Chapter Twenty-Three: Into the City
When Fanlou saw Bo Yao, he was talking to his son Yan Ji, and when he saw Fanlou's arm injured, he said in surprise: "What's the matter, who hurt you?" ”
Fanlou bowed his head and said, "Lord Dazai, I found a Yue girl who escaped at the beginning. ”
Bo Yao was stunned for a moment, and then said with surprise on his face: "You mean to kill the Yue Nu who escaped with poison?" When Fanlou nodded, he hurriedly said, "Where are the people?" ”
"Despicable and incompetent, let her escape." Fanlou recounted what happened in the medicine house, and then knelt down on one knee and said, "It's a lowly job that is ineffective, please punish Dazai-sama." ”
A sneer flashed in Ji Ji's eyes, "Don't you always boast about your martial arts on weekdays, why can't you even deal with a woman at this time?" ”。 Bo Yao attaches great importance to Fanlou, and in some ways, he even crossed his biological son, which made him jealous, and now he finally found an opportunity to fall into the well, so he naturally will not let it go.
Bo Yao was also full of displeasure, and thought that he had found Yue Nu, but he didn't expect it to be empty joy, he said with a straight face: "Who saved Yue Nu?" ”
"It's just a woman." Speaking of this, Fanlou raised his head and said: "The sword in her hand is very consistent with the wound on the corpse of the poison, if the humble position is not mistaken, she should be the real murderer who killed the poison." ”
Bo Yao was stunned for a moment, and said thoughtfully: "So, they have been together all the time? Strange, since he has fled, he should return to Yueguo, why should he stay outside the city? Is there anything else? ”
Seeing that Bo Yao had not punished Fanlou for a long time, Yan Ji couldn't help but say: "Father, he let go of Yue Nu and offended Gongsun Li, causing us trouble, and should be punished heavily." ”
Bo Yao scoffed at his words, "What kind of thing is Gongsun Li, do you dare to come to my mansion to ask about the guilt?" ”
Yan Ji hurriedly said: "He doesn't dare, but Wu Xiangguo has always protected his shortcomings, in case he uses this matter to sue his father in front of the king, how can it be good?" ”
Bo Yao said coldly: "Gongsun is not strict under the rule, there is no way to control it, and he is already at the loss, even if I borrow his courage, I don't dare to sue." As he spoke, he glared at Yan Ji, "How many times have I taught you to be calm in trouble, don't babble about a little thing, let people see what it looks like; You have to learn more from Fanlou, and don't always mix with those fox friends and dog friends. ”
Yan Ji was said to be blue and white for a while, originally wanted to use this to deal with Fanlou, but instead attracted a scolding, and asked him to learn from Fanlou, which was simply unlucky.
Although he was angry, he didn't dare to attack in front of Bo Yao, and bowed his head and said, "My son has received it." ”
After sending the season down, Bo Yao motioned for Fanlou to get up, and sighed: "If this son of mine is half as capable as you, I will be content." ”
"Childe is smart and will definitely live up to Dazai-sama's expectations." Facing Fanlou's comfort, Bo Yao waved his hand and said, "Is it good to hurt?" ”
"It's just a small injury, don't worry about it, it's a pity that I couldn't bring back the Yue girl, which makes Dazai-sama hopeless."
"It is so that it is useless to say more; As long as she is still in Gusu, she can always be found. ”
Fanlou has always understood Bo Yao's mind the most, and immediately said knowingly: "The lowly will send someone to secretly visit and find her as soon as possible." ”
"Okay." Bo Yao nodded with satisfaction and said, "Go down and bandage the wound, there are still many things for you to do later." ”
At the time of the collapse of the building, Dongyun also took Yiguang to a rather magnificent house, with small bridges and flowing water, and even two red-crowned cranes taking a leisurely walk in the garden, which was the house of Wenzhong, and after some discussion, Yiguang decided to live in Wenfu.
First, after today's events, the medicine house can no longer continue, and second, she is going to start the third technique of cutting Wu, and living in the city will be much more convenient than outside the city.
After hearing the sound of the flute that night, the husband sent guards to search the city for a day and a night, but they never found the woman who played the flute, so he had to give up.
This time passed by, Lingfucha's thoughts about Yiguang increased day by day, and he often sat in front of the picture scroll for most of the day, even when he was in the court, he was distracted from time to time.
Wu Zixu was quite dissatisfied with this, and gave advice several times, the wording was harsh, and the husband knew that he was wrong, coupled with the identity of the "father", he didn't dare to argue, so he could only respond, but the thoughts that had become sick could not be cured by a few words of advice.
