Chapter 12: The Story
The rolling Yangtze River is passing away, and the waves are inexhaustible to the heroes of the world.
The 7,000-li Yangtze River, which has countless tributaries, starts from Xiqi Mountain, the border between Xiliang and Daqin, traverses Qin and Qi, and flows into the East China Sea.
The river is so wide that you can't see the edge at a glance, the water surface is sparkling, and the fishing boats and boats are swinging with the waves.
I don't know how many romantic characters in ancient and modern times, facing the vast Yangtze River, chanted countless verses.
"Ah...... Outside the world of rivers, the mountains are in the middle of nothing. Jing Ge groaned softly.
Shangguan Junyue tasted it silently and said, "Good artistic conception." ”
Of course, the great poet Wang Wei wrote well, Jing Ge said in his heart.
"Can I be wrong about what I wrote, and it's as easy for me to write poetry as it is to eat and drink." Jing Ge said shamelessly.
"Your father is the generalissimo, and you are not, so you can't call yourself the marshal." Shangguan Junyue stopped and said to him seriously.
I'm talking about Ben Shuai, not Ben Generalissimo, but the abbreviation of Ben Handsome guy, okay? It's terrible to be uneducated! Jing Ge naturally didn't dare to say these words, only muttered in his heart, and then obediently sighed.
"And learn to be humble, not too arrogant and unbelievable." Shangguan Junyue said.
"It's called self-confidence, and besides, how can I compare to your arrogance." Jing Ge argued.
Shangguan Junyue looked at him sideways and didn't speak. Give him a look and let him experience it for himself.
Jing Ge hurriedly spread his hands, indicating that whatever you say is what it is.
In the past two days, Jing Ge found that she had been preaching to herself. And in fact, Shangguan Junyue wanted to take advantage of his forgotten past, and began to teach him by the example of his father Jing Qing. But how did she know that this Jingge did not have amnesia, but another person.
Jing Ge tightened the big package on his back, sweating and following Shangguan Junyue's footsteps and walking along the riverside.
Even if they are running for their lives. Shangguan Junyue also has exquisite makeup, calm and calm, as if she is traveling, enjoying the scenery on the road.
Jing Ge is quite envious of these rich second generations, who carry a lot of silver tickets at any time, and bought a lot of rouge gouache for Jing Ge to carry yesterday.
"Boatman, whether this boat is for sale or not." Jing Ge asked the owner of the small boat leaning against the shore.
"Not for sale."
Jing Ge pinched a silver ticket in the package with two fingers, pulled it out and shook it in the air, "Twenty taels? ”
"I just said I wouldn't sell it." The boatman said.
"Fifty taels."
"It's not about money, I'm in a relationship with this boat. This ship ......"
Jing Ge interrupted him, "One hundred taels." ”
"Hey, then I'll sell it to you reluctantly." The boatman jumped off the boat to get the silver ticket in the Jing Singer.
Before the boatman could get his hands on it, Shangguan Junyue had already snatched it from him, she wrinkled her nose and snorted and said, "This boat is not worth a hundred taels at all, thirty taels can't be more, sell it or not, if you don't sell it, we will leave." ”
"Girl, how can you go back on your word." The boatman was dissatisfied.
"It's him who said a hundred taels, and it's not me, it's my money, and it's very arrogant to spend my money." Shangguan Junyue glanced at Jing Ge and said.
"Well, don't worry about these details, who are the two of us." Jing Ge scratched his head and said.
I didn't expect Shangguan Junyue to bargain, at this moment her expression and movements are like an aunt buying vegetables on the street, and she is still a girl who can run a house, haha.
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"Look at what you see, and then look at the blind you." Shangguan Junyue said fiercely, "Don't hurry up and get the things on the boat." ”
Jing Ge threw the package onto the boat, clumsily fiddled with the oars, and finally rowed the boat out. Shangguan Junyue sat on the bow of the boat, took off her shoes, and dipped her feet in the water, fiddling with the water.
