The sound of the piano in the Jin Wangfu was melodious, and the Qi Wangfu across the two streets seemed a little indifferent. Just sent away the two Shangshu lords, the nearly thirty-year-old King Qi has aged a lot in just a few days. The tall figure and eyes are a little lonely, and the short stubble looks much older. A woman walked over and the maid behind her was holding a wooden plate, looking at the King of Qi sitting cross-legged with some heartache. It's been several years since I've seen my husband so lost, and five years ago I should have returned to the fiefdom from the border.

was transferred back to Taiping City by His Majesty the Emperor, and turned from a mighty general to the king of Qi, who leaned towards the government and the opposition. In the past five years, the deep-rooted prince has been suppressed step by step to the point where it is now, and nearly half of the courtiers have asked to see him a few days earlier. It's only been a few days since the king of Qi seemed to be frustrated, and those ministers avoided their husbands. The two Shangshu masters of the Ministry of Household and Industry who had just left, what else could they do to see the frustrated King Qi, and it was not that the status of a Shangshu was shaken.

After the right waiter of the Ministry of Engineering of the Nanjing Arsenal, the left waiter of the household department is in power, although he has the authority of the book. Under the general trend, the two ministries are likely to change greatly, and it has only been a few years since the military department was dismissed, and now I am afraid that it will be the turn of the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Households.

In the past five years, Lin Xie has been trapped in Nanchu and has not received effective support. The border troops in various localities were instructed to stand still, and the dignified military department was dismissed from his post and almost imprisoned. Just because Liu Ce is in the position of the Duke of Lu, he has only been a third-grade servant for more than ten years, and he is regarded as the person with the lowest official position among the Guogong. As a left squire, he has never had any real power, and now he has become the secretary of the military department who holds great power.

lost the support of the Ministry of War, King Qi was cut off an arm, and now the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Household are vaguely missing. Although the king of Qi has a strong voice in the government and the opposition, he has never held an official position so far. In the past few years, the crown prince has not supervised the country, and he rarely even speaks in the court, and everyone has to think carefully about every sentence of King Qi.

The woman held the jade bowl in front of her husband and said, "The prince will rest for a while and eat a bowl of lotus seed porridge." ”

King Qi waved his hand and the maid retreated, and the princess sat quietly beside her husband. Seeing the husband swallow it in a big gulp, the beautiful face smiled. King Qi glanced back at the princess who had been with him for more than ten years and said, "What are you laughing at, concubine." ”

The princess said: "It's been a long time since I've seen the prince eat like this, and I can't help but think of the time when I came back from the border gate, I would gobble it up, and I didn't forget to say that the food at home was still appetizing." ”

King Qi gently put down the dishes and chopsticks, was helped up by the princess and said, "It's been many years." He stretched out his rough palm and said, "I don't know if I can ride the fiercest steed and carry a sharp scimitar." At this moment, King Qi's face was hideous, and the faint murderous aura dissipated faintly in the hands of the princess.

Looking at the terrible appearance of the husband, he reached out and pressed it on the back of his hand and said: "It's not a big deal if you can't get that position, in the concubine's body and mind, you will always be a big hero who gallops on a horse and carries a scimitar." ”

He easily opened his palms and closed his eyes, and said, "It's not easy to give up, this king doesn't move, and someone pushes him away." This is a road from which there is no turning back, and this king dares to say who dares to believe it. Five years of fund-raising went down the drain overnight, and now the prince has seen it rightly, a King of Qi standing in the court and pointing fingers like something. ”

The princess suddenly said, "I heard that there was a banquet in the Jin Palace, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince only brought one guard. ”

Suddenly, King Qi's eyes moved, and he couldn't help but look at the princess. King Jin held a banquet for the crown prince, and he didn't have an invitation, and his face became even more embarrassed. Suddenly put the princess's hand away and said: "Xiao Ming looks down on this king, and he is holding a banquet now....."

Halfway through speaking, the princess smiled slightly and said: "The prince has misunderstood the fifth brother, I heard that the fifth brother did not give anyone an invitation, but only the three sons who knew each other visited." It is said that there are only three guests for the banquet, not as the prince thinks, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is just a coincidence. ”

King Qi's face calmed down a lot, and he suddenly asked in surprise: "Does Concubine Ai know who the three sons are?" ”

"Yang Chen, Liu Zhixing, Lin Zhong."

