Unofficial History of Emperor Taisho

When a sheep touches the vassal state, it cannot retreat, it cannot succeed, there is no profit, and if it is difficult, it will be auspicious, and it will benefit chastity. ——Lei Tian Da Zhuang hexagram.

In the dark night, Li Kai was in the study room of the General's Mansion, and by a candlelight, he was engrossed in carving a small wooden figurine. The wood chips fell one after another and spread a dense layer on the table. Li Kai breathed, as if He was blinded by the sawdust, and looked at the brows and eyes of the puppet with red eyes.

He thought of many things in the past, the play with his wife chasing under the moon, the family joy of two little wolves crawling around on him——

All thoughts were cut off by the creak of the door hinge.

"Who!" Li Kai shouted.

The young man was dressed in a black robe, his eyebrows were covered under the wide hood, only revealing the darker and paler profile of his face.

"King Ji?"

"General Li," Ji Qi consciously sat on the carved wooden chair for the guests, and put down the heavy burden in his hands, "This is the resettlement fee for General Li, a total of one thousand gold."

Ho!Li Kai leaned back, playing with a half-finished puppet in his hand, "Prince Ji is really promising, but the resettlement fee now is not just resettlement fee, what about your guard? Why are you here alone? How old is he? Need a yellow-mouthed child to act?"

"He's exhausted."

Ji Qi suddenly realized that it would be more sincere for Xiongchu to come in person for this kind of thing, but when he woke up from the nightmare, Xiongchu was in a deep sleep, moaning from time to time because of the pain of the wound—how could he be willing to come again? Toss him.

Or maybe after tonight, no one will have the chance to sit down and talk calmly like today.

Ji Qi couldn't help but wryly smiled, wearing a black robe made her look like a piece of fragile jade, but she was surprisingly strong inside.

He said, "There are seven hawks around me, and it's not easy to get out. There is always one person to guard against the fire behind me."

Li Kai's eyebrows twitched, he couldn't help but clenched the puppet tightly, stroked it back and forth with his palm, and thought about it solemnly.

But Ji Qi said, "Xiong Chu's skill in carving puppets is first-class, and he made many toys by himself when he was young."

"At the Colosseum today, thank you General Li for saving your life."

Li Kai suddenly said, "Are you bribing me, or - are you going to entrust this person to me?"

Ji Qi smiled—that smile was a bit sad and innocent, as if she had watched the ebb and flow of the tide, the enlightenment after the flowers withered, and she seemed to just think that these words were very interesting.

"What's the difference? It's just that at the Soul Sacrifice Ceremony today, some things became clear naturally."

After finishing speaking, the young man got up and walked out of the study room as silently as a ghost, the candle on the table did not flicker a little, and the door lintel was closed in an eerie silence.

Li Kai threw the crooked wooden figurine on the table and let out a long sigh.

Ten days later, it was the day when the Soul Sacrifice Ceremony ended. During these ten days, there was no court or ceremony, and the two were seriously injured.

At dawn, Xiongchu woke him up, and the two wore plain clothes and went to eat wonton noodles under the bridge together.

The Zhaihe River gurgles under the overpass, where many low-level demons gather and set aside a place for performing arts and doing business. Before dawn, women in twos and threes will get up, and the threshold will be heard. Tianqiao came to life, performers, singers, and sellers of all kinds of human delicacies, all came out.

The red sun is half covered, and it is covered with a layer of warm golden light. The whole overpass is filled with the smell of firewood cooking in the morning and the hot white mist. A gentle dream that cannot come.

Ji Qi was like an ordinary young man, led by an adult, sitting on a small greasy table, patiently waiting for the first bowl of wonton noodles to come out of the pot.

Xiongchu mixed the red chili oil, he felt comfortable eating it, and sweated profusely, but he was not allowed to eat spicy food, asked for a small dish, and carefully peeled the shell of the marinated egg for him.

"I won't be here in the future, so don't do all these things by yourself. Some of those palace people are trustworthy. Don't kill people indiscriminately—it doesn't count if they bully you." Xiong Chu fed him an egg, and didn't know what to order for a while. He wanted to tell him everything, so he stopped and looked around while watching him sip his food.

Not far away, a commotion suddenly broke out. A white-haired old man was surrounded by the crowd, and his fists and feet came down one after another.

"What is this doing."

The old man with a paralyzed face said, "It must be the fortune teller, who treats this as a human being, who in the devil world believes in that thing, this fortune teller is poor, and steals some food from time to time."

He said with a smile, "I also have a backbone, knowing that the old man deliberately let him steal, I will never come again."

Xiong Chu said, "I'll give you the money, go ask the old man to eat a bowl of noodles."

The old man with facial paralysis took the money and passed.

Ji Qi was puzzled, "Why did you save him?"

Xiong Chu rubbed his cheek, "Grandma taught me to do good deeds, and I will have a good family in my next life."

Xiongchu always carries some impoverished people in his life, and can't explain Daoming's kindness and ignorance. Ji Qi thinks this is stupid and ridiculous, and also feels that such Xiongchu has an indescribable charm.

The old man was quickly brought over, dressed in dirty white linen clothes, without thanking him, sat down and ate two big bowls of noodles, and suddenly turned to the young man, his eyes dimmed.

However, he concealed it very well, and left after eating. When he couldn't see anyone, he counted and nodded.

Xiongchu didn't see this scene, but watched him go away, and said, "Go back to rest after eating, the injury is not healed yet."

"You stay with me," Ji Qi muttered softly, "I won't be here for a few days."

