For Yuan Shu, who loves music and rhythm, it would be perfect if he could celebrate this joyful moment of alliance with Sun Jian with a song of Youlan Qingle at this time.

In the current hall of the Huimeng, the music played by Du Kui and others is exactly what Yuan Shu dreamed of, so he excused himself: "A quarter of an hour is coming, presumably Cao Mengde's essay has now been written." Brother Wentai, can you go with me to have a look? ”

"Well, Brother Highway, please."

"Eh, Brother Wentai is the vanguard of my allies, whether he is brave or not, it is directly related to the success or failure of this discussion of Dong's plan, so he should be invited first."

"Eh, Brother Highway, as the younger brother of the alliance leader, was born in the family of the Three Princes, and his identity can be described as extremely respectful, so he should be invited first."

They shirked each other.

"Father, you and General Yuan have a bit of red tape, which is really quite Confucian. The person who leads the army, even life and death should be put out of the way, and what is the courtesy of redundancy? Sun Ce said, "In the humble opinion of the younger generation, the two might as well walk side by side, how about it?" ”

They replied "um" with a "reasonable", and walked hand in hand to the hall of the alliance. When approaching the hall of the alliance, Sun Jian suddenly stopped and asked, "Brother Highway, do you remember the conditions for the alliance?" ”

Yuan Shu, whose mind had already galloped to the orchestral silk bamboo, couldn't help but ask himself, "Huh? What are the conditions? After thinking about it for a while, Yuan Shu reacted: "I understand what Brother Tai means. After speaking, Yuan Shu walked to the hall of the alliance alone.

When Yuan Shu entered the door, it was in the middle and back of this instrumental music. Under the interaction of the eight sounds of silk and bamboo such as the flute and the zheng, Yuan Shu couldn't help but sigh secretly: "What is the name of this song!" Who did it? It's so unique! If you can make friends with this person, it is really a great blessing in life! ”

Although Yuan Shu only listened to this song for a moment, but like this song of clouds and snow flying, just this section of the interweaving of palace merchants is enough to make people feel fascinated.

A moment later, Sun Jian's father and son also walked in. At this time, the performance of the piece is also coming to an end.

The vertical line trembled the "palace" sound, and the guqin emphasized the "feather" sound—when Sun Ce passed by Cao Cao's seat, the melody at the end of the piece suddenly attracted Sun Ce's attention. He couldn't help but murmur: "Ruthless song! ”

Because Sun Ce's speech was too weak, like a mosquito and a fly, and even the interference of the sound of silk and bamboo orchestras, even his father Sun Jian, who was walking in front of him, couldn't pay attention to it. Only Sun Ce was right now, Cao Cao, who was checking the text, seemed to vaguely hear the words "ruthless song".

After the Sun father and son returned to their seats, the music ended. I only heard Yuan Shao applaud and said: "This song should be composed by the gods, and I am suspicious of the mortal!" The clouds played by the Du musician can be described as miraculous! ”

"The leader of the alliance praised it falsely, and his subordinates didn't dare to be ashamed." Du Kuizuo said.

"Deserved, deserved, Master Du is too humble!" Yuan Shao said, "Brother Shu, where have you been?" It's a shame to miss such a beautiful sound. ”

"Because of this, I felt that General Sun should not miss it, so I went to find him. I also think it's a pity to miss some of the passages. Yuan Shu replied fluently, and seemed to have been prepared for this.

"It's a pity!" Yuan Shao said, "What do you think of this song?" ”

"In terms of the tactfulness and sadness of this melody, it should be to tell the sadness of the separation of the people's flesh and blood when the war disasters continue today." Kong Ling said.

"Well, that's right!" At the same time that all the princes expressed their praise, Du Kui said: "If you scratch the itch through the boots, you can't get the essence of it!" I don't know if anyone among the nobles can understand the hidden meaning of this song? ”

After thinking about it, Kong Ling shook his head and said: "A hundred turns and a thousand times, it is elusive, don't guess, don't guess!" ”

Kong Ling, Hong Confucian, "subset of scripture and history" all know, "Yayan Qing Shang" all know. When the princes saw that they didn't know what to do, they ran out of ideas.

If you talk about music alone, Yuan Shu is not under Kong Ling, but when Yuan Shu comes, the music is nearing the end, as the saying goes: "Watching the leopard in the tube is like sitting in a well and watching the sky, and the cramped nature of his views can only be seen." Although the short melody that Yuan Shu heard could make him infer and know the tone, it could not fundamentally restore the story of the whole song.

In order to avoid being cold, Yuan Shao couldn't help but look at Yuan Shu on the side.

"Why look at me? I was still a young student, so I never learned this song. Yuan Shu replied.

