Chapter 85: Huang Ergongzi
On the eastern moon, the bamboo forest is like a thousand green glass under the moonlight, and those sleeping herons are silent. The originally silent night was suddenly disrupted, and the birds resting in the forest seemed to be frightened, chirping in panic, and jumping up in the jungle, spreading their wings and flying high. Chen Yi held the sword in his left hand, pointed to the front of him with his right, and whispered to Liu Yiyi: "Someone is coming."
In the night, a middle-aged man stood around the entrance of the village with a panicked expression, trembling and wandering in place at the entrance of the village. The man saw someone approaching in the distance, and hurriedly walked forward, and the two sides came together, talking to each other in a whisper, but they didn't know that there were still people in the bamboo forest behind them who were monitoring their every move. After the two of them left, one of the men said, "Why are you too cautious in doing this?" The other man wearing a scarf replied: "My lord said, someone in the capital has spread the word, the second young master is inspecting the Jiangnan area of Qingzhou, we must always be vigilant, what we did is found out, we are going to lose our heads, let's go." After the two finished speaking, they went back the way they came. The second young master of the capital? Chen Yi secretly thought in his heart, who must this second young master be? Chen Yi said to Liu Yiyi: "Yiyi, why don't you follow and have a look." ”
Chen Yi and the two quietly followed behind them, walked for about a quarter of an hour, followed the two to the depth of the mountain, walked about five hundred steps, the two carefully touched their bottom, stood on the tree and secretly observed. found that the two of them disappeared on the mountainside, how could the two big living people disappear for no reason? Chen Yi asked Liu Yiyi to wait for him here, and he quietly dived up alone, and found a cave entrance, the hole was covered with green moss, wild pennies and thatch, and on the top of the cave more than five feet high, a large piece of green vines hung down, covering the door of the cave, no wonder the two disappeared, it turned out to be a different cave!
Chen Yi explored the seclusion alone to find victory, carefully touched the hole, and suddenly felt a cool breeze blowing in his face. The cave is rocky and rugged, the mountain is really high and covers the sun, and it is obscure and rainy. All kinds of strange rocks are piled up naturally, twisting and turning, eerie and terrifying, just like hell.
Bending down and walking towards the cave, I saw that there were many holes in the cave, the holes were connected, extending in all directions, Chen Yi carefully walked forward, walked about five hundred steps, vaguely saw a faint fire flickering on the stone wall, quietly walked to the side of the hole, looked inside, a wide cave appeared in front of his eyes, there was a natural gap on the cave, you can see the stars in the sky.
Chen Yi's approximate estimate, there are more than 300 guards inside, stationed next to each hollow, they are all wearing weapons, although they are all wearing ordinary clothes, Chen Yi can see at a glance that this is a well-trained army, but how can the army appear here? Is there a secret here?
For a while. In a hole on the left, two middle-aged men walked out one after the other, the shirtless people behind were bent over, covered with injuries, exhausted and desperately pushed forward, the people in front were ragged, exhausted and forward, pulling the canoe full of things, as long as you walk slowly and live unpleasantly, you will be whipped by the soldiers stationed here with a leather whip, it seems that the surrounding people are forced to pull by this group of people, came here, through the moonlight in the cave, Chen Yi found that the silver light on the canoe flashed, if he expected it to be good, The car should be loaded with silver ore, and it is a felony to mine silver without permission in any dynasty, and it is inevitable to die.
Chen Yi quietly retreated, and on the way back, Chen Yi secretly thought to himself, who was so bold that he dared to mine silver mines privately, and the money flowed into the hands of those officials, everything was clueless, and the only clue was on the county order, and it seemed that he had to think of more ways.
Back to the Red Star Workshop at night, Chen Erxi put the prepared meal on the table, and then put eight or nine wine glasses, Chen Yi sat in the chief, Liu Yi in turn, and then Goudan and others, Chen Erxi broke the prepared wine and filled it one by one, everyone drank it all, and the table was full of food. Chen Yi said, "Please." The food on the table was like a storm and clouds, and most of it was gone, and everyone went to rest early.
