, because of his reasons, a certain party can no longer go to the gatherings that are often held in Beijing nowadays. It doesn't matter if there is wine, but the prince's ears are not working! "

Zhao Yuanxiang raised his head and smiled bitterly, he could only cup his hands and say, "Mr.

It is. ”

Feng Chang smiled lightly and said, "It's just...unexpectedly, I, Feng Sizan, became a guest at the banquet."

After all, Feng Shang stood up, shook his sleeves, straightened his clothes, and his tone became kind: "Your Highness should go out for a walk, you really shouldn't be so sad."

Zhao Yuanxiang could only say: "Yes."

He watched Feng Shang leave the room, guessed that the man was far away, then his whole body trembled violently, and with a wave of his hand, he threw a bronze statue on the table viciously.

For a moment, some veins protruded from his temple, and the blood in the tube was about to explode.

The bronze statue rolled slowly on the ground, and the inscription on the statue was engraved like this: In the ninth year, the king and Xiang said that the king's country is heavy on Ling Ye...

The autumn wind blows, the dead leaves flutter under the small pond in the garden, and the water ripples...

The room was quiet, and Zhao Yuanxiang wept softly.

Soon, an old eunuch came from outside the house. He bent down and held the statue in both hands, wiped away the invisible dust with his sleeves, and then held the statue in front of Zhao Yuanxiang and said: "Aye (Zhao Yuanxiang) Baby name) Ah Ye, there is only this one left, you still don’t keep it well, if this one is gone, you can’t find it again, it’s all burned, the master cast eighteen statues back then...a big fire burned for five days and five days Ye... it's all burned, it's burned... clean, Ah Ye! Why are you willing to throw it away if you don't keep it properly?"

Zhao Yuanxiang suddenly stood up from the couch, and there was no sign of disability at all. He took the statue, held it up and trotted to the door, and looked up at the small courtyard over there...

The sky is square, just like the rim of a deep well, the mouth of the well is full of sunlight, the mouth is too high for climbing rocks, but it gathers all the brilliance of the scorching sun, scorching Zhao Yuanxiang's soul.

After he let out a heart-piercing roar, he knelt down on his knees, hugged Zun and cried loudly...

Feng Shang left Prince Xiang's mansion, and there was a small sedan chair from Duke Wei's family waiting outside the door. After he got into the sedan chair and sat there for a while, he squinted his eyes and leaned back slightly while swinging along the chair , at this time, his expression was no longer as calm as before, but with a strange smile on his face.

It has been many years, he thought, he has found the door, he can't find that power, but he thought, he always has a way to pry them up one by one, knock them to the ground one by one, if he can't find it, just Knock them all down, leave no one behind!

In a daze, Feng Shang had another sweet short dream in the sedan chair. He dreamed of his father's wrinkled smiling face, saw his kind and pure eyes, his hands were so thin, The palm of his hand was so warm, he hugged himself, he stroked his hair, he was always worried and always asked:

"A Chang, can you support me when Dad gets old?"

"A Chang, don't ruin your eyes by reading at night!"

"A Chang, are you full?"

"A Chang, are you being bullied?"

"A-Shang, did Dad implicate you?"

"A Chang, you are being bullied, don't pay attention to him, you have to run away quickly, dad will come back tomorrow and buy big sugar cakes with you..."

Two lines of hot tears slowly flowed down and merged into a small river. Feng Shang raised his sleeves to cover his face.

But it was said that Gu Zhao and Wei Guogong Geng Cheng watched the pregnant female camel in the camel shop for a while, and not long after, Wei Guogong asked him to come to his house anyway, and his family bought a new camel this year. Garden.

Gu Zhao thought, after Ah Run finished his work, he would have to go into the night no matter what, and since Geng Cheng had nothing to do, but he was not annoying, he happily agreed.

So, this pair of big and small dudes rode camels along Nanmen Street to their house.

It has been many years since the civil strife in the blink of an eye, and the streets of Shangjing have recovered, no!It should be better than the previous weather.

In Gu Zhao's eyes, it was ten times better.

Others should admire this lively neighborhood, but they don't have as much emotion as Gu Zhao, but Gu Zhao's mind is different from others. In his opinion, the sky belongs to Ah Run, the earth belongs to Ah Run, and the people belong to Ah Run. Run, this excitement is also brought about by A Run's silent benevolent government.

He was always happy for him, happy for him.

As he walked all the way, he became more interested in wandering around, and started shopping randomly when he was in a happy mood. First, he bought a pair of thrushes at a bird shop for thousands of dollars, and after changing hands, he bought them for two dollars on Geng Cheng's recommendation. I bought a black-headed cricket, passed by a flower shop, and spent another thirty dollars to hold a pot of "double-headed red" peonies.

After arriving at Geng Cheng's house, it was past noon, but I was in a very happy mood.

The old man's new garden is not big, it's called Quyuan, and there are countless red carps in the pool in the garden. The porch of his house is really like a dude, there are at least dozens of cages hanging in two rows. .

This Geng Cheng has a strange temper, he doesn't raise other birds, he only raises a kind of oriole bird that sings nicely, so, in the birdcage under the corridor, there are all kinds of birds in a row. Orioles.

Listening to the chirping of the birds, walking slowly in the exquisite small garden, there is a bit of a strange mood, in short, it is very comfortable and nourishing.

After walking through the promenade and crossing the curved bridge, there is an exquisite small hexagonal pavilion in the middle of the water in the garden. The pavilion is surrounded by green gauze, and it looks like heaven when a gust of wind blows over it.