The spring river was slow, and Jing Ge rowed the boat to the center of the river and put away the oars. Sitting next to her, "Okay, who are our enemies?" ”
"Well, do you want to know about the past?" Shangguan Junyue looked at him and said, "Actually, I'm a little entangled, but you will know after all." ”
"Rest assured, no matter what I was like before or what kind of experience I have, it won't affect me now. In fact, the most important thing is not who I am or what I have done. The only thing that matters is what I'm doing and what kind of person I'm going to become. Jing Ge said calmly.
Shangguan Junyue looked at him seriously, is this person really the villain who doesn't learn and doesn't know how to bully men and women?
Yes, what does it matter what he was before, what matters is what kind of person he wants to become now. She stayed by his side just to help him become a person who would not fall into the prestige of Jing Shuai, otherwise she would have many ways to return to the imperial capital safely.
"It all started 20 years ago." Shangguan Junyue looked at the river and said, "Warring States Calendar, in the year 258, the eighth emperor of Qin died. At that time, Bai Ze, the king of Western Liang, annexed the Song state, and your father Jing Qing was the generalissimo of the Qin state, and General Yang Wei led the Qin army to defend against the Western Liang army in the northwest border. ”
"The eighth emperor had three sons, and after his death, the crown prince was supposed to succeed him, but the crown prince was not able to succeed to the throne smoothly, and it is said that the second prince wanted to seize the throne and launched a mutiny. In that upheaval, almost all members of the royal family were slaughtered, including three princes. ”
What kind of mutiny is this, I don't bother to make up excuses. Directly smashing the pot on the head of the dead second prince is really speechless, Jing Ge thought.
Later, under the influence of Murong Yuanshan, the war could not be fought. When your father and General Yang Wei returned to the court, they found that the person sitting on the dragon chair was Li Li, the former commander of the Imperial Forest Army, the son of the sister of the Eighth Emperor, and His Majesty the current Emperor. The Qin Dynasty has changed masters. There are not many old ministers left of the former court. ”
"All the heirs to the throne are dead? How many people do you have to die before it is the cousin's turn to be the emperor. Jing Ge's brows furrowed slightly, although Shangguan Junyue was downplaying, he could imagine the bloody and ruthless scene.
"None of the three princes survived, and the crown princess was pregnant with Liujia at that time, and she was still brutally killed. At the time of the turmoil, my father, Shangguan Junhong, was in the imperial capital. He never told me the details of that time. ”
"You, my father, and General Yang Wei are excellent friends. Because of this turmoil, the generalissimo blamed my father for failing to protect the lord in the emperor, and the relationship became stiff. After your father returned to Beijing, he kept tracking down the chaos of the year, so that he neglected to discipline you, and you did a lot of ridiculous things in the imperial capital. Shangguan Junyue looked at Jing Ge and said softly.
It turns out that there is such a relationship, Jing Ge is thoughtful.
"Until three years ago, your father was on patrol at the Northwest Frontier. Maybe your father's men have tracked down something, or maybe they've found the remnants of royal blood. Cao Kui, the prime minister at the time, falsely sent His Majesty's order to summon your father back to Beijing, and on the way, he ambushed your father and captured your father and beheaded him overnight. ”
"Your father was upright and asked him loudly what he was guilty of, and Cao Kui first framed your father for collaborating with the enemy and treason. Your father has always been upright and famous, and he has guarded the northwest frontier for many years. Naturally, this kind of false accusation is self-defeating, but Cao Kui was questioned so red-faced, and finally became angry and killed your father on unnecessary charges. Shangguan Junyue's voice changed slightly, and the grief and indignation in his heart were difficult to suppress when he said this.
"After your father's death, the news reached the northwest border, and the border army was grief-stricken, and hundreds of thousands of troops spontaneously forced the emperor to seek justice for the generalissimo. His Majesty the Emperor hurriedly ordered someone to capture Cao Kui and send him to the Northwest Frontier Army together with the Nine Clans, and then, your mother was kind-hearted and came forward to protect the women, children, and children of the Cao Kui clan. His Majesty the Emperor executed all those who participated in the assassination of Jing Shuai, and posthumously named your father the Duke of Zhenguo. ”
"At that time, you somehow had an argument with Your Majesty's favorite little princess, and you injured her, which was a capital crime. But no matter how angry His Majesty the Emperor was, he did not dare to execute you, so he sent you three thousand miles and exiled you for three years. And promise the Northwest Frontier Army that no one can assassinate you in these three years. ”
"When you return to Beijing in three years, if you want, you will be a general and lead the army on the northwest frontier. This incident was called the Northwest Incident, and it was because of this incident that the emperor was frightened, and he was so old that he suffered a stroke and was half paralyzed, and the affairs of the court were handed over to Empress Wu. Shangguan Junyue told Jing Ge about the past.
