Chapter 142: Before and After Death

As soon as Emperor Zhengde said this, Sun Dan's anxious heart also completely calmed down.

"The general praised it falsely, in the world, people like Sun Dan have a lot of buckets. Now, I'm just a little showman, and I don't know if I can pass the test in the future! ”

"If you can't be lifted, it must be something wrong with the examiner, and you really have to check it thoroughly." Zhengde was happy, and his spirit was much stronger: "People say that Sun Jingyuan's story has the effect of curing all diseases. By the way, many people like to listen to your "Smiling Proud Jianghu" here, where did you talk about it last time? ”

"Back to the general's words, when it comes to the section where Linghu rushed to the cliff face."

"Yes, yes, that's the paragraph, Lin Pingzhi is hateful, snatching someone's fiancée, he should be killed!" Zhengde's hateful hand was like a knife, and he slashed down hard. With this exertion, he only felt that his body was weak, and he hurriedly asked Sun Dan to help him lie down: "You go on, by the way, a few guys outside are still waiting to hear your story!" ”

"Yes, I'll just say that."

Sun Dan lifted his spirits, cleared his throat, and began to continue the story.

Si Guoya is one of the most classic parts of "Smiling Proud Jianghu", Ling Hu Chong was taught by Feng Qingyang during the period of facing the wall, learned the Dugu Nine Swords, and had the strength to compete with the heroes of the world. Of course, Sun Dan hasn't talked about that section yet, last time he just talked about Ling Hu Chong's punishment and was in a gloomy mood.

Everyone, including the eunuchs who were watching, were worried about Ling Hu Chong's future, and listened to Zhengde order Sun Dan to continue to tell the story. Soon, another group of eunuchs gathered silently and stood in the outhouse to eavesdrop.

Ling Hu Chong stood on the edge of the cliff, staring at the backs of the two of them in a daze, until the two turned around the mountain pass. Suddenly, Yue Lingshan's clear singing voice floated up from behind the mountain col, and the tune was very light and smooth. Ling Hu Chong grew up with her since childhood, and had heard her sing countless times, but this song had never been heard before. Yue Lingshan used to sing Shaanxi songs, the tail note was long, swaying leisurely in the valley, but this song was like a pearl splashing on water, and the words were clear and round.

Ling Hu Chong listened to the lyrics, and vaguely only heard the words: "Sister, go up the mountain to pick tea", but her pronunciation was strange, eight or nine out of ten only heard its sound, and did not distinguish its meaning, thinking: "When did the little junior sister learn this new song, it sounds very good, next time I go up the cliff and ask her to sing it from the beginning." Suddenly, her chest suddenly felt like she had been hit hard by a hammer, and she suddenly realized: "This is a Fujian song, it was taught to her by Senior Brother Lin!" ”

This night's thoughts were like a 'tide', so that Hu Chong could no longer sleep, and Yue Lingshan's light and lively mountain song sounded in his ears. Several times of self-pity and self-blame: "Linghu Chong, Linghu Chong, how chic and comfortable you used to be, today you are just for a song, but you can't get rid of it in your heart, and you are a manly husband in vain." Although she knew that she shouldn't, the tone of Yue Lingshan's Fujian mountain song always lingered in her ears.

"How so?" Zhengde was listening with his eyes closed in bed before, looking like he was enjoying it. Hearing this, my eyes opened, and it was full of green light.

He clenched his fists tightly with both hands and muttered in a hoarse voice, "How can this be! ”

"Wow!" Suddenly, a low cry came from the outhouse.

It turned out that some of the eunuchs in the group were so sad that they couldn't help shedding tears.

The cry caused a chain reaction, and gradually people joined the weeping procession. Even Zhengde, there was water vapor in his eyes.

Sun Dan was a little confused, and he felt sad when he watched this paragraph for the first time, but he didn't cry out loud. It seems that the tears of the ancients are really low, and when they encounter classic fragments in modern literature, they can't hold it.

"What to cry about, what is there to cry about." Zhengde screamed weakly.

The crying stopped.

"Ahem...... Zhengde coughed quietly, but tears had already fallen: "If I were Linghu Chong, I would definitely have slashed that pair of dogs and men and women......" He looked up at Sun Dan sadly, and his voice trembled a little: "So...... Later, did the little junior sister change her mind...... Did she have a lover with her brother and finally get married? ”

At this moment, Zhengde, who was still full of murderous aura and a dignified face, turned into a simple young man.

has followed Sun Dan's story for so long, not only the eunuchs, but Lian Zhengde fell in love with Yue Lingshan, a lively and lovely heroine, from the bottom of his heart. He asked Sun Dan more than once before: "Are they married, did they get married later?" Linghu Chong is really a blessing, if you have a wife like this, what more can a husband ask for? ”

But now the first heroine is empathetic, which makes him feel suddenly empty in his heart, and he is extremely sad.

Sun Dan couldn't bear to tell him that Yue Lingshan would marry Lin Pingzhi in the future, and he couldn't bear to tell him that this little junior sister died a miserable death.

