Chapter 144: Emperor Zhou E

In the Southern Tang Palace, in the Rouyi Palace, a beautiful woman with luxurious clothes and elegant temperament is holding a small mirror presented by Cao Deshun, looking at her appearance.

She is the Southern Tang Dynasty Empress Zhou Xian, the word Emperor E, the famous Empress of the Great Zhou Dynasty in history. She is twenty-eight years old and a mother of two. Emperor Zhou E married Li Yu at the age of nineteen, she gave birth to flowers and moons, beautiful and elegant and noble, beautiful crowns, at the age of twenty-six, was canonized as the queen.

At this time, Zhou Ehuang's personal maid star fruit walked in with a piece of paper in her hand. Carambola put the paper on the table and whispered: "Empress, this is sent from outside the palace, and it is said that it is the latest song lyrics, which is said to have caused a sensation in Jinling City." ”

"Oh? Have such good words? You didn't make it up, did you? ”

Star fruit was anxious, "Queen, the slave family doesn't lie to you, it's really a good word!" See for yourself! ”

Emperor Zhou E pursed his lips and smiled: "What are you anxious about, I'll tease you." Let me see what you said. ”

She picked up the paper and read the poem "A Cut of Plums", read it several times, and felt that her mouth was fragrant, and a different kind of emotion was breeding in her heart.

"What a masterpiece! Star fruit, who made it? ”

"Back to the queen's mother, it is said that it was made by a gentleman named 'Nalan Rongruo'."

"Nalan Rongruo? What a strange name. Where is he from? Where is it now? ”

"This slave family doesn't know."

Emperor Zhou E said eagerly: "Star fruit, you quickly go and let people inquire, find this talented man as soon as possible, I want to meet this Nalan Rongruo." ”

"Don't bother, you won't see him anymore."

Emperor Zhou E looked back and saw Li Yu standing behind him with a smile.

She got up to salute, and Li Yu supported her, "The queen doesn't have to be polite, sit down and talk." ”

The two sat down side by side, and Emperor Zhou E asked suspiciously, "Your Majesty, why did you say that you couldn't see this great talent?" What happened? ”

Li Yu shook his head, "Nalan Rongruo has been dead for many years, and I also want to meet this amazing and brilliant character!" It's a pity, it's a pity! ”

"Ahh Already deceased? Such a character is really fascinating. ”

Li Yu continued: "It is said that this Nalan Rongruo, the ancestor was a Tiele nobleman in the Tang Dynasty, and later in the Tianbao period, he went to the Western Regions with Gao Xianzhi and was defeated and captured in Talas. He traveled thousands of miles, went to the land of Daqin in the west, married a wife and had children, and after several generations, Nalan Rongruo was born. ”

"It turns out that this talented man is not Han! No wonder the name is so weird. ”

"This Nalan Rongruo has been talented since he was a child. Later, he returned to the Central Plains by sea ship with Persian merchants, traveled all over the world, and wrote many poems. Last year, it was a sensation, and the three lyrics that came out of Mingzhou were the works of Nalan Rongruo. ”

"Ahh I see. I remember that Mingzhou Cui's held an 'auction' and three wonderful words were circulated. Even this treasure mirror appeared at the 'auction'. ”

Li Yu nodded, "The queen is right, as far as I know, Cui Daoshu, the head of the Cui clan in Mingzhou, has come to Jinling City. This song "A Cut of Plums" was written by Cui Daoshu at the banquet last night. ”

Emperor Zhou E smiled slightly, "Your Majesty, can you summon this Cui Daoshu?" It is estimated that he must still have Nalan Rongruo's lyrics. ”

Li Yu looked at Emperor Zhou E with a smile and said, "Empress, I knew that you must want to meet this Cui Daoshu." Don't worry, I've already sent Xu Xuan to probe the wind. ”

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Cao Mansion, a large banquet in the lobby, entertaining Xu Xuan, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites.

Cao Deshun invited many friends to accompany him, and the banquet was staggered, and everyone pushed the cup and changed the glass, and drank very happily.

At this time, a tall and thin middle-aged man stood up, walked up to Cui Daoshu, and raised his glass to signal, "Cui Gongzi, a certain family named Liang Wei, is a merchant who deals in cloth and silk. I also participated in the 'auction' last year, but I couldn't buy a single treasure due to my limited financial resources. I would like to take the liberty of asking, can you still get those treasures? ”

Cui Daoshu stood up and said with a smile: "Brother Lao Liang asked, those treasures are all superb, from the West thousands of miles away. Never again, sorry. ”

A middle-aged man dressed as a businessman sitting next to him asked: "Cui Gongzi, I am Wang Mingjun, a businessman from Xiangyang, and I am very interested in the Cui family's spirits, I wonder if it is possible to obtain the distribution rights in the Jinghu area?" ”

Cui Daoshu replied: "Brother Wang, our family's production of spirits is limited, and it has not been sold to the Jinghu area. But I expect to wait a few more months, and the production of spirits will increase considerably, and then we can negotiate the right to sell them. ”

Wang Mingjun was very satisfied, drank a glass of wine with Cui Daoshu, and said that he would go to Mingzhou in a few months to negotiate the spirits business with Cui Daoshu.

At this time, a well-proportioned young man with a tired face came over, raised a glass to Cui Daoshu, and then drank the wine in the cup in one gulp.

Cui Daoshu looked at the young man and saw that he was pale and looked overly drunk.