Seeing that the cold field was imminent, Yuan Shao, as the master, did not hesitate to untie the piece of top-grade Yanwan that he carried with him, and said as a colorful head: "Whoever can say that the meaning of this song is exactly the same today, the leader of this alliance will give him this jade pendant free of charge." ”

Looking closely, the color of this jade pendant is ruddy, crystal clear, with an orange ribbon on it and an orange tassel pendant below. On the jade body, it is carved like a tiger, which makes Kong Ling can't help but say:

"There are clouds in the "Classic of Mountains and Seas": 'In the south of the West Sea, on the shore of quicksand, after the red water, before the black water, there is a big mountain, called the hill of Kunlun. There is a god, a human face and a tiger body, there is a text and a tail, all white, and it is dealt with. There is an abyss of weak water under it, and there is a mountain of fire outside it. Some people have hoopoes, tiger teeth, leopard tails, holes, and the name is the Queen Mother of the West. This mountain has everything. ’

"Historical Records: The Biography of Dawan" also has a cloud: "The Han Dynasty made the source of the poor river, the source of the river came from Ning, its mountains were full of jade, quarried, the ancient books of the Son of Heaven, and the mountains of the famous river were called Kunlun clouds." ’

Since Emperor Wu sent Zhang Qian to the Western Regions, the kings of the Han Dynasty have been seeking jade in the Hexi Corridor all the year round. However, the quality of the jade obtained is not satisfactory.

When the Emperor Ling Dynasty arrived, a jade merchant in the Western Regions occasionally got good jade at the top of Kunlun. In order to make huge profits, merchants did not hesitate to travel thousands of miles to the Central Plains to ask for a thousand gold. When Ling Zun heard it, he threw a thousand gold, bought this jade, and dedicated it to the Spirit Emperor. Emperor Ling was overjoyed when he saw it, and immediately promoted Ling Zun to be commonplace, and sent master craftsmen to carve it.

Emperor Ling originally intended to divide this original stone into three jade according to the system of jade in the palace. One is called 'Huanyu', and the saint is the dragon, the second is called 'Roujing', and the carving is the phoenix, and the third is called 'Lijie', and the grinding beast is Jiao. Among the three jades, "Huanyu" speaks out of "Yi Lin", which is the realm of the world and the whole country, and is admired by the emperor of the current dynasty; 'Roujing' comes out of the "Book of Songs", which is a metaphor for the woman's jade hand, which is worn by the queen of the middle palace; '狷介' is spoken in the "Chinese", which originally meant to be restrained and careful, and was admired by the young prince.

Three jade carved molding, make the wear girdle, the jade has not yet died, the balance is enough to make the wear, the first emperor then ordered the craftsman to carve the jade for the tiger, the name is 'red black', give the Lingzun.

This piece of red tiger-shaped jade is not the 'red black' of the year? ”

"Yes, this jade is 'Red Crow'." Before Yuan Shao could speak, Yuan Shu replied on behalf of his brother, "Just because my uncle Yuan Cheng died early and had no children, and his legacy was unbearable, my father took pity on him and succeeded my brother." When the elder brother was a dancer, the father remembered that he was young, so he accompanied many of the family's wealth, along with this 'red crow'. ”

This piece of jade, which is called "red black", regardless of its texture is as fine as silk, and the engraving is ingenious, and it is worth thousands of gold as the Emperor of Han Ling gave this.

Although Yuan Shao has a lot of money, he has always been stingy, and he refuses to give away even ordinary treasures easily, let alone the "red black" treasure jade that he wears with him. In addition, there is a cloud in "The Book of Rites: Qu Li": "The gentleman has no reason, and the jade does not go to the body." "For the princes, in addition to their own value, the high-grade jade pendant also represents their character and virtue, and all the jade they carry with them should not be given away easily. The reason why Yuan Shao agreed to give jade was completely because he held a kind of "Bai Ding Poetry Sutra, one of the ten must be one; Hongru hears the quiet song, and thousands of people collide with luck. thoughts.

As the saying goes: "Words are real, sounds are virtual." Even in the "Book of Songs", which is sung by words, there are many controversial articles such as "Tang Feng No Clothes" and "Junifeng Suguan", not to mention the ever-changing, illusory and ethereal music. In fact, Yuan Shao made up his mind at the beginning of the "empty glove white wolf".

With the stimulation of this "red black" treasure jade, the princes were no longer silent. After careful consideration, Kong Ling first sang a song in the "Book of Songs": "The north wind is cool, and the rain and snow are cold." Benefit and good me, hand in hand to walk ......"

After singing the song, Kong Ling explained: "I think this song should be the same as "North Wind". What is depicted is: the scene of the author scattering and fleeing when the country is in danger. ”

"No, no." Du Kui shook his head and said.