He was silent for a moment, and said with a smile: "General, if I tell you the ending directly, can you still listen to this story?" What's the point of a story and a life without a sense of expectation? ”

Zhengde was stunned, "That's exactly the truth, but ...... But I'm afraid I won't be able to wait for the day when I hear the finale...... I know my own things best, my body hurts so badly, every time I have a seizure, it's like a thousand knives in it...... I don't have long to live. His voice was small, but tears kept falling.

Sun Dan suddenly felt a little sad in his heart, and comforted him: "I have heard a truth that knows that pain is a good thing, at least it means that you are alive, at least it means that God is still taking care of you." If you don't know that it hurts and you are numb one day, then you are terminally ill and there is no "medicine" to save you. Rest assured, General, you will live a long life. ”

Zhengde wiped away his tears: "My tears are for my little sister, not because I am afraid of death!" He suddenly perked up: "On the battlefield, life and death have seen a lot, and I have looked down on it, and the only thing I am worried about is the comments of future generations." Thousands of meritorious crimes, later generations commented...... I just don't know what others will say about me in the future? Absurd, nonsense, mediocre, incompetent, and harming the country and the people? ”

Sun Dan: "No, definitely not." According to Sun Dan's view, the comments of later generations on the general are most likely to be summarized in four words. ”

Zhengde hurriedly asked: "Which four words?" ”

"Not following the rules."

Sun Dan also said this sentence with numbness, and he also took Zhengde's mind and knew that he would not be angry.

Sure enough, Zhengde laughed, "Then I'll summarize four more words for myself --- be different." ”

Sun Dan's face was calm: "There are four more words--- eloquent and talented." ”

"Really!" Zhengde's breathing became short, and he didn't know where the strength came from, so he sat up from the bed abruptly and grabbed Sun Dan's arm: "What do you say?" If you don't follow the rules, why is it anyway? ”

"What are the rules, they are not set by the civil officials themselves. If you really do things according to the rules of this dynasty, and change to the Tang Dynasty and Song Ancestors, you can only sit obediently in the palace and be at the mercy of others, how can you unify the world, and how can you come to the rule of Zhenguan and the hundreds of years of the Song Dynasty? ”

Zhengde laughed: "Well said, if I follow their rules, what else have I done, how can I show my ambitions?" In this Ming Dynasty, there are too many rules, even if you have a noble status and are outstanding, if everything comes according to the rules, you will achieve nothing. Sun Dan, your words have reached my heart. It's a pity...... You can't represent the rest of the world...... I'm going to be written very badly in the future. ”

Speaking of this, Zhengde's expression became decadent again.

Sun Dan: "It is the scholars who write history books, and the generals do not act according to their rules, and they have already offended the readers in the world, and they will not have anything good to say about the history books in the future." Although there are posterity to comment on the merits and crimes, it is the scholars who can comment on the past. ”

"Then, after I die, you will write this history book." Zhengde used all his strength and said: "With your talents, your vision, and your articles, you will be the leader of Shilin in the next fifty years, I want you to give me justice, even if I die, I can be blind under the Nine Springs." People die to keep a name, but I can't let those rotten people ruin my reputation. ”

Sun Dan was silent, and said for a long time: "Sun Dan is just a scholar, if you are really lucky enough to write history one day, you should write straight and return history to its original face." ”

"You can, you can ......" Zhengde used up all the strength in his body, tilted his head, and was about to fall asleep, "Don't leave these days, stay by my side, I want to tell you everything I have done......"

Bi Yun tiptoed over and said in a low voice: "Sun Dan, the general is asleep, you come with me." ”

Out of the room, Bi Yun took Sun Dan for a long time, found him an elegant room, and said that he would live here for a few days.

And said: "The leopard room is not disturbed by idlers on weekdays, but you don't have to worry about being seen, although the general doesn't let you out, it actually shows that he values you very much, and he doesn't want to see you involved in the 'chaos' outside, delaying his future." ”

Sun Dan thought about it, and was relieved: "That's okay, Sun Dan has been busy with affairs during this time, and he has no time to study, but now he can calm down and study." ”

"Yes." Bi Yun smiled and nodded: "Don't care about anything, just sit and watch the clouds rise." ”

As he spoke, Bi Yun suddenly smiled mysteriously and asked, "Sun Dan, what do you think Pingqiu will say to Guo Xun at this time?" ”

"What else can I say, it's nothing more than a high-ranking official. However, does Guo Xunzhang lack these things? ”

"Naturally, he has no shortage of them."

"Therefore, for Guo Xun, it is better to be still than to be still. I'm afraid that many people in the capital have this thought. "Sun Dan, Bi Gong, don't worry, I took a look just now, the general's condition will not deteriorate for a while, no matter what, he can survive this winter." “

"Are you sure about that?"

Sun smiled lightly and said nothing.

Bi Yun breathed a sigh of relief: "Sun Dan, you finally live here now, and you can listen to your stories every day." During this time, everyone was so excited by your story that they couldn't give up, and the year was not good. ”