"The king? King? In the palace, Bo Yao called several times in a row, and then pulled back the fugue who was too empty, and said with a blank face: "What's the matter?" ”
"The minister just said that the palace city is old and old, and it should be repaired well, and it is not as good as Qi and Jin, and even the Yue Palace is more luxurious than ours, which is really a little unreasonable."
The husband pulled his lips and waved his hand: "This matter is still over." ”
Bo Yao thought that he was worried about the problem of money, and said: "The minister has contacted several big businessmen, and they all said that they are willing to do their part for the king. ”
"This king is not worried about this, my father has always advocated frugality, and my father wanted to renovate the palace where his grandmother lived, but he persuaded him to stop it, not to mention that he was so aggressively renovating the palace city, forget it."
As soon as he heard this, Bo Yao immediately said: "Renovate the palace city in order to not only the king, but also the face of the entire Wu country; When the envoy of Qi came before, he didn't say a lot of cool words. ”
The husband was a little moved by what he said, but he quickly suppressed it again, "Forget it, my father has been quite dissatisfied with this king recently, and there is no need to make him angry because of this." ”
Bo Yao is the best at observing words and feelings, and seeing that his husband has a firm attitude, he did not continue to speak with interest, and sighed: "The king tolerates the soldiers everywhere, but the soldiers do not know how to understand the king at all, which is really a loss of courtiers. ”
"If Dazai has nothing else to do, let's step down." The husband said lightly, the open and secret fight between the two old ministers is not a matter of one or two days, although Wu Zixu is domineering and arrogant, he is not a fuel-efficient lamp. The husband would not answer him.
"No." Bo Yao answered, but he didn't retreat for a long time, and the husband frowned, "What, what's the matter?" ”
Bo Yao glanced at the picture scroll in front of the husband's case, "Hasn't the king found that Yue girl yet?" ”
At the mention of this, the husband's face darkened, his fingers touched the bright eyes on the scroll, and said softly: "The sea of people is vast, how can it be so easy, perhaps...... She is no longer in Gusu at this time. ”
Hearing this, Bo Yao showed a mysterious smile, "As far as the minister knows, that girl is still in the city and has not left. ”
The husband looked up in surprise, "How do you know?" ”
"The minister heard that the king sent someone to find a girl who played the flute overnight, guessing that the Yue girl who might have saved you, so he kept a little eye on it, and let people keep watch at the gate of the city, according to their report, there has been no Yue girl out of the city in the past few days, so the minister has the courage to conclude that the girl is still in the city."
Bo Ya's words surprised Fu, "Dazai has a heart." ”
"That's what a minister should do." Bo Yao said modestly, and said: "As long as you look from house to house, you will definitely be able to find that Yue girl." ”
The husband was about to agree, but suddenly showed a look of embarrassment, "But this king doesn't know what she looks like, and he doesn't know who her name is, and even if he meets her, he won't know her." ”
Hearing this, Bo Yao was also a little embarrassed, and thought, "What are the characteristics of that girl?" ”
"This king only knows that she knows medical skills, and when she passed by the stream, the wind blew her veil, and the fish in the stream saw her face and sank to the bottom, which is breathtaking."
"The appearance of a sinking fish will inevitably captivate the country and the city." In addition to his admiration, Bo Yao already had an idea in his heart, "The minister has a plan, or he can find that girl." ”
The husband was in good spirits and hurriedly said, "Say it quickly!" ”
"We can hold a 'fish watching conference' and order all the Yue women in Gusu to participate; when the time comes, let those Yue girls take a boat into the lake, and whoever can make the koi sink to the bottom of the lake is the girl that the king is looking for; of course, in order to prevent anyone from cheating, on the surface, it is said that a woman with the most beautiful posture of watching fish will be selected to enter the palace as a concubine."
Bo Yao's words made Fucha's eyes light up, and he stroked his palms and said: "Good way, why didn't this king think of it." ”
"The king has a lot of opportunities, and he has no time to think about this." Bo Yao complimented, and hurriedly said: "If the king has no opinion, the minister will arrange it." ”
The husband showed a look of embarrassment, and after a while, he sighed and said: "Forget it, if my father knows, it is time to say that this king is greedy for beauty." ”
Bo Yao was bent on pleasing his husband, so how could he stop there, and immediately said: "The king has been on the throne for several years, and the harem has been empty, and it is natural to choose a woman to fill the harem; Moreover, the marriage between Wu and Yue made the two countries one country, which is a good thing, and there is no reason for Xiangguo to oppose it. ”
"Besides, that girl came all the way to Gusu, probably just to find the king, if she misses it this time, I'm afraid there will be no time to see each other again." Speaking of this, Bo Yao bowed and said solemnly: "The king thinks twice." ”
The husband was silent, he wanted to find the girl he had been thinking about, but he was also worried that Wu Zixu would obstruct him, and he was in a dilemma for a while.