With Kong Ling's template, Han Fu also followed the idea of "appreciating music with poetry" and sang: "There is a rabbit war, and the pheasant leaves Yu Luo." At the beginning of my life, I did nothing; After I was born, I will be ...... in this hundred years"

After singing the song, Han Fu also explained: "I think this song should be of the same origin as this "Rabbit War". What is depicted is: At the beginning of the author's birth, the Han Dynasty was in its prime, and all living beings were free from disasters and difficulties; But not long after he was born, the Han Dynasty was struggling with the people due to various internal worries. ”

"No, no." Du Kui still shook his head.

At this point, Yuan Shu, who has long been fond of "Chiwu", can't help but sing: "There are peaches in the garden, but in fact, there are dishes." The worries of my heart, I sing and rhyme. Those who don't know me are proud ...... me."

After singing the song, Yuan Shu also explained: "I think this song should be roughly consistent with this song "There are Peaches in the Garden". What is depicted is: The author was worried about the country and the people when the society was in crisis, but he was not understood by everyone, so he composed this long song to dispel the resentment in his heart. ”

"No, no." Du Kui shook his head for the third time.

"Wu Gexi was rhinoceros armor, and the car was wrong and the soldiers were short-hand......ed," Yuan Shao also sang.

After singing a song, Yuan Shao also decomposed: "In my opinion, this song should be the same as this song "Chu Ci: National Martyrdom", and it should be composed for the soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the country in the memorial war. ”

"No, no." I saw Du Kui shake his head again and denyed: "Nobles, it is absolutely impossible to blindly use the 'subset of scripture and history' to measure this song, and some wild speculations may be one or two!" ”

"Didn't you tell me to wait for a guess!"

"yes, who can guess that!"

Just when everyone was helpless, Sun Ce said eloquently:

"As the saying goes: 'The one who rings the bell is solemn; The dignified are also noble. The one who plays the piano is also elegant; Pure and elegant, Confucianism and Taoism. From this song, the words "chime, bell, qin, and chi" are often cited, and it can be seen that the author must be an official eunuch who has read the "subset of scriptures and histories". The author's gender, of course, can also be inferred from this, as a man.

From this poignant melody, we can know that this song must have been composed after the Yellow Turban Uprising, when Dong thieves were in chaos. And in the sad tone of the whole song, there is a slight trace of lingering and melancholy, you can know: this song should be for romance.

Combined with the artistic conception of the whole song, it can be boldly guessed: the author of this song should be an official eunuch who has read the 'subset of scriptures and history', but due to the Yellow Turban Uprising, Dong Thief chaos and other reasons, he had to give up his beloved. Just when this country was in turmoil and lost love, this person composed this unique song with great grief and indignation. ”

At this point, Du Kui couldn't help but be dumbfounded, because what Sun Ce said can really be said to be exactly the same, if you want to investigate it in detail, you may shake out some secrets that are not enough for outsiders. At this time, Sun Ce seemed to be very cooperative and changed the tone of his words: "In addition, this song uses too many palace changing sounds, from this point, it can be completely known: the creation of this song is not informal, and it must combine some exotic characteristics. ”

After finishing speaking, there was silence in the hall for a long time, and Du Kui's voice of "non-yes, non-yes" also disappeared. Judging from Du Kui's abnormal performance, Sun Ce must have been right, but Yuan Shao still held the last trace of hope and said: "Master Du, how is it?" Is what General Sun Xiao said true? ”

"It's exactly the same." Du Kui nodded.

Seeing that his baby "Chiwu" jade pendant was about to fall into the hands of others in a blink of an eye, Yuan Shao was unwilling to say: "It's weird, didn't the little general Shicai go out with General Wentai?" In this case, how did the little general come to such an opinion? ”

"We haven't gone far, and the sound of this song is too loud, so I can hear one or two." Sun Ce said unhurriedly.

Yuan Shao was very helpless, so he ordered his daughter Yuan Shu to hand over this piece of "red black" treasure to Sun Ce. Yuan Shu took the jade pendant, walked to Sun Ce and said, "Here you go!" From Yuan Shu's rising tone and exaggerated movements, it is not difficult to know that Yuan Shu is not willing to lose Baoyu in his heart.

Sun Ce only said "thank you" and accepted this piece of "red black" jade.

Seeing this, Yuan Shu only snorted lightly, and wanted to turn around and leave. At this moment, a warm and thick hand suddenly stopped her as she turned to leave: "If you are a friend, please accept this 'red black' jade." ”

"You really gave me such a valuable thing?" Yuan Shao looked back.

At this moment, Yuan Shu's eyes as bright as the moon seemed to suddenly take away Sun Ce's reason, and he, who had always been cautious, couldn't help but say under the help of the ghost: "Bo Qing smiled, just jade ornaments, what a lot of care." ”

Such sensational words may be difficult to resist no matter what kind of woman she is. Although Yuan Shu is not an ordinary person, as a woman, she is naturally no exception. I saw that her bright eyes couldn't help but flicker with tears; Chu Chu's red lips couldn't help but raise a touching smile.