Suddenly, King Qi laughed loudly, thinking of this fifth brother with a weak personality. Since he was a child, his father was not favored, but he did not ignore it like the fourth prince. Since moving out of the palace, they have rarely seen each other, and so far only the King of Jin has opened the palace to thank them. The fifth brother, who has never been taken seriously, has now become a pivotal person, and when he heard the prince's visit, the three of them immediately figured out the gains and losses.

said: "Drive the Jin Palace." ”

The princess said, "Why is the prince so happy. ”

King Qi laughed and walked out and said casually: "It is so, this king has worked hard to think of the simplest person. Only Princess Qi was left to watch her husband go away without understanding. But he didn't know that King Qi secretly said: "Xiao Ming, Xiao Ming, if you want to fight for that position, I'm afraid the prince and this king will also have to take a serious look." ”

King Jin, a prince that everyone has forgotten, and the four teenagers who once stirred up the ups and downs of Taiping City are no longer in the market after all. Lin Zhong and Liu Zhixing are meritorious in the army, and they are powerful generals of the five grades, although Yang Chen is the head of the gentlemen, he is the son of the king of Tianshui after all. The King of Jin, who has a very bad reputation, as a royal family, is fighting in the streets and alleys to fight scoundrels, but he doesn't know that three figures who have the ability to stir up the storm have gathered around him. Although Liu Zhixing is the second son, after all, he is the son of Liu Ce, the secretary of the Ministry of War. Although Lin Zhong is not a descendant of the Lin family in Shuzhong, his father is Lin Xie's younger brother, and he is not the head of the family, but he is better than the head of the family. Lin Xie was not in the court, Lin Bao controlled Shuzhong on behalf of the head of the family, and Yang Chen was appointed by His Majesty the Prince of Tianshui.

The Jin Palace's mansion did not have the previous lively atmosphere, and the appearance of the prince was much more restrained. Lin Zhong, who has always been not afraid of heaven and earth, sat respectfully in the seat, and Xiao Ming, the king of Jin, sat in the lower seat with a red face, whether he was discussing the wonder of the sound of the jade lotus qin with the imperial brother, and more about the wonder of this guqin. In particular, the story of the guqin is unconscious, the guqin has a story of more than 200 years, and there is an allusion in it.

Legend has it that Emperor Zhao of Qin was old but had a beautiful woman with exquisite piano skills, and there were literati who said that there were 3,000 beauties in the harem, and the three of them were favored and then one. Emperor Zhao gathered the world's masters to compile the "Ni Clothes and Feather Clothes Song", there are songs all over the world, and there is a qin under the unheard. There was once a strange person who brought a piece of sacred tree to the giant tree for Emperor Zhao, and Emperor Zhao made a guqin with the world's skilled craftsmen. This piano is famous all over the world, with the sound of nature, the dragon and phoenix flying.

The prince listened to the sound of the piano and said: "This is just a legend, the "Song of Ni Clothes and Feathers" has long been lost, and the guqin is rumored to be gone with Emperor Zhao. Fifth brother, do you say that this guqin is that, this palace doesn't believe it. ”

Xiao Ming said: "Although the guqin of the imperial brother is not that one, its origin is also good. It is also a pre-Qin thing, it is said that someone imitated and made, although there are dragons and phoenixes accompanying each other, but also two birds stand, the sound of the piano is elegant and rare in the world. ”

Talking about the lost song, the prince slowly looked up at the girl in Tsing Yi who was playing the piano. Lying down lazily, he held a wine glass and said, "Fifth brother, do you know that although "The Song of Ni Clothes and Feathers" has been lost, maybe there will be a place. ”

Xiao Ming's eyes lit up: "Brother Huang is talking about where Concubine Xin is, although I have heard of it, it is very inconvenient for me to enter the palace now." ”

The prince didn't speak, and he glanced at Xiao Ming, the king of Jin, very interestingly, every time he practiced martial arts since he was a child, he screamed in pain. Taixue is serious about reading, those who govern the country and the country do not learn, and they never understand the meaning of the four books and five classics, but they are extremely fond of poetry. Piano art is just a hobby, and sometimes I really don't think that King Jin has anything special.

Since Liu Zhixing returned with the thirteen battalions, the prince faintly discovered that the king of Jin was not useless, but his hand had never reached into the court, but there were a lot of old friends. In the eyes of some old ministers, Xiao Ming has always been a good child, and more importantly, he has been a young hero unknowingly.

At the end of the song, Yulian lowered her head with joy, Liu Zhixing glanced back at the prince who was chatting with Xiao Ming, came over with a wine glass, and said secretly: "Look at what I brought." ”

A small jar of peach blossom wine, gently open it and pour a small glass. The aroma of wine was elegant, confused and confused the whole hall, Yulian pinched the wine glass and drank it slowly, her face was slightly red, and it was even more moving. Lin Zhong, who was dazed, suddenly raised his head, as if he had forgotten that the prince had taken the throne and strode over.