The hall was silent, and time passed silently with the sound of copper leakage......
In such silence, Fucha finally made a decision, "Ten days later, Taihu Lake will watch fish!" ”
Bo Yao was overjoyed, and said, "The king is wise! ”
Fucha lowered his head and caressed the woman in the scroll, he knew that this decision would cause Wu Zixu to make things difficult, but even so, he still wanted to give it a try.
In the summer evening, the sky is full of sunset, like the brocade in the hands of the goddess, so close and so beautiful, as if you can hold it with a stretch of hand.
On the long table near the window, Fan Li is writing carefully on a piece of bamboo slips, his words are smart and elegant, very good-looking. The breeze blew the corners of his wide robe, rolling in the wind, and the evening wind was not as hot as the noonday, but a little cooler.
Since that night, Yiguang has never mentioned Shi Gong's matter, and it seems that he is fine, but Fan Li always feels that she has not really let go, so as soon as he is free these days, he will come to visit Yiguang in Wenzhong's mansion, but fortunately, Wu Zixu knows that he and Wenzhong are good friends, but he is not suspicious.
"The country of a thousand times of the Tao, respect and believe, use sparingly and love people, so that the people can be timely." Yiguang read softly, and said in surprise: "What kind of scripture book is this, how come I have never seen it?" ”
Although she is in the countryside, but her father is the imperial court seat, and Yiguang has loved to read since childhood, when Shi Gong goes home, he often brings some subsets of scriptures and histories, and then sends them back after Yiguang reads them. But what Fan Li wrote at the moment, she had never heard a word.
Fan Li finished writing the last word and said: "This book has no name, it was dictated by an old man I met before, and I have kept it in mind for several years, and I dare not forget it." Speaking of this, he sighed: "Although that encounter was only a few days, it benefited me for life." ”
Yiguang said disappointedly: "It's a pity, if it is written, it will definitely be able to shock the world." ”
Fan Li looked at Yiguang with some surprise, when he heard the old man talk about this, his first reaction was "If you can make a book, it will be shocking to the world", but he didn't expect Yiguang's thoughts to coincide with him.
Yiguang didn't know what he was thinking, and seeing that Fan Li had been looking at him fixedly, he said suspiciously: "Why does Mr. look at me like this?" ”
"It's fine." Fan Li gathered his mind and said with a smile: "Since you like it, then I will give you this bamboo slip, and you can read it slowly in your spare time." ”
In the face of Fan Li's gift, Yiguang shook his head and refused, "Thank you, sir, no need." ”
"What's wrong?"
Yiguang pointed to his smooth forehead, and said with a shallow smile: "The words written by Mr. Yiguang have been memorized here." ”
Fan Li said in surprise: "You only read it once and remember it all?" ”
Yiguang nodded and said: "I have an excellent memory since I was a child, and I can remember seven seven or eight after reading ordinary medical books or scripture and history books." My father used to say, "If I were a man, I would be able to inherit his mantle and become the youngest imperial doctor." ”
When mentioning Shi Gong, Yiguang's voice trembled slightly, Fan Li was about to comfort a few words, a person pushed the door and strode in, it was the kind of literature, as soon as he saw Fan Li, his eyebrows flew and said: "Brother Fan, good news!" Good news! ”
Fan Li confessed to Yiguang and said, "What makes Brother Wen so happy? ”
Wen Chong came all the way, thirsty, and quickly poured himself a glass of water, "Gu Dong Gu Dong" drank it in one breath before feeling more comfortable, "I just got the news, ten days later, Taihu Lake fish." ”
"What do you mean?"
Wen Chong said mysteriously: "It turned out that when the Yue was cut, King Wu had fallen ill, fortunately a Yue girl was treated, since then, I have been thinking about it, Bo Yao wantonly arrested the Yue girl, just to find the Yue girl to please King Wu, who knew that there were three accidents on the way to Gusu, and only a few people were left alive." After this incident, Wu Wang was already dead, but he suddenly heard the flute of the Yue girl, knowing that she was not only not dead, but also came to Gusu, he was very excited, and searched overnight, but unfortunately he couldn't find it. Bo Yao saw King Wu's thoughts, and learned that although the girl was veiled, her appearance was captivating, and even the fish sank to the bottom of the stream, so he came up with the idea of watching fish in Taihu Lake, and King Wu also agreed, and it should be posted before the evening. However, this matter was not made public, only that King Wu wanted to select a Yue girl with the most beautiful posture to watch the fish into the palace to accompany him. ”
Treatment? Playing the flute? Veil?
The more Yiguang listened, the more familiar he felt, how did he feel...... Like talking about yourself?