Peerless luthier

The arrogance of the Northern Jin Dynasty made the situation in the four countries even more tense. For a while, rumors spread everywhere, and counselors went back and forth to preach their opinions, and they all paid attention to and speculated about the next move of the Northern Jin Dynasty. % Nan Chu, Xi Gong, Chen Dian.

The capital of Southern Chu is Xigong, which is known as the "Land of Fish and Rice" in the south, and the heart of the Southern Chu Dynasty is in the central area of ​​Xigong-Chendian.

There is a place in Chendian that is incompatible with the surroundings, which is the uncanny Yunshan.The terrain is not high, and every time the moon is full, white cranes fly from afar and sing, the voice is melodious and melodious, echoing on the mountain. Over time, there is a legend, saying: "On the cloud mountain, where the immortals live, The moon is bright and clear, and the white crane returns.

Compared with the majestic and majestic palaces of the Northern Jin Dynasty, although the palaces of Southern Chu were less domineering, they were more beautiful and dignified.

The palace is built according to Yunshan Mountain, covering a vast area. The towers, pavilions, golden tiles and white bricks, and the stairs are all made of red jade. There are crisp footsteps when you step on it. There are red bridges connecting the buildings from the sky. There is a lake at the foot of the mountain, and the lake is full of white water lilies that bloom all year round, and the fragrance is overflowing.

This morning, civil servants were spitting and quarreling with each other.The people in high positions showed no sign of impatience at all, and even had a faint smile on their lips, listening to the ministers' "fierce debate" contentedly.

Seeing that an hour had passed, Eunuch Gao who was beside him came to Qu Cang's side: "Your Majesty, it's time."

Qu Cang nodded slightly, raised his hand to press in the air, and said loudly: "Dear dears, have you come to a conclusion?"

Maybe it was because I had fun talking just now, but now about the topic of the Northern Jin Dynasty, the ministers quickly formed a team, and the leader stood at the forefront.

Chen Di was the new civil servant who took over after his father resigned, and Qu Cang was willing to listen to his opinion.

Chen Di came out and said: "When it comes to military affairs, the Northern Jin Dynasty is indeed slightly better than the Southern Chu, but in terms of people's livelihood, financial resources, material resources, and humanities, we are evenly divided. According to what I see, the Northern Jin Dynasty has just settled down in recent years. Civil strife, proclaiming the emperor with great fanfare at this time may have other plans."

Qu Cang said: "Aiqing means that the Northern Jin Dynasty intends to invade other countries?"

Chen Di touched his beard and smiled steadily: "Exactly."

As soon as this remark came out, someone whispered again.

Qu Cang said: "Do you have any objections?"

Sun Wangya came out and said loudly, "I think this statement is wrong."

Everyone fell silent.

Sun Wangyan is a veteran minister of Southern Chu, with unique and sharp eyes, no matter how arrogant officials are, they respect him three points.

Qu Cang nodded, and said, "I'd like to ask Mr. Sun to explain in detail."

Sun Wang Yasu Rong said: "The old minister has read the recent documents many times, and found that the Prince Shuohui of the Northern Jin Dynasty came from a military academy in the Western Song Dynasty. Let alone the old minister's response to such a sudden appearance... the prince? ——The old minister has always doubted his identity.

Of course, to get down to business, the old minister believes that after the Northern Jin Dynasty wiped out a group of bandits in a small canyon on the border with the Western Song Dynasty last year, the two countries took secret actions. From a long-term perspective, we should beware of the alliance between the two countries Together, if the Northern Jin Dynasty and the Western Song Dynasty join forces to deal with us...the consequences will be unpredictable. "

Sun Wangya's old voice was resounding, and everyone was silent for a while.

Qu Cang said in a deep voice: "Old Sun is indeed far-sighted... This king once had the idea of ​​forming a friendship with Dong Dan, what does Elder Sun think?"

Sun Wangya said: "This method is very good. The old minister will discuss this matter in a memorial soon."

Tao Hezhi said: "Your Majesty, Mr. Chen just said that it is reasonable. I feel that rather than wait and see what happens, it is better to be prepared. If there is a good opportunity, it is better to strike first."

Qu Cang nodded and said: "This king knows, we will discuss this matter later."

After that, they discussed some state affairs of Southern Chu, and soon the early court was dispersed.

Sun Wangya, Chen Di, Tao Hezhi and other ministers were left in the political meeting room to continue discussing matters. The political meeting room was set up behind the main hall, spacious and bright.

After another hour, the various ministers came out one after another.

Qu Cang sat on a silver wooden chair, looking up at the bright red gold wire ceiling.Before his desk, there was a thick pile of copywriting memorials, as well as those just handed over by those few people just now.

Wang He pushed the door open and came in: "Master Sun and the others are leaving."

Qu Cang squinted his eyes and nodded, stretched his arms, and said lazily, "Come here, give me a shoulder rub."

Wang He obediently passed by, rubbing Qu Cang's shoulders.

Qu Cang closed his eyes as if enjoying himself, and said in a low voice, "Where's that child Sanyin?"

Wang He said, "I'm reading a book."

Qu Cang frowned slightly: "He likes reading very much? At this age, it's time to visit some famous officials."

Wang He sighed slightly: "Although San Yin is intelligent, he is still a little arrogant. I don't know if it's because I didn't take care of him when I came to Xi Palace. The older he gets, the more disobedient he becomes."