On the other hand, Sun Ce's face was as calm as water. But under Sun Ce's calm appearance, his heart was already surging: "Oh my God! What am I talking about! I must be crazy! ”

All the princes present saw this situation and this scene, and they also had their own plans in their hearts.

Yuan Shao said in his heart: "Good daughter, it can be regarded as taking back this 'red black' treasure jade for her father." ”

Yuan Shu said inwardly: "What is Sun Ce doing, isn't he trying to form an alliance between the two sides?" ”

Sun Jian said in his heart: "This stinky boy actually gave up this priceless 'red black' treasure jade for a woman, it's really infuriating!" ”

Compared with Sun Ce and Yuan Shu, who have nothing to do with Fengyue's affection, the hearts of the princes are much dirtier.

"Shu'er, hurry up and pick up the jade." Yuan Shaodao. Under his father's reminder, Yuan Shu came to his senses and took the jade pendant and said: "Thank you, from today on, we are good friends who talk about everything." I call you Bo Fu, and you call me Shu'er, okay? ”

"Just what I want." After Sun Ce agreed, Yuan Shu returned to Yuan Shao and stood down.

Looking at the lost and recovered Baoyu, and then looking at Sun Jian Tieqing's face, Yuan Shao couldn't help but sarcastically say: "Brother Wentai, the handwriting of Ling Gongzi to make friends is not a big deal!" I think when he walked in the world, he also made a lot of trouble! ”

"You! You! Sun Jian was indignant, but he could only use the word "you" as the most decent response.

Just when Yuan Shao was smug and stretched out his hand to ask his daughter for jade, Yuan Shu hung Baoyu on his waist and said: "From now on, this jade will accompany me for the rest of my life." ”

"This girl really doesn't give her father a long face." Yuan Shao secretly thought to himself.

"Brother Benchu, what I can't get, you can't get either." Sun Jian replied.

"Yuan Shu is my daughter, and her jade is also my jade."

"After she gets married, this piece of jade will no longer be the Yuan family."

Between Sun Ce and Yuan Shu, the friendship that had just been established gradually became about to be broken in the senseless quarrels of the previous generation. Sun Ce decided to stop them, so he coughed and said, "Father, you are angry and hurt. ”

"What's the name of this song? Who did it? I wonder if the musician can refer this person to someone? Yuan Shu forked.

Yuan Shao let out a sigh of relief and said, "Master Dule, tell him." ”

"The name of this song is "Ruthless Song", and it was composed by an unfilial stubborn."

"What! Ruthless song! When he heard the words "ruthless song", Cao Cao almost cried out in surprise. He couldn't help but slowly put down Chengwen in his hand, and suddenly looked directly at Sun Ce with a suspicious gaze. He calculated: "This song is really called "Ruthless Song", so it seems that Sun Ce is not talking nonsense. How did he know? It's not easy! ”

"Can the apprentice be among them?" Yuan Shu pointed to the group of disciples.

"No, he's not here."

"It's okay, the musician only needs to tell the person's name, surname, and residence."

"I'm sorry, please forgive Du Kui for not being able to tell me."

When Yuan Shu heard this, he couldn't help but say angrily: "Du Leshi looks down on a certain person, and thinks that a certain person is not worthy of making friends with a high disciple?" ”

Du Kui, the arrogant and noble person. He is upright, not good at observing words and feelings, not good at flattery, and most taboo to bully others with power.

Shao Deng, as the first apprentice, followed Du Kui for the longest time, and knew his teacher's temperament, so he replied for his teacher: "General Yuan, don't blame, I really have an unspeakable feeling when I wait!" ”

Yuan Shu didn't know what Shao Deng's identity was, and he was afraid that Shao Deng would insult him, so he said, "Who are you?" ”

"In Xia Shaodeng, the Luoyang people's clan, the former assistant lieutenant of the Han court, and the first disciple of Du Fuzi is also."

The position of Xielu Duwei was established during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and its functions are: to manage the palace instruments for the king, although his position is not high, but he is also an official in size or bad; And as the first disciple, it is reasonable for him to plead guilty for his master.

"That is it, so it is." Yuan Shu said, "You just said 'there is an unspeakable secret', I wonder if you can say it more clearly?" ”

"If the general can be trusted, please don't ask for the time being, when our coalition army invades Luoyang and leads Dong Thief, I will introduce this person to the general with Du Fuzi." As soon as Shao Deng's words fell, Sun Ce immediately said for him: "Shao Le Shi has said this to this point, why should General Yuan be in a hurry?" ”

Yuan Shu felt reasonable, so he nodded "um" and said, "When our coalition forces capture Luoyang, you must bring this person to me." ”

"No." Shao Dengdao.