Master, last night's concubine Niangniang, hanged herself

After nightfall, when Liu Yiyi was chatting with his wife and son, Li Zhen, the king of Yue, hurriedly came from outside, performed the disciple's ceremony, and bent over to meet Liu Yiyi and his wife, and then such a message broke out from his mouth.

"Oh? He's dead? Stunned, Liu Yiyi couldn't help but turn his head to look at Li Zhen in surprise, and said softly: "Concubine Yin Niangniang is a body of sin, and she doesn't hang herself, it's all the same result, the difference is only in the morning and evening, it's just."

After a slight pause, Liu Yiyi opened his eyes and stared at Li Zhen, and asked him slowly: "What I don't understand is that Concubine Yin is dead." Your Royal Highness King Yue, why didn't you go to the palace to guard, but you came to me overnight? Does this have anything to do with me?

"Husband, Bao'er seems to be a little sleepy, if there is nothing to do, the concubine will wait and go to the back house to rest first, and I will see the two of them talking about the affairs in the palace, she is a woman and a Taoist family should not participate more, Zhang Chuchu then took the opportunity to hold his son and get up to say goodbye, and after a little light to Li Zhenfu, he flew out of the hall door and entered the back compartment.

"Congratulations to my wife!" I bent over to return the salute in a proper manner, Li Zhen said a word behind Zhang Chuchu with a sweet thug mouth, and then turned around, faced Liu Yiyi, took Fang Cai's words, and replied in a straight voice: "The humble master misunderstood the meaning of the student, the student did not dare to associate this matter with the master, the student came here, just to find a way to deal with the teacher, and asked the teacher to teach me." ”

"How to deal with it?. Picking up the half-cold tea on the table, Liu Yiyi glanced up at Li Zhen lightly, and asked softly, "I don't know what His Highness wants to deal with?" ”

After speaking, without waiting for Li Zhen to reply, Liu Yiyi continued: "Concubine Yin Niangniang died, His Royal Highness, as a son of man, naturally wants to send a funeral with a gift, and do his duty and filial piety as a son of man, what is so difficult for His Highness?" Why do you need to go to the teacher to find something to deal with?

Weddings, funerals, red and white ceremonies, the rules in the palace are much more detailed and standardized than those in the countryside, Li Zhen, as a prince, does not need to spend any effort at all, everything, as long as you go according to the prior arrangement of the Ministry of Rites, there will be no mistakes.

"The teacher is right, according to the etiquette, there are concubines in the palace who are funeral, and chastity is indeed the gift of the younger generation in front of their spirits." Hearing their husband talk like this, Li Zhen responded lightly; Then he turned his voice and said: "But this Yin Concubine Niangniang is a little useless.

Looking up at Liu Yiyi slightly, Li Zhen continued: "Concubine Yin Niangniang committed a serious crime before her death, and she is suspected of killing and bullying the king. This time it's the fear of sin again, it's really "

Looking up at Liu Yiyi's face again, seeing that his face was as usual, and there was no dislike, Li Zhen then continued: "Moreover, the other brothers in the palace are somewhat undecided, yes,"

"It's because you don't have an idea in your heart, you hesitate, and you don't know what to do, right? Liu Yiyi glanced at Li Zhen with some disappointment, he was still just a child in the end, and everyone was the same, without a trace of his own opinions. It is no wonder that in the history of the Tang Dynasty, after the crown prince Li Chengqian, Li Shimin jumped out of the previous sons and directly chose the eighth Li Zhi to inherit his throne.

"Returning to the master's words" Hearing the slight disappointment in the words of the ancestors, Li Zhen's body stiffened, and then straightened up and began to defend himself: "It's not that the students don't have opinions in their hearts, and everyone is the same, but the news that has just come out in the palace really makes students don't know how to decide." ”

Seeing that the master turned his head to look at him, Li Zhen bent over and replied, "Just before the student came to the mansion, someone in the palace passed the word. It is said that it is the day of the funeral of the concubine Niangniang, which is a day earlier than usual, obviously to avoid the queen's birthday the next day, yes,"

"It is because His Royal Highness feels that the emperor has no kindness to the concubine Niangniang, and allows her to be buried as a concubine, but he only feels pity and does not attach too much importance to it, not to mention recalling the past feelings. Yes, if His Royal Highness is worried that if he behaves too much for this this time, Duo Niu will cause the emperor to dislike, right? Raising his hand and pressing lightly on the eye-to-eye acupoint between his eyes, Liu Yiyi sighed again in his heart, this is the mind of the royal children, everything is too much and cumbersome, but everything is inseparable from one key point, that is, whether his own behavior will attract the emperor's attention.

"Teacher Mingjian, Zhen does have these considerations, when he came to ask his teacher for a good solution overnight, Li Zhen glanced up at his master, his eyes were full of surprise, how many times has this been? Why is it that every time before he is halfway through his words, the master already knows what he is going to say next? It's like seeing yourself through the inside out? Could it be that this is the reason why the father and the emperor and those important ministers in the court and his own royal brothers and brothers value him and want to be happy?