"Hehe, if it weren't for the emperor's instructions, how would a mere Cao Kui dare to assassinate my father." Jing Ge sneered.
"It's just a scapegoat, I think my father must have found some clues, and he has a heavy army, and he is deeply loved by the army and the people, and the emperor is naturally afraid."
It's just that this cheap father is too unwitty. This emperor is obviously a sinister and cruel man, and he does not even guard against him to attack him. However, it is difficult to prevent hidden arrows, and dignified gentlemen usually can't do sinister villains, which is a common thing in history.
"You grew up in the imperial capital, and your every move is under their noses. In their eyes, he is just a gentleman, far from being comparable to your father. There's no threat to them, and that's why you'll survive. Because they don't care about you, even if you return to the northwest and have hundreds of thousands of troops in your hands, you won't be able to make any waves. Shangguan Junyue said.
"Oh? I see, but I'm a little curious why you're trying to teach me and get close to me. Jing Ge asked.
"Hmph, I'm not close to you." Shangguan Junyueqiao's face was slightly red, and she said angrily. "When I was a child, I was in the imperial capital, and I didn't see you, but I saw your father, and your father was a real husband. I admired it in my heart, and I couldn't bear to look at his son too much. ”
"We all grew up in the imperial capital, how could we not see each other when we were young?" Jing Ge looked at her and said, feeling that what she said might not be all true.
"I left the imperial capital when I was six or seven years old. I went to the Qi Kingdom Medicine King Valley to study medicine, and studied under my father's friend Medicine King Gu Master. I've never seen anything strange. Shangguan Junyue said.
Jing Ge caught the subtle change in her expression, just chuckled lightly, and didn't ask anything.
"Not long ago, Kou Huai, the new prime minister of Qin, was seriously ill. The valley lord went to treat him, he had little to live, and he needed to continue his life with the miraculous medicine Purple Lingzhi. It's the one in your arms. After the valley lord came back, I had almost learned the medical skills, so I asked me to return to Beijing with the purple lingzhi. The guards, and the maidservant, were all prime ministers, and they were responsible for protecting me when I returned. In fact, it is to protect the purple reishi. Kou Huai was the head of the Fifth Division three years ago, and after he became the prime minister, the Fifth Division was handed over to his disciple Mo Kun to manage. Shangguan Junyue continued.
"I've got a big head, it's so complicated." Jing Ge rubbed his temples.
"In this way, there are really a lot of people who want to kill us, the emperor is not happy with me, and many people must want to kill me to share his worries. Although it is now Empress Wu who listens to the government, my father is loyal to the Qin royal family, and the people in power who are not surnamed Qin want to kill me anyway. "It's really a disaster from the sky, and before I provoke anyone, someone wants to harm me.
"That group of people in black want to snatch the purple lingzhi, and want to kill or blackmail Prime Minister Kou Huai. Purple Lingzhi is now in the hands outside, and the group of people in black will not let us go. Hey, I said why don't we hand over the purple lingzhi, the prime minister will die if he dies, and it is not worth risking for him if he is not related to us. Jing Ge persuaded that although he was not a wicked person, he was not so great as to sacrifice himself.
Shangguan Junyue thought for a while, "The prime minister can't die yet, and now the situation is chaotic." But in a delicate balance. Pull a hair and move the whole body, Kou Huai dies, and the situation will change greatly. ”
"Once there is chaos in the DPRK and China, Xiliang will definitely go east. The smoke is everywhere, I don't know how many people will die, and the most affected are innocent people, so he can't die yet, we have to give him the purple lingzhi. ”
Jing Ge was stunned, but he didn't expect this woman to care about the world.