Chapter 2: Overlord Removes His Armor

Fifteen bowls down, Yuwen Hongtai staggered up and slipped away: "Don't drink with you madman, it's like having a grudge against wine." I'll go back and rest! ”

"Zombies!" Qin Mubai, who was depressed, threw away the wine bowl and fell over on the bed.

Yuwen Hongtai felt a chill in his heart, and thought of the eldest grandson queen lying in the Yuan Palace, shrunk his neck and flashed out.

After walking out of the door and taking a few steps, Yuwen Hongtai was sobered up a lot by the cold wind, but the urine came up. I walked to the side of the plank road in a daze to prepare for a small relief, but heard a faint sound of horses' hooves. Following the prestige, more than ten riders came on the night-filled mountain road plank road.

Smoke and dust, superb riding skills.

"Who? …… A group of civilians in plain clothes actually dared to let their horses gallop in Zhaoling, and they were impatient? Yuwen Hongtai shivered and fastened his pants, strode to the plank road, and roared loudly: "Who is coming, who dares to ride a horse in the Zhaoling realm, tired of life?" ”

"The traitor is bold—"

Fast as lightning, a snow horizontal knife was on Yuwen Hongtai's neck, so frightened that he was trembling and drunk. Seeing the person in front of him clearly, Yuwen Hongtai's eyes straightened and he fell to his knees: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty!" ”

The person who came was actually the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty - Li Shimin!

"He who does not know is not guilty, and let him go. You all stay and don't have to alarm the others, Li Junxian followed me into the Zhaoling Tomb. ”

Zhaoling martial law idlers avoided. Tang Emperor Li Shimin and Li Junxian got off their horses and walked to the mausoleum.

It was getting late, Li Shimin sat down in front of the tomb of Empress Changsun, looking at the heavy stone gate, and Yingguo's resolute face added a rare look of resentment.

Li Shimin didn't bring any sacrifices, but brought a pipa, and plucked the strings with a gold hook in his hand.

"Wan'er (the eldest grandson queen's nickname 'Guanyin'), today is your birthday. People say that the deceased only remembered the death day, but I didn't care about this, so I deliberately went out of the palace to see you privately. I set up a floor in the palace to look at your Yuan Palace, but I was taught a lesson by Wei Zheng and had to be demolished...... That's it, let's not talk about that. This is your favorite tune, and I'll play it to you today as a birthday gift. After whispering a few words like a lover chatting, Li Shimin hugged the pipa and began to play the pipa.

A low, sad, and graceful pipa song resounded in the sky of Zhaoling. Li Junxian listened from afar, and couldn't help but shake his head sadly and sighed: "Your Majesty is really a lover, and his feelings for the queen are too deep." This song makes me cry when I hear it. ”

Qin Mubai, who was sleeping in a daze, heard a few pipa sounds, reached out and took the pipa over and hugged it to his chest like a conditioned reflex, and plucked the strings with a shake of his hand.

"No, I must travel back again!"

In the silent night sky of Zhaoling, two kinds of pipa sounds suddenly sounded.

During the Tang Dynasty, the pipa was played with "wooden pluck" or "iron pluck", and the music was inevitably intermittent and tactful. Qin Mubai's "pushing the hand is the pipa, and the leading hand is the pipa" uses his fingers to pluck the strings, and the sound is continuous tossing. And he played a song "Overlord Unloading Armor", which was the song he played when he crossed the soul - a typical passionate martial arts, and the tune of * immediately overshadowed Li Shimin's court music.

Yuwen Hongtai, who was not far away, was dumbfounded: Lao Bai, Lao Bai, you are a good "corpse" What kind of ghost pipa is playing at this time, even if it disturbs the emperor, the voice actually overshadows him...... Whew, it's dead!

Li Junxian took a deep breath, gritted his teeth and said hatefully: "Go and see where the madman is so bold!" ”

"Slow!"

Li Shimin got up and handed the pipa to Li Junxian, and raised his hand to signal him to listen patiently. Li Junxian only hated itchy, where did he have the heart to listen to any tunes.

Li Shimin is a lover and connoisseur of pipa music, and his expression gradually became silent when he listened to the music, and then he showed a look of surprise.

"The Overlord Removes His Armor" was composed in the Ming and Qing dynasties, and the whole song is divided into 16 sections, which is taken from the scene of the last battle of Wujiang by the overlord of Western Chu. The first part of the first part describes the scene of raising the tent and counting the troops and forming the camp to fight, so it is impassioned and sonorous.

"The silver bottle bursts through the water slurry, and the iron rider highlights the sound of swords and guns", the passionate music style and Qin Mubai's skillful and exquisite performance skills make people immersive. Li Shimin, who has experienced a hundred battles, seems to have returned to the passionate battlefield of a certain Jin Ge Iron Horse back then, holding the sword of the Son of Heaven with pride, taking the lead in the soldiers and horses like lightning, and thousands of troops are easy to fly!

The bridge break between the embattled and the overlord's farewell concubine in the latter section is tactful and low, tragic and majestic, "The Han soldiers have been slightly grounded, and they are embattled with singing." The king is exhausted, and the concubine is not alive"!

Endless heroic blood, slashing fingers around the soft. The voice and smile of the eldest grandson queen faintly appeared in Li Shimin's heart.

"I sit on thousands of miles of rivers and mountains and look down on the world, but I can't keep my beloved wife and confidant......"