The weather is warm, Chen Yi after lunch, holding the guqin, walked out of the back door of the workshop, looked along the river bank, there are more than a dozen peach blossom willow trees on the bank, red, red and green, mixed and good-looking, after a while, the sky is drizzling, looking at the rain in the river, the smoke cage courtyard tree, the scenery is more wonderful. Chen Yi sat on the ground, holding the guqin on his lap, Chen Yi lowered his eyes and face, immersed in the world he had created.
The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and there was a boat in the upper reaches of the river, which was not too big, but it was very beautiful, and it was worth a lot of money at first sight, and in the middle of the boat sat a young man, and on the table of the young man was a variety of delicate snacks, and there were guards in robes standing all around.
The boy suddenly heard a few clanging sounds in the distance, as if someone was playing the piano. Glancing at the servants beside him, they were all surprised: "How can there be the sound of the piano?" The sound of the piano kept coming, very elegant, and after a while, there were a few soft flute sounds sandwiched into the rhyme. The sound of the lyre is peaceful, and the quiet hole flute is even more moving, and the sound of the piano rhyme flute seems to be asking and answering, and gradually moving closer at the same time. The servant beside the young man whispered in the young man's ear: "Second son, this music is strange, I'm afraid that it will be unfavorable to us, so I'll get off the boat first and go to investigate." The young man thought for a while, nodded, and listened to the sound of the piano gradually becoming high-pitched, and the sound of the flute slowly lowering, but the sound of the flute was low and continuous, like a gossamer drifting in the wind, but it was endless, and it added to the meaning of reverberation. In the previous life, every time Chen Yi was upset, he would hold the zither alone and find a place where no one was there to play a song.
When the boat was approaching the shore, it stopped, and the guards inside observed the situation on the river, and saw two people on the riverbank, a man and a woman, and the man was sitting on a boulder on the bank. One stroking the harp, one playing the flute, and the woman stood beside the violinist. Suddenly, Chen Yi's piano suddenly made a clanging sound, as if there was a killing intention, and the guards protected Gongzi in the middle, for fear that something would happen. Only the sound of the flute is still gentle and tactful.
After a while, the sound of the qin gradually became softer, the two notes rose and fell, and the sound of the qin rhyme and flute suddenly changed sharply, as if seven or eight yaoqin and seven or eight dong flutes were playing music at the same time. Although the sound of the piano flute is extremely complex and varied, each sound is melodious and pleasant. I only listened to the blood of the young man in the middle, and I couldn't help but stand up and applaud.
After listening to it for a while, the sound of the flute changed again, the sound of the piano changed to the main key, but the sound of the lyre became higher and higher, full of desolation and sourness. Liu Yiyi, who was standing next to Chen Yi, felt a sour feeling in her heart for some reason, and when she lowered her head to look at Chen Yi, she saw tears constantly flowing out of her eyes. The young man in the boat had red circles in his eyes for some reason. The middle-aged man who got off the boat to inquire whispered everything he saw beside the young man. After hearing this, the young man muttered: "This song should only exist in the sky, and the world can hear it a few times." I secretly thought in my heart, if I can't meet someone with such superb piano skills, how can I make friends. Suddenly, there was a sharp sound, the sound of the piano stopped, and the sound of the flute stopped. All around, there was only the sound of ticking rain.
"Childe, Miss, my young master invites the two of you to take shelter from the rain in the boat." Chen Yi turned his head and saw the middle-aged man who was talking, dressed in a strong suit, wearing a long knife at his waist, I don't know why Chen Yi always felt a little familiar, where have you seen it? By the way, this knife is the same as Chen Guard's saber, the identity of the person standing in front of him is not ordinary, and the identity of the son in the ship is unspeakably expensive. Perhaps he could save the people with his hand.
The two followed the escort and walked to the boat. The boy who was sitting in the boat stood up, and saw that he was handsome, his face was as clear as a carving, and his appearance seemed to be debauched, but the inadvertent light in his eyes made people dare not underestimate him. A head of black and dense hair was pulled up high by a hosta. Chen Yi looked at it carefully, and he always felt that he had seen these eyes from somewhere.