Xiongchu remained silent, took his hand, settled the bill, and went back together.

After a few steps, there was joy and joy in the distance. A group of weddings in red clothes passed through the downtown area. The bridal sedan chairs swayed and the gongs and drums rang, making people happy in an instant.

The crowd gathered around from time to time, and Xiong Chu was afraid that he would be squeezed, so he simply lifted him up, sat on his neck, and watched the excitement high.

The groom riding a tall horse was in a very good mood, surrounded by stars like the moon, and each attendant was holding a basket, throwing candy and copper coins into the crowd, Ji Qi stood tall, and grabbed the man in a few strokes. With a handful full, they stuffed it into the pocket of Xiong Chu's clothes like offering treasures. Like naughty children with nothing to do, they booed along with the team and followed all the way to the groom's door. Ji Qi happily watched the bride with the red hijab step over the brazier, offer wine, and worship the heaven and the earth.

The first bows to the gentleman who is a thousand years old, the second bows to the concubine who is always healthy, and the third bows like Liang Shangyan, and sees each other year after year.

The groom blushed, and lifted the bride's hijab in front of everyone——

"Kiss one! Kiss one!"

The bride was as beautiful as a flower, and everyone pushed and shoved like rascals, urging them to kiss on the lips, and then asked them to grab a small date with their mouths.

The folk customs in the Devil Realm are very unrestrained, people get carried away with excitement, all kinds of dirty ideas come out together, and the bride starts to make trouble in the public. The bride is not to be outdone, she leads a group of relatives to sing and dance, and looks at the groom provocatively.

Ji Qi had never seen such a vulgar and noisy wedding, she was so happy, seeing the bride and groom kissing, she blushed when she remembered what happened last night.

After watching the excitement, Xiongchu bought a candied haws, let him hold it in one hand and link the other, and they went home together.

The next day, Xiong Chu still called him to eat the wonton noodles under the overpass, wandered around the neighborhood, took him to see the noisy morning market, played with children whose noses and tears were covered with tears by the side of the road, and talked with the people in the market. Some bad kids who were about the same age as Ji Qi chased after them, stood on the street in Qing'anli, ate freshly cooked chicken skewers and meat sandwiches, and bought the doughnuts of the Monkey King Monkey King, who accidentally dropped them. He scratched his head, which made Xiongchu laugh out loud.

In the afternoon, I went to the suburbs to watch the autumn scenery, and the boundless fallen trees fell down. In the distance, the wide water surface of the Zhai River was sparkling, and the wind was rustling. Countless children were chasing and running. The blue sky was full of colorful kites. The two lay on the grass and hugged each other. , Xiongchu turned sideways and gently kissed the tip of his ear.

At night, go to Fuliangfang Shili Qinghongliu Lane, which is full of fragrance of fat and powder, to stroll around. There are bright lights and noisy people. Chu said seriously, "I can't come to this kind of place in the future."

"..."

Then go to the Zhai River to rent a painting boat, and listen to the song girl Dili singing——

Light up the lights at the bottom of the well to make a deep candle, and go together for a long time.

Linglong dice puts red beans on the bones and knows nothing.

The line "I know I don't know if I love you deeply" is sung directly like weeping and complaining, heartbroken.

On the surface of the Zhaihe River, there are thousands of miles of stars flowing, which contrast with the tens of thousands of water lanterns where people make wishes. The two of them lie on the window edge to watch the night scene, and the reflections in the river cuddle together intimately.

"In the future..." Xiong Chu opened his mouth, choked up and couldn't speak.

"It will get better," Ji Qi listened to the faint singing in the distance, and looked at him sideways, "I'll come back when you have done your work."

"Okay, come back, make contributions, and never let you be bullied again."

The two looked at the endless darkness in the distance together, as if they were wandering, but because of this sentence, they finally found a home with peace of mind.

There was a sound of "Zheng", and there was a clear sound in the distance——

Flicking the sword and singing, the sound of the sword is chilling, blasting away the lingering air in the river in an instant.

"Who abandons me, shall not keep the day of yesterday."

A painting boat approached slowly, Ji Qi stood up with a stern expression.

"Those who mess with my mind will be so troubled today."

With a sound of "swipe", the snow-white sword light pierced through the long night, Xuanyuan Chang was dressed in white, stepped on his feet, jumped up lightly, the rabbit rose and fell, those few moves were extremely chic, and landed firmly in front of Ji Qi.

"Ji Huai Yi is vigorous and thinks of flying, and wants to go to the blue sky to see the bright moon."

Xuanyuan Chang's eyes were piercing, he clasped his two fingers, and the long sword let out a long cry.

"Life is unsatisfactory in the world, and the Ming Dynasty spread out boats."

"How does it look like parting from life to death? How does a man behave like a child." Xuanyuan Chang shook his long sword and said with a smile, "Your Highness, the golden dragon has come to serve you."

Ji Qi had heard from Xiong Chu about Xuanyuan Chang's gift of golden scales, so he was very polite at this moment, "Did you leave?"

Xuanyuan Chang smiled wryly, "I have nowhere to go, I would like to ask for an errand with you, so that I can make a living."

"There are seven owls in Liaohua Palace, three of them have been cleaned up for you," Xuanyuan Chang said, "I don't know anyone."

Ji Qi nodded, "Go back, it's getting late."

As a result, the singing and dancing in Fuliangfang, the stars, rivers and moons above the Zhaishui, and all the flavors of the world in Qing'anli are all behind us, slowly disappearing when we wake up from the dream.