Chapter 18: Black and White Chess Pieces (2)
On the fifth day after returning to Beijing, the emperor was seriously ill and had already stopped two court meetings in a row. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info
After sending the postes for the third time, Zheng Yu finally got the opportunity to come to Su's house to see Su Lan, who had not appeared since returning to Beijing, and waved back the subordinates who led the way, Zheng Yu followed the bluestone path and went to the wine room "Danglu" in the depths of the courtyard where Su Lan lived. When stepping into Su Lan's courtyard, Zheng Yu only heard the wind rustling bamboo leaves, and the courtyard here was named a garden by Su Lan, precisely because of these thousand green bamboos. And in Chujing, which is located in the north of the mainland, there is only one place where there is evergreen bamboo cultivation in all seasons, and only this place can see the great wealth and luxury of the Su family.
This hut hidden in the bamboo forest, at this moment the white fog is cloudy, and there is a spicy aromatic smell floating in the air, this smell is clear but not strong, in the center of the white mist, there is a man's low voice, and Su Lan's extremely comfortable laughter.
"I said Su Lan, you villain. Zheng Yu sighed and finally stepped on the threshold of this hut. Although it was afternoon, the room was still dimly lit, and the glass cup was placed on the stove at random, and Li Yuan, who had just choked his throat, was squatting on the ground to light the fire at the moment.
Su Lan, who was called the villain, was lying on the edge of the big jar, savoring the taste of the koji, and when she heard him, she slowly put down the wooden spoon in her hand, turned around, and said, "You are actually here." ”
Hearing this, Zheng Yu only felt that his face was probably a little darker than the bottom of the pot.
Su Lan took him into the ear room on one side, and then turned into a dark corridor, this dark corridor was built oblique and upward, not transparent, but the hollow begonia flower windows were chiseled out on both sides, through the hollow pattern, you can see the green bamboo covered with snow on the side. At the end of the dark corridor is a small pavilion, the pavilion is built on the rockery, there is a bright corridor on the side, after the bright corridor, you can see the three wings at the end of this large rockery, it is actually a part of the small wooden building on the other side of the bamboo forest, and the small building itself is a water pavilion across the water, this group of architectural shapes is quite grand, but it is very exquisite.
Zheng Yu sighed, but couldn't help but admire: "Although I have been back and forth many times, your wine room is indeed extremely exquisitely built. Looking at it carefully today, I feel that this style is quite similar to the Yingxue Building in the capital. After Zheng Yu said this, he looked at Su Lan suddenly, at this time Su Lan had already entered the wing, and a warm wind was blowing, and Zheng Yu also realized the coldness outside.
Different from the small house, these three wings are built very exquisitely, the house is extremely bright, several rows of tall shelves separate this wine room from the other two wings, the tall shelves, there are all kinds of wine jars and wine vessels, and there are several landscapes hanging on the wall, the landscape painting is not very good, but the inscription on it is really a very good-looking font, one by one fold is strong, very windy, but slender and beautiful, it is the world-famous thin gold body.
"Su Lan, your writing is really getting better and better. Zheng Yu took out a set of Ruyao wine vessels on Su Lan's wine shelf, put it on the tip of his nose and sniffed it, and said, "Yo, it's actually drunk." When did you learn to make this wine?"
Su Lan smiled, but out of nowhere she proposed a four-layer food box, and said, "I expected that there would be distinguished guests coming to the door today, but I didn't expect it to be expected." ”
"Wonderful. People in the world say that this thin gold style was created by Huizong, but in the hands of you Su Yinzhi, it has changed a lot, and it has already transcended the original body, it should really be called you, Su Ti is. Zheng Yu took a sip of wine and said, "But how do they know that if you are interested in anything, especially this elegant thing, you can do it to the extreme, where is just calligraphy." ”
Su Lan smiled slightly, but did not speak. Zheng Yu took a closer look at her, but saw that she was not wearing the heavy brocade clothes of the past, only a green shirt, and when she smiled and didn't speak, she was really like a bamboo forest master. It is not as glamorous as the past in the past, but it has its own awe-inspiring style.
"Tsk, seeing you wearing a green shirt, you really have a bit of the immortal bones of a master, this wide robe and wide sleeves, being a Taoist priest is definitely a demon way to calamity the country, and the emperor can also be bewitched by you to seek the way of immortality and immortality. Zheng Yu smiled, "I'm really curious about your senior brother Wang Su." I really want to see what this immortal prime minister looks like. ”
"He's in a green shirt, but his heart is darker than anyone else. The demeanor is excellent, and he is also the master who kills three people while talking and laughing. Su Lan smiled and said, "Well, it's very similar to our Xuanlang sometimes." ”
"If the world is a chessboard, you are naturally a white chess piece carved from white jade. Even if the offensive is fierce, it is the demeanor of the sky shining through in the eyes of the world, oh, most of the people in your division are like this. Zheng Yu pushed the weight in his hand in front of Su Lan, "And someone like Xuanlang is a Moyu chess piece." The first move is chess, even if there are thousands of hills and ravines in the chest, it is also the unfathomable thousand-year-old cold pool at the end of the sky in the hearts of the world. ”
Su Lan looked up at him suddenly, her sleeves shook, and the smell poured on her wide sleeves, and the fragrant fragrance was very strong for a while.
"Heaven and earth are like a chessboard. Su Lan lowered her head slightly, as if she was wiping the strong wine on her sleeves, "How bitter it should be to be the person who is the black and white chess piece." ”
"Tell me, who is the third master's sunspot who can determine the overall situation?" Zheng Yu's tone was also a little harsh, with a rare aggressive force.