The son who called himself Huang Er, Xiang Chen Yi said: "In Xia Huang Er, I have been obsessed with the guzheng since I was a child, I played on a boat, and I heard the sound of the piano coming from the shore. Chen Yi also saluted: "Chen Yi has seen Huang Gongzi. Huang Er was guarded by his side, and he couldn't help but be shocked, remembering the events of three years. Huang Er looked at the woman standing beside Chen Yi, wrapped in a pale pink dress, draped in a white gauze coat, revealing a beautiful neck and clearly visible collarbones, three thousand green silk tied up with a hairband, a butterfly hairpin on her head, and a wisp of green silk soaked by the rain hung down on her chest, and she was very puzzled in her heart: "Who is this?" Liu Yiyi walked to the front and said, "Little girl, Liu Yiyi has seen Huang Ergongzi." Huang Er saw that both of them were wearing masks, and it was difficult to see their true faces, and he secretly thought that maybe there was something unspeakable between them, so he didn't think much about it.
During several conversations, Huang Er was impressed by Chen Yi's talent, and asked, "Since Brother Chen Yi is so talented, why did he go to work for His Majesty today and benefit the people?" Chen Yi smiled: "Brother Huang, the younger brother once heard such a poem, and Brother Huang understood after listening to it." Chen Yi stood up from the boat and said, "There are many divergent paths in life. will be immortal, but also mortals will do. Hundreds of generations rise and fall. The river breeze blows down the trees before they fall.
There is no evidence of fame and wealth. Trying my best, I always mistook the streamer. Three glasses of turbid wine were drunk. The water flows and flowers know where. After listening to this, Huang Er said: "People say that wealth and fame are things outside the body. But as soon as the world saw the fame, they sacrificed their lives to beg for it, and when they got it, it tasted like chewing wax. From ancient times to the present, which one can see through? I didn't expect Brother Chen to be young and able to see through the red dust in this world, and Huang Erxin was convinced. Huang Er stood up and gave Chen Yi a deep bow.
The rain began to lighten up.
When the clouds cleared, the sky was blue. The air smelled good, mixed with the smell of grass and earth, fresh and moist. The earth has been washed by this rain, and it has become vibrant and renewed. Aromatic, fresh smells all around. Chen Yi and the others said goodbye to Huang Er, and the two left in a hurry. Looking at the backs of the two leaving, Huang Er fell into deep thought. The middle-aged guard beside him opened his mouth and said, "Second son, is there a sentence that my subordinates should say or not?" Huang Er raised his head and asked, "Guard Pang, but it's okay to say it." The middle-aged guard spoke, "I wonder if Childe remembers what happened three years ago?" Seeing Gongzi Zou's eyebrows, Commander Pang said: "Three years ago, when the Turks invaded the frontier, the Chinese military minister advocated peace, and a fifteen-year-old official in the court said in the court that the king died and the prince guarded the country. Huang Er suddenly realized: "I remember, the young man's name is called Chen Yi, but three years ago, it was reported at the border pass, after ambushing the Turkic army in the first line of heaven, Chen Yi disappeared in the forest, when the horse was leading the army, searched in the forest for seven days and seven nights, and found nothing, found two unrecognizable corpses, and the waist card given by the queen mother, after the father learned the news, he locked himself up for a day and a night in the palace of nourishing the heart, and did not enter a drop of water, and soon after a serious illness. ”
Commander Pang said: "Second son, subordinates always feel that things are not so simple, and there is one more thing that the second son may not know, on the day Chen Yi set off, the top brand of the Piaoxiang Pavilion, Liu Yiyi handed Chen Yi a wooden box in front of everyone, and the wooden box contained a sword, and what is more coincidental is that Liu Yiyi seemed to have evaporated from the world after that day, and never appeared in the Piaoxiang Pavilion again. ”
Huang Erzou frowned and said: "According to what the commander said, I'm afraid that things are really not that simple, Commander Pang, you send someone to secretly investigate these two people." ”
Commander Pang replied, "Yes, my subordinates have orders." ”