I don't know how many times, Li Zhen began to rejoice in his heart again, glad that a person like him, who was neither powerful nor favored by his father, was able to take a step forward with his father, the crown prince and some other important ministers in the court, and climbed into a relationship with his teacher, although the master had already made it clear at the beginning that he only taught calligraphy, no": But Li Zhenzhi firmly believes that as long as there is a lot of love between master and apprentice, when he is introduced, the master will not be real. Put yourself on the sidelines.

"Tell me what you think?" Leaned back lightly, picked up the hot tea handed by the people on the table, Liu Yiyi glanced down at Li Zhen on the side, and asked lightly.

Seeing that the master seemed to be about to test himself, Li Zhen's face turned pale, so he got up and replied to Liu Yiyi in a straight voice: "No matter what the situation is, as a son of man, as long as the student goes that day, no matter what the father's state of mind is, it will always be wrong to think about it." ”

Baishan filial piety comes first, for his mother to send the last, half mourned, no matter who it is, he can't pick it out, he can see the essence of this matter clearly, Liu Yiyi nodded lightly, no matter what, this apprentice of his is not too stupid, and he can still be trained.

"What else?" Slowly putting the tea bowl on the table, Liu Yiyi asked again: "After you go, what should Your Highness do?" ”

"It is in accordance with the law of the capital. The royal brothers and brothers who went with them performed the salute together, and sent the spirit frame of the concubine out of the palace. Li Zhen took this for granted, he had also participated in the funeral of the imperial concubine before, and he could be regarded as having some experience.

"Is there a wake?" The etiquette in the palace Liu Yiyi doesn't know much about it, so he can only inquire according to some folk sayings.

"If there is an heir, let the father and son keep it before the spirit." Li Zhen replied: "It's just the situation of this Yin Concubine Niangniang, master, you also know that the fifth brother is now insane, and I want him to kneel there safely, I'm afraid it's a little difficult, so this person who guards the soul"

Speaking of this, as if she had thought of something, Li Zhen's eyes lit up, and she was a little eager to try.

"Don't think about the matter of guarding the spirit" Glancing at Li Zhen, knowing what he was thinking, Liu Yiyi couldn't help but lightly tap him: "This is not your turn, if it is not bad for the teacher, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince should have arrived in front of the spirit of the concubine Niangniang by now." ”

Such a great opportunity. Even Li Chengqian, the crown prince, couldn't think of it, and the two bigwigs, Empress Changsun and Changsun Wuji, would not let him do nothing, and he would miss such a great opportunity to show his reputation for benevolence and filial piety.

Oh, and Wu Mei, the future Emperor Zetiannu, with her intelligence and eyesight, she will not fail to see the subtleties, no matter what Li Chengqian says now, he is also her husband, there is no reason not to help.

As for Li Zhen, Liu Yiyi glanced up and down at the little highness in front of him, this eighth prince who didn't love his uncle and didn't love him. If you want to occupy such a good position, you don't have to be sad

"The master is right. But this matter of guarding the spirit, the prince is afraid that he alone is"

"If you want to arouse the jealousy of His Royal Highness the Prince, you can go with him." Knowing the little Jiujiu in Li Zhen's heart, Liu Yiyi put it aside in one sentence, if you don't have the strength, don't go to delusional thoughts and ask for those eastern enemies who don't belong to you

Again, people. It's important to know yourself.

"Then, according to the master's wishes, what should I do if I go?" Being told by Liu Yiyi, Li Zhen's little face began to turn a little red, so he didn't think much about it, and directly asked Liu Yiyi for advice.

"Without him, one word. Cry. Seeing that Li Zhen was a little stunned, looking at himself with dull eyes, thinking that he didn't understand his words, Liu Yiyi said again: "To put it bluntly, Your Highness, go cry." ”

"Crying?" After a long time, Li Zhen came to her senses, and the corners of her mouth stumbled a little and said, "Master, master." I'm afraid it's a bit unruly. ”

The royal funeral is sad and not to howl, except for some female dependents, there are few people who cry out loud, otherwise if there is a big palace, there are crying voices everywhere, what does it look like?

"There is nothing unruly, crying and mourning, mourning, even if it is a little out of line, no one will blame you." Even if someone blames, what can he blame you? Can you still be blamed at the funeral of your mother? Crying too sadly?

Liu Yiyi enlightened Li Zhen in a loud voice, remembering that in the countryside before, above the funeral, the size of the cry, whether it was true or not. Even if you are howling, it directly determines the evaluation of your filial piety by the onlookers.

"Don't be pretentious, give people the impression of frivolity and falsehood. The time should not be too long, and the long time will be annoying, and the time is the most appropriate time for the funeral. Afraid that Li Zhen would be young and not able to act, Liu Yiyi further taught: "Crying should be sad, tears should be real, and when necessary, it is not too much to howl twice." ”

"As for tears, if you can't cry, get some spicy oak or something

"That, master, what is the spicy plate oil,"

That's it, two masters and apprentices. One can teach, and the other learns sincerely. It's just that the content of this study is a bit flattering.

However, there is no denying it. Although the method is a bit inferior, when necessary, a man's cry and tears can have an unexpected effect. Think of Liu Bei. Think about Kong Ming, a crying came. One cried to death Zhou Yu, which one is not a master among the crying generation?