Su Lan's hand wiping his sleeves trembled imperceptibly, but he raised his head and looked straight at Zheng Yu, smiled slightly, and said, "How do I know, you can just ask the third master yourself." ”
Zhang Ping was paralyzed, but in three or five days, the Zhang family faintly showed a tendency to fall apart, so it was not him. Zheng Yu's gaze was firmly locked on Su Lan's calm face, "The Li family is the mother family of the East Palace, and it will not be backwater when you are idle." So, the answer is clear. ”
"Zheng Lang. Su Lan sighed, "How can you be sure that person must be by the side of the East Palace." ”
"Otherwise?"
"A chess piece that can determine the overall situation may not be really a big chess piece. Su Lan smiled, "I learned chess when I was a child, and the master said that Tianyuan is a place, and you can't play it later." But I prefer to start Tian Yuan. Often Tian Yuan can determine the winner or loser, but where Tian Yuan is a big chess, maybe it is a stinky chess is unknown. ”
Zheng Yu listened to Su Lan's words, and looked at her more and more with those eyes, as if he wanted to break her beautiful skin to see what she was thinking inside. When Su Lan saw him like this, she was also calm, just because the person in front of her was Zheng Yu, and she always knew how to fool him.
"Then I know that you have not come today only for my wine. Su Lan smiled and poured a full cup for Zheng Yu, "The situation in Beijing is complicated, but it makes you distressed?"
When Zheng Yu heard Su Lan's words, he nodded heavily, picked up the wine glass, but sighed again, and said, "You haven't seen it with your own eyes, it's really hard to imagine the appearance of the Zhang family now." ”
When Su Lan saw him talk about this, she knew that he was no longer entangled in the previous topic, but also listened with a smile. Although these **** do not leave the house, with the carrier pigeons that fly in and out and countless people who report the news, she is afraid that she knows more about the situation in Beijing than Zheng Yu.
"Oh, Zhang Huan Ke is still standing, there are people in his house who have thoughts, and they really dare to put it on the table and say it?" Su Lan took out a plate of lotus root slices from the food box, and the smell of tea and plum juice filled the room in an instant.
"That's what's so wonderful. Zheng Yu picked up the bamboo chopsticks in front of him, put a piece in his mouth, and then said with a smile, "Your wine and food are very well matched with your face, tsk, they all say that the gentleman is far away from cooking, and you prefer to ponder these things." ”
"I've never been a gentleman. Su Lan smiled, but ignored him, and only told him to continue.
Zhang Ping has come to his senses since he returned to the capital, and with his artillery character, how can he accept that he is paralyzed, and he has been making trouble for a while. Zhang Huan stabilized his temper, but he is the heir, what do you say, he actually tossed his own wife, and said that she only gave birth to a daughter, and she didn't stop making trouble for a long time, and he went back to his parents' house directly after his wife's grievances. ”
"His wife is also Xuanxi's cousin, the family lacks daughters in this generation, and she is also very expensive, which shows that Zhang Ping is really dizzy. Su Lan shook her head, "On weekdays, he and this lady are also deeply affectionate, they have been married for three years without children, and they don't take concubines, so now they probably regret it." ”
"What's the use of regretting?" Zheng Yu sneered and said, "If he can really stand up to the door, it's not impossible to recruit a son-in-law." Zhang Huan is a lot older, but he has to face this situation of internal and external difficulties, which is a pity. His cousin Zhang Peng is now loud, and there is a faint intention to replace him. ”
"What is most lacking in the hands of the East Palace is military power, especially since the accident in Gaozhou. Zheng Yu continued, "Now that Zhang Ping is paralyzed, the East Palace naturally refuses to let this power go aside. ”
"Zhang Peng, Zhang Peng. Su Lan smiled, "What does that mean?"
"There is a vacancy in the governor of Beijing, and he has been temporarily replaced, probably to be corrected. Zheng Yu smiled, "What do you think?"
"Then it doesn't hurt to get the East Palace's wishes. Su Lan shook her head, "It's a pity, literati are just not suitable for playing these conspiracies." What about 10,000 Beijing camps, where can it be compared to Zhang Huan alone. At this time, it's just a matter of sending charcoal in the snow, but playing the trick of falling into the well, and asking me to say what is good about him?"
"But I don't think Zhang Peng is a good person. Zheng Yu sighed, "It's much smarter than Zhang Ping." ”
"But he's not Zhang Huan's species. Su Lan shook her finger and smiled easily, "It's okay if Zhang Ping is dead." Now, think about it, if you are Zhang Huan, looking at his eldest son who had infinite scenery in the past, now he has lost his power and is lying in bed, and he looks down on him, but he has everything that belongs to his son, can he feel better? Zhang Huan this, he was very offended. ”
"If Zhang Huan is really so powerful, how can he let the Zhang family get to this point today?" Zheng Yu's tone was full of hesitation.
"In the past, he looked forward and backward, but now what is he afraid of?" Su Lan sighed, "I am willing to cut my body and dare to pull the emperor off the horse." Zhang Huan is already the heir, but the Zhang family is gone, what does it have to do with him? If he has no scruples, it will naturally be different. ”
"Besides, the Li family is not the gentle Qiao family. Su Lan slammed the wine glass in her hand on the table, "Their family, but vultures." ”
"Zhang Peng. Zheng Yu recited these two words a few times, but looked up at Su Lan, "You have a personal relationship with him, that black chess?"
"I didn't say anything. ”