He opened his throat and said, "Fortunately, you are not authentic, but you actually took out the peach blossom wine and let my brother drink these things." ”

The light aroma of wine and Lin Zhong's arrogance caused Yang Chen's concern, and Xia Er was not surprised. This kind of wine Yulian brought a lot to the house, and the most precious is the three altars of peach blossom wine. As soon as I arrived at the house, the lord opened an altar, and the aroma of wine could not be dispersed for a long time, far from the peach blossom fairy that Liu Zhixing was holding at this time.

Yang Chen walked in and grabbed it curiously, and everyone took a sip and said, "Good wine, where did you buy it." ”

Lin Zhong pushed Yang Chen away and said, "What and where to buy it, naturally it was brewed by Sister Yulian herself." Seeing the two of them playing Yulian smiled slightly, Liu Zhixing looked helpless.

The prince who grabbed wine around Yulian didn't know when he was already standing aside, maybe this group of teenagers was much more relaxed than before with the strength of wine. I haven't felt so calm and lively for a long time, and everywhere I go, everyone is respectful and respectful, and I hardly see any fighting.

Xiao Ming kept coughing behind him, and Liu Zhixing kept pulling Lin Zhong. Yang Chen suddenly let go, and Lin Zhong, who had the wine, was about to open his mouth but found that the prince was staring at him. Said helplessly: "Your Highness, do you drink?" ”

Xiao Ming, who was standing on the side, held back, it was the first time he had seen someone talking to the prince like this when he was so big. What people didn't expect was that the prince actually stretched out his hand, Xiao Ming immediately stretched out his hand to see the prince and glanced at it and said: "This palace said that it is not the prince who is here today, it is your brother." As an elder brother, is it not okay to drink from the same jar as the younger brother? ”

At this time, Xiao Ming felt much more relaxed, if there were guards present, Lin Zhong was afraid that he would have been pulled away. Seeing that the prince had already taken over the wine jar, he couldn't help but sweat for Lin Zhong.

The wine jar is reddish and the delicate pattern is lifelike, and the ceramics for the wine are not very good, and they are also rare ceramics. He put the wine jar on the tip of his nose and was slightly drunk, and said, "It's really good wine, it's no different from Bing Lingquan." "I looked up and drank down.

The peach blossom wine was warm and sweet in his throat, and Yang Chen's eyes widened when he looked at the prince's enjoyment. Although this wine is not so delicious, Xiao Ming couldn't help but feel reveled in his mouth. Lin Zhong could only look at Yulian and secretly lie in Yulian's ear and asked, "Is there anything else, send my brother a few altars another day." ”

Liu Zhixing reluctantly got up and pushed open the door to call the servants, and soon several people came with five jars of wine with the consent of the prince. Celadon peach blossom pattern, of which there are only two jars of peach blossom wine, and the rest are the fine wines stored in the Lu family wine cellar. The prince looked at it curiously and asked, "These wines have peach patterns on them, and there is also a Lu character on them." ”

Speaking of wine, Yulian came out and said: "Back to Your Highness, these wines are all from the Huangqu Lujia Wine Workshop, this year's new wine." ”

When people opened the wine jar, even Liu Zhixing looked at Yulian curiously and introduced them one by one, especially the peach blossom wine called Daughter's Makeup. The prince was extremely curious to taste them one by one, but the aroma of the wine was elegant, but it was extraordinarily distinct. As a prince, he has tasted countless wines, and it is the first time he has seen his daughter make up such a beautiful wine and be better than Bing Lingquan.

took the wine and tasted it carefully, and said: "It's a pity that there is a beautiful wine Tianyin missing." ”

Xiao Ming said helplessly: "There is no singer in the Imperial Brother's Mansion, so it's already late at night to disturb." The prince glanced at Xiao Ming, and it was true that if he wanted anything in another mansion, it would be a sentence. In the Jin Palace, it is much less, and the Jin Palace, which is not even as luxurious as an official's mansion, Xiao Mingkong has the name of the prince but does not have the prince's reputation.

Steward Ma hurriedly slammed the door and said, "The old slave asks to see His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

Only then did he push the door in, and a man in a black brocade robe walked over, looked at the guests and smiled heartily: "The fifth brother is not kind, the banquet guests don't know that they will only have one word with Brother Wang." ”