The young man said with a smile: "Brother Cui, in Xia Gao Mian, is the eldest son of the Gao family, and I was very shocked when I saw the song "One Cut Plum" today. The lyrics of this song are really well written, I have been in the Qinglou for many years, and I have never seen such a song and lyrics, I wonder if I am lucky enough to meet the author? ”

Liang Wei next to him whispered in Cui Daoshu's ear: "Cui Gongzi, this Gao Yanei is the son of the head of the household department in the court, you have to deal with it carefully." ”

Cui Daoshu smiled and arched his hand, "Yanei, the author of the lyrics of this song, has been dead for many years. I'm sorry, but you won't see him anymore. ”

Gao Mian was disappointed, shook his head and said, "Hey, what a pity! I can't get a glimpse of the author's demeanor, Brother Cui, I'm rude. I've inquired, yesterday the singer "A Cut Plum" was the former Jinling No. 1 singer Ji Qi Jiuniang, today I invited her, I want to listen to the lyrics of this song, for the banquet fun, I don't know if you are interested again? ”

During the banquet, everyone shouted, and a general with a strong body and a big square face shouted the most.

"Hurry up and call Qi Jiuniang out, a certain family wants to listen to her singing."

Cui Daoshu asked Wang Mingjun next to him: "Brother Wang, who is this general?" ”

"His name is Zan Xin, he is the commander of the Miyagi Guard, he is strong in martial arts, and he is deeply loved by His Majesty."

Xu Xuan said with a smile: "Nephew Gao Xian, you go and call Qi Jiuniang, we all have to listen to her singing." ”

Gao Yanai agreed, turned around and walked out of the lobby. After a while, he walked in with Qi Jiuniang, who was dressed up, followed by several luthiers with musical instruments.

After Qi Jiuniang came in, she bowed deeply to everyone, and then prepared to sing. She looked around the banquet and saw Cui Daoshu, so she walked over, looked at him with resentment, and didn't speak.

Cui Daoshu was forced to look at her gaze and felt very uncomfortable. Just bow your head and eat the food, wanting to resolve the embarrassing situation.

Gao Yanei walked over and asked curiously, "Brother Cui, is there something between you and Jiu Niang?" Speak up for everyone to hear. ”

Zan Xin, the general on the other side, laughed, "I think Cui Gongzi must have abandoned Qi Jiuniang from the beginning to the end and abandoned others, isn't it?" Cui Gongzi. ”

Everyone laughed, and Qi Jiuniang said slowly: "Ladies and gentlemen, the slave family is still innocent, and there is no ambiguity with Cui Gongzi. I just met Cui Gongzi yesterday and had the honor to sing "A Cut Plum" for him. The slave family thought that Cui Gongzi must have other extraordinary works and wanted him to write them. Who knew that Cui Gongzi fled in the wilderness, so difficult that he was afraid that the slave family would not succeed? ”

During the banquet, everyone laughed, and Cui Daoshu Khan came down. He smiled bitterly and said, "Qi Niangzi, I was not strong enough to drink yesterday, so I left the table." Definitely not hiding from you. ”

Xu Xuan stroked his beard and said, "Qi Jiuniang, the old man heard your singing a few years ago. Do you still know the old man? ”

Qi Jiuniang walked in front of Xu Xuan, squatted down and saluted: "Lord Xu, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, is famous in Jinling. How did the slave family not know each other? ”

Xu Xuan nodded, "Qi Jiuniang, you can sing the song "One Cut Plum" first, if the singing satisfies the old man, I will ask Cui Gongzi to write a new song, and the old man will never break his word." ”

Qi Jiuniang was very happy, raised her chin proudly, looked at Cui Daoshu provocatively, raised her head and walked to the middle of the lobby, ready to start singing "One Cut Plum".

The pianists sat down one after another, adjusted the instruments a few times, nodded to Qi Jiuniang, and began to play.

After the prelude passed, Qi Jiuniang lightly opened her lips and began to sing "A Cut Plum". The lobby was quiet, with only the sound of musical instruments and Qi Jiuniang's natural singing. Everyone listened quietly, and some people closed their eyes and immersed themselves in the beautiful singing.

At the end of the song, everyone applauded desperately. Especially General Zan Xinzhan, his voice was so loud that many people covered their ears.

Qi Jiuniang walked in front of Xu Xuan, her big eyes were shining, and she looked at Xu Xuan expectantly.

Xu Xuan smiled slightly, "Jiu Niang, I will fulfill my promise, you take a break first, and I will ask Cui Gongzi to write a new poem." ”

Qi Jiuniang didn't speak, walked straight to Cui Daoshu's side, poured him a glass of wine, and held it to his lips with both hands.

Cui Daoshu reluctantly took the wine glass, drank it in one go, and put down the glass. Qi Jiuniang picked up the wine jug, found a big empty bowl, poured the wine to the brim, and poured it up to herself.

Everyone began to coax, Qi Jiuniang quickly finished drinking, and looked at Cui Daoshu with a calm face.

During the banquet, everyone began to shout, and General Zan shouted loudly: "Cui Gongzi, you are not as good as a woman, people are so sincere, you can write a poem." I guess Jiu Niang will definitely make a promise with her body, haha! ”

Liang Weiliang, a senior official next to him, also said: "Cui Gongzi, if you don't write today, it is likely that you won't be able to get out of here." We all want to know if you have any other wonderful words like "One Cut Plum". ”