When he came to the pavilion, Xia Nu had already put a table of exquisite delicacies on the table, Geng Cheng pulled Gu Zhao and asked him to sit in the main seat, but Gu Zhao refused and still sat in the guest seat.

After they sat down, it didn't take long for the stage facing east of the pavilion to open, and they began to babble and sing.

Gu Maobingcheng was attacking everywhere at home every day, and Gu Zhao was disgusted with babbling, so he told Geng Cheng, don't listen to this kind of music again, you can't finish a sentence in two hours, just leave a silk qin That's all.

Geng Cheng naturally had no objection, and he responded with a big smile.

Gu Zhao and Geng Cheng exchanged cups and drank a few sips of wine to the sound of the silk harp, and the brotherhood became stronger.

He couldn't help being a little envious of this old dude, and said in his heart, but he didn't think that he would actually give this guy such a fortune. This is really good at living, much more nourishing than himself.

Look at these days, the little garden, the little tunes, and the little wine, it's just like this.

While drinking well, there were several clear and crisp laughter from the daughter's house on the other side of the garden. passed.

The sound of the wind sent the silk qin on the stage to the ears slowly, and the little girl's laughter became words. Although it was autumn weather, the garden suddenly became sweet and refreshing.

Geng Cheng poured himself a glass of wine, and served it to Gu Zhaoman. While pouring it, he smiled and said, "I don't know, I've always been famous for being unruly here, and others laugh at me, but I won't hide it from you, hey... This man can't be heartless.

Now my family is rich, but, irritability and trifles have also come!Listen, they are all little girls like flowers, and they are all sent by relatives. "

Gu Zhao grabbed a handful of five-spice beans for wine delivery, threw them into his mouth one by one, chewed and said with a smile: "This is not a good thing! Others have such a big blessing as my brother, don't you It's all good for you, this is a great enjoyment in life, isn't it?"

Geng Cheng shook his head when he heard this, and the old dandy smiled sincerely: "Where is this enjoyment? It's a great torture! It's a crime!

Now I understand, it's me, it's just the sign at the door, oh, I'm not talking about those flowers, how old are they, and what do they know?A crystal-like child, born like a good family's child, raised well and grown up, understands love in his heart, and looks forward to it...

But I don’t want to be given to such a filthy and smelly old man like me! It’s just adding black pits one by one!It's the piece of meat that was cut off from them abruptly, and my heart stinks..."

He didn't know what to think of, and Geng Cheng suddenly stopped talking.

Gu Zhao squinted at him with one eye, but he didn't speak or answer. There are a few topics in the world that he can't answer, especially the topic of such a little girl.

Such little girls, not to mention Geng Cheng's here, his elder brother's family also has them, and his second brother's family still has them, even the most unpromising Gu Maojia still has flowers of one kind or another.Not just one flower, but a few flowers, or even dozens of flowers...

Half a day later, Geng Cheng patted the table with a shy smile and said: "I used to accept it before, but now I'm older, look at my little girl, you haven't seen it, there is no such thing in the world." Good boy, pink and tender, I can't love enough.

I also compared my heart to my heart, so I told your sister-in-law, I will send it here in the future, take good care of it, and when I meet a suitable young man tomorrow, I will give him a good dowry, and it will not be in vain for them to call me a godfather..."

Gu Zhao choked, and rolled one eyelid up and down, eh!This is a bit higher than the grade of godfather.

"Good brother, come, brother respects you!"

Geng Cheng raised his wine glass, Gu Zhao touched him, and they both drank.

"My good brother, I won't hide it from you now. Most of the people in Beijing just look at me for fun. They look down on me, and I know it..."

Gu Zhao smiled and said, "Brother, don't argue with them, they are all ordinary people!"

Geng Cheng shook his head and said nonchalantly: "I've been so angry for a long time! Today is also a coincidence, I just saw my brother, you and I..." He pointed to himself, and then pointed to Gu Zhao: "You and my two families are It doesn't matter, it's no worse than a relative, and now my brother won't hide it from you, I have already lost my reputation here, and I can't regret it, I don't care, but there are more than 30 little girls in the family, all of whom are cousins Auntie, I have suffered all these things..."

Gu Zhao quickly waved his hand: "Good brother, you have forgiven me, I don't want this..."

"You misunderstood!" Geng Cheng quickly explained: "I didn't attack you! I didn't attack you! Oh, good brother, even if those girls are combined, they are not good enough for you. What kind of character are you? In Beijing, I am the most The one I admire is you! I can’t even love you, my younger brother is like a fairy, and he walks with a fairy air! What are those? Just a country girl.

I mean...I mean, they were all sent by...relatives who are not far or near. They are all good children, and they just want to have a good future!You see, I'm a vulgar person who has lowered those children. If I say it with great fanfare, what will they think?

Good brother... There are good children from poor families and noble characters in your department. It is best to look forward to a good future. I can't guarantee it here, but there are also dowries of [-] guan for a child... ..."

Gu Zhao just wanted to answer, but he didn't expect a chuckle from the other side of the bridge, and then someone chanted: "My old man is so excited! This is really, I love autumn... The autumn is so beautiful, the curved bridge is surrounded by voiceless sounds, and there are fragrant grasses outside the wall. Orioles peck magnolias, rain and dew paint mountains..."

Gu Zhao raised his chin, squinted arrogantly, and there came a beautiful bearded man, wearing wooden clogs, wearing a loose coat, swaying big sleeves, walking on a song, pretending to be a big man...