Suddenly, a four-string chord sounded, like a cracked silk cutting through the air, and the song ended silently.

Li Shimin's expression changed slightly, even though he was unmoved, he couldn't help but tremble slightly, took a deep breath and whispered: "It's really amazing!" And this song is so consistent with my state of mind, it should be my bosom friend! - Look at it! ”

Li Junxian raised his eyebrows in surprise, and thought to himself: I have followed the emperor's imperial guard for so many years, and I rarely see him so moved as now!

Although the wine is light, it is full of stamina. After lying down, Qin Mubai was almost drunk, but his hand didn't stop, and he was playing "Overlord Unloading His Armor" endlessly in a daze.

The room was a mess, the altars of wine used for sacrifice were scattered all over the floor, the tables were messy, and a drunken man was playing the pipa on the bed.

Li Junxian first gently pushed open the door, and when he saw the scene in front of him, he couldn't help but be angry, and glared at Qin Mubai murderously, and he had the urge to pull out a knife and kill him. The next moment, he was a little startled, staring at Qin Mubai's face with wide eyes, and his expression became very surprised.

"What's wrong, Junxian?" Li Shimin walked in and asked.

"Your Majesty, this little pawn ......" Li Junxian said in surprise, "he looks very similar to Qin Shubao, the Duke of Yiguo!" ”

"Huh?" Li Shimin frowned slightly in surprise, and waved his hand quietly, "You go find someone to inquire." ”

"Yes......" Li Junxian withdrew and closed the door.

The soft-soled cloud boots walked lightly and silently, Li Shimin walked to Qin Mubai and sat down, looked at Qin Mubai carefully, smiled knowingly and said secretly: The sword eyebrows are in the sideburns, the forehead is straight, the nose is straight, and the aura is dignified, and it is really eight points similar to Shubao, but he is handsome and beautiful, except for a few locks of beautiful beard. Could it be that he is Shubao's third son? once remembered that Qin Sanlang did enlist in the Imperial Forest Army at an early age.

Before thinking about it, Li Shimin was firmly attracted by the pipa played by Qin Mubai.

"So you can still play the pipa like this? Don't hold it horizontally, but hold the pipa vertically in your arms, and play it with your hands instead of a wooden pluck. His fingers danced like a snake on the four strings, and his left hand was still pushing, leading, beating, and twisting on the strings. And this style of music is different from any feminine and elegant pipa music in the court, with ups and downs, unrestrained and heroic, strong and pure, and vigorous. It's like my whole team of court musicians playing...... It's amazing! Li Shimin watched intently for a long time, and secretly marveled.

After playing a song, Qin Mubai got even more drunk, and he didn't know where he was, he only knew that his brain was very dizzy and thirsty, so he shouted casually: "Obasan, pour a cup of tea to drink!" ”

There used to be a young and beautiful nanny at home, and Qin Mubai always jokingly called her 'Obasan'.

"Obassan? Let me pour the tea...... This stinky boy! Li Shimin smiled dumbly and was not angry, and really poured him a cup of tea. Qin Mubai didn't care, he took the tea and drank it, his eyes barely opened, and he continued to lie down and play the pipa.

Li Junxian, who came back from the investigation, stood outside the door and took in all this, so annoyed that he couldn't rush in and slaughter Qin Mubai who was rude with a knife. But when I think about it, the emperor doesn't care what he is anxious about? Plus that the famous Qin Shubao...... Li Junxian secretly shook his head and didn't dare to make a mistake.

After playing the song "Overlord Unloading His Armor" three times, Qin Mubai fell asleep snoring.

"Hehe, there are still such aliens among the guards of Zhaoling Yuan Palace, why didn't I know before?" Li Shimin didn't wake up Qin Mubai, but walked lightly to the door.

Li Junxian stepped forward and bowed his hand and said, "Your Majesty, Weichen has investigated clearly. This kid is indeed the third son of Uncle Qin Baoshu, the Duke of Yiguo, whose name is Qin Liang and his name is Mubai, usually in words, and he is called 'Qin Mubai'. Because he has been very naughty since he was a child, he grew up and was unscrupulous, and three years ago he was thrown into the army by Yiguo Gong at the age of fifteen or sixteen to hone his temper. Due to Yi Guogong's special confession, Qin Mubai has been serving as an ordinary soldier of the Left Prison Guard Imperial Forest Army for three years, and has not been promoted in any way. During an equestrian training two years ago, he accidentally fell off his horse and injured himself, and since then he has become a little unresponsive, that is, ...... Slightly silly. ”

"Slightly stupid?" Li Shimin smiled inadvertently, "If a stupid person can play such a good pipa, how can we be normal people?" ”

Li Junxian was slightly stunned and didn't say much. The emperor loved music and especially the lute, which was known to almost everyone in the world. It seems that this time, the emperor is interested in this absurd and rude Qin Mubai, who plays the pipa well.

"As the founding minister of the country and the position of the general of Zuo Wuwei, his son joined the army but was just an ordinary pawn. Such righteousness and justice can really be called an example for all ministers. Li Shimin said thoughtfully, "Over the years, Shubao's disease has been softened and weakened year by year, and the two eldest sons are busy with government affairs and it is difficult to fulfill filial piety in front of their knees. Let this Qin Mubai go home to serve Shubao's sickbed-Jun Xian, you can arrange it. ”

"Wechen obeys!"