Qu Cang opened his eyes, turned his head, held his hand, slowly smiled, and said, "Why, regret it?"

Wang He lowered his head, looked into Qu Cang's eyes, and smiled slightly: "No."

Qu Cang did not award Wang Sanyin an official position, but gave him greater rights, such as the library in the palace, where he could come and go freely. Rejected, even Sun Wangya was willing to teach him a thing or two personally.

Wang He is currently serving as a close civil servant of Qu Cang. Sometimes he is busy, and he will accompany Qu Cang to deal with official duties without sleeping or eating.

The two were confidantes when they were young, but Wang He wanted to be a luthier, but Qu Cang wanted to take Wang He to Chendian after they graduated. In the end, they broke up because of some conflicts.

But who is Qu Cang? After a lot of effort, he still locks Wang He by his side willingly.

Sometimes, seeing Wang He's face when he fell asleep exhausted due to work, Qu Cang felt happy, and felt sympathy for Han Yi, so he wrote a few letters and sent them to Han Wang's Mansion in Andu .

At night, Zhu Wen was busy in the kitchen and entered the hall wearing a cotton apron.

"San Yin, let's have dinner."

Wang Sanyin gave a lazily "hmm", put down his book and sat in front of the dining table.

There are no other people in the palace, only a few servants are left to do some rough work, and some things are still done by themselves. Besides, because Wang San is used to his cousin's care, he is not willing to eat the work made by the chef. dishes.

Zhu Wen changed into a loose purple robe and served Wang Sanyin with rice.

Xuehua ran in from the outside and squatted in front of the cat food bowl.

The life of the two of them and one cat has not changed in the slightest. Wang He doesn't come back often in the palace, and the two of them have long been used to living with only each other, so they are still happy.

Wang Sanyin said: "Father came back today."

Zhu Wen said: "Oh? When?"

Wang Sanyin said indifferently: "When you went to the piano master's garden, he asked me to go to Mr. Sun's mansion tomorrow and not come back for lunch at noon."

Zhu Wen said: "Understood, do you want to take a bath tonight?"

Wang Sanyin nodded, looked at Xuehua who had rolled several times outside, and said, "Xuehua needs to be washed too."

Xuehua looked up, looking at the two with bright blue eyes: "Meow—"

The two looked at each other and smiled, under the candlelight, it was very warm.

"Meow!"

Huatian pointed his butt at Zhongyi angrily.

Zhong Yi was a little embarrassed: "Hua Tian——I just came back, don't be angry."

Hanada has ignored him.

One person and one cat stood under Xiheju, and everyone who came and went looked sideways.

Fu Sanyi, who was holding a pile of tall books, passed by and saw a familiar figure, showing his head out from behind the pile of books with difficulty, and said with a surprised face: "Huh? You're back? Why don't you go up?"

Zhong Yi saw his appearance and hurriedly said, "Don't move around, in case..."

"Crash-"

"The book fell down..."

Fu Sanyi: "..."

Zhong Yi: "..."

Quickly jumped to the distant flower field and shook his tail.

So Huatian's "leaving home plot" disappeared, it quickly went upstairs, and dragged Yin Zizhong, who was still awake, downstairs to move books and luggage.

Yin Zizhong yawned, carrying a tall stack of books.

Zhong Yi was frightened as she carried her luggage.

Fortunately, Wu Sheng was different. After going through three floors of bumps, he went upstairs without incident.

Yin Zizhong was lying on the bed, and Huatian stomped on him with a "meow meow meow".

Fu Sanyi sat on the chair panting: "I said... why did you come back so soon?"

Zhong Yi put down her luggage and said, "As soon as my father heard that I was going to take the imperial luthier exam in summer, he didn't want to keep me."

Fu Sanyi said: "Then you have to pass, otherwise it won't be worth it."

Yin Zizhong said: "Since you are back, let's study hard."

That night, Zhong Yi packed up and lay on the bed in a daze,

Yin Zizhong seems to be very tired recently, he has already fallen asleep, breathing steadily.

Huatian has been a little clingy recently, snoring next to his legs.

He sighed leisurely.

Zhong Yi was very worried about Yan Hui's condition, maybe Zhong Yi went back, and Yan Hui was in a better mood, talking and laughing on weekdays, but she still coughed, and occasionally saw her handkerchief, which was slightly bloodshot.

Zhong Yi was heartbroken, thinking of Zhong Han's last advice, and felt that she could not waste any more time, waiting in vain.

After he finished the exam, he went to Hecheng to ask his grandfather for help, and when he thought of Zhong Li, he felt upset again.

I can't figure out his thoughts, and I don't know where he is, whether he is safe... But why did you leave without making a sound?Zhong Yi tossed and turned, but finally calmed down and fell asleep.

However, his mind is obviously far less than that of his parents.

It was sunny in Andu, Yan Hui and the maid went out to relax, Zhong Han went to Han Wang's mansion to ask Han Yi if there was any news, but when he entered the house, the guard told him to wait, wait, there was a housekeeper The human-looking man said: "Master Zhongqin, forgive me, my lord is away, and I don't think he will be back in the near future. This is a letter from my lord."

Zhong Han was puzzled, but he still took the letter and said, "Where did he go?"

The butler smiled and did not answer.

Zhong Hanfang felt that he was being abrupt, and said, "Farewell."