Chapter Seventy-Nine: Two Stories

After Yang Lian made some preparations, he rushed to Xiaoxiang Pavilion alone. This Zeng Yiling, what kind of medicine is sold in the gourd?

Directly on the boat on the Qinhuai River, a boatman looked honest, supporting the boat with a bamboo pole, in the canopy, his wife was busy, cooking, and there were a few fish that were not yet dead on the side, looking like they were going to cook.

In the scorching summer, there are more and more boats on the Qinhuai River, and many boats are brightly lit, and the laughter of men and women can be heard from time to time. The small boat quickly shuttled among the many ships, and soon, it arrived at the periphery of Xiaoxiang Pavilion.

When giving money to the boat, Yang Lian deliberately gave an extra five cents, which made the boatman grateful to Dade, it is not easy to make money these days, and it is very fast to spend money, this is also a tax, that is also a tax, and it is almost a breath tax, which is unbearable. The boatman thanked him, and his wife came to thank him.

Looking at this weather-beaten couple, Yang Lian waved his hand and left, at this time, a thought arose in his heart, it is good to have money, or it is good to have power. After walking more than 100 steps, he arrived at the door of Xiaoxiang Pavilion, looking up at Xiaoxiang Pavilion, who had not come back for several months, Yang Lian felt a little emotional.

There are still a lot of people in Xiaoxiang Pavilion today, it seems that they are all ordinary guests, Yang Lian swaggered in, looked around, red men and green women were praising each other, looking like they were dependent on each other. Yang Lian smiled faintly, and was about to go upstairs, but it was still a woman wearing a hat who stepped forward and said, "But Yang Lian Yang Gongzi?" ”

"Exactly." Yang Lian replied, this voice is a little familiar, but she wears a high hat, and she can't see what people look like.

The man stopped talking, turned around and led Yang Lian forward, went up the stairs, turned three more corners, and stopped outside a room in the depths. Before Yang Lian could stand firmly, he raised his head in surprise.

"It turned out to be Dongping Gong, but I didn't expect us to meet again." Yang Lian smiled faintly and saluted him.

Li Hongji narrowed his eyes, asked instead of answering, and said, "What, you are also here to see Zeng Yiling?" ”

"It's her who wants to see me, not me who sees her." Yang Lian saw Li Hongji's depressed face, guessed something, and immediately said with a smile. Sure enough, when Li Hongji heard Yang Lian's words, he was stunned at first, and then looked a little indignant.

"What, does Dongping Gong also want to see Zeng Yiling? It's better like this, if Dongping Gong doesn't dislike it, go in with me. Yang Lian smiled.

Li Hongji was overjoyed and was about to agree. The woman said loudly: "Young Master Yang, my son-in-law invited you, not others, if you want to bring someone, then you don't have to come to see you." ”

Yang Lian shrugged at Li Hongji, looking helpless.

Li Hongji shook his head, sighed, and strode away.

"Young Master Yang, please inside." The woman said.

Yang Lian nodded, pushed the door in, and the woman then closed the door. In the room, a few red candles were lit, and the candles and tears had already covered the lampholders. It is a two-in, two-out room, and there are potted plants in the house, which makes the house look full of spring.

The layout of the room looked very warm and simple, and when Yang Lian looked around the room, a crispy voice sounded: "Young Master Yang, please come in." ”

The voice is Zeng Yiling's, and Yang Lian still has an impression. Slowly pacing in, Zeng Yiling wore a hat and sat in front of the piano, his hands seemed to be pressed and moved slowly on the strings. Seeing Yang Lian coming, he stood up, saluted Yang Lian, and said, "Since last year, Yang Gongzi seems to have forgotten about his concubine body. ”

Yang Lian smiled and said, "Miss Zeng is as beautiful as a flower, even Na Xi Shi sighs to herself, how can Yang Lian forget?" ”

"Really?" Zeng Yiling leaned over, exhaled like an orchid, but his eyes were full of grievances, and said: "But Yang Gongzi has not been here for half a year, which really makes the concubine heartbroken." ”

A fragrant fragrance came, Yang Lian couldn't help but be slightly intoxicated, is this Zeng Yiling trying to tempt me? But Yang Lian couldn't guess what her purpose was, and there was nothing in her body that attracted her. immediately smiled and said, "Although people are not there, their hearts are always there. ”

"It's really unbelievable." Zeng Yiling said resentfully.

Yang Lian looked at Zeng Yiling, he hadn't seen Zeng Yiling last time, and this time it was the same. Listen to her voice, it should be a peerless woman. But why is she willing to make a living in a brothel?

Zeng Yiling frowned slightly, and said, "The hairpin that the concubine gave to the son last time, I don't know if the son still keeps it?" ”

Yang Lian was stunned, and the hairpin was kept in the box. In order to find the secret, I looked at it for a long time, but I never found it, I thought it was an ordinary hairpin, but I didn't expect Zeng Yiling to mention it again, but now it seems that it is indeed a little unusual.

But after that, Yang Lian took it with him, took it out when he heard the words, and said with a smile: "Do you see if it's this?" ”

Zeng Yiling pursed his lips and smiled: "It sounds like Yang Gongzi has a lot of hairpins. ”

"There are many, but only this one is the most precious." Yang Lian smiled and took the hairpin into his arms again.

Zeng Yiling didn't stop it, pursed her lips and still smiled, bowed slightly, and said, "The secret of this hosta, has the son ever understood it?" Zeng Yiling asked so directly, Yang Lian was stunned, and couldn't help but look at Zeng Yiling carefully, and said, "Secret? What's the secret of this hosta? ”

Zeng Yiling stopped talking, sat down slowly, frowned slightly, and said, "If the son doesn't know, you can take a closer look." ”

Yang Lian restrained his smile and said, "Miss Zeng invited her, it won't be for the hosta." ”

Zeng Yiling's slender fingers gently stroked the strings, the strings sounded a few times, and the sound of killing came, which was actually somewhat similar to the ambush on all sides. Yang Lian was slightly stunned, he had naturally heard the ambush on all sides, but he didn't know this song.

Zeng Yiling played for a moment, stopped, and asked, "Young Master Yang, this Chu Han was obtained by chance by the concubine, can the prince enter the ear?" ”

Yang Lian nodded and said with a smile: "Miss Zeng's piano skills are naturally excellent. ”

"Yang Gongzi is proficient in music, can you hear the meaning of this song?" Zeng Yiling smiled again, slowly stood up, stretched out Qianqianyu's hand, and poured tea for Yang Lian.

Yang Lian naturally knew what kind of story Chu Han was telling, the ambush on all sides was the story of Xiang Yu, and Chu Han's song was the predecessor of the ambush on all sides. It's just that Yang Lian doesn't know when Chu Han's song will appear, so it is very different from the ambush on all sides.

"The overlord of Chu is full of courage, but it's a pity that in the next battle, the tiger fell to Pingyang, and finally ended up in Wujiang killing himself, which is really regrettable." Yang Lian said lightly.

Zeng Yiling looked at Yang Lian with a smile and said, "What do you think of the child, what should you do if you compare yourself to the overlord of Chu?" ”

Yang Lian's heart trembled, Zeng Yiling's expression and words made Yang Lian feel a little inappropriate, what did she mean by this? But Yang Lian's expression was inconvenient, and he said: "The first heroic King of Chu, how can Yang Lian be virtuous, how can he compare with the Overlord of Chu?" ”

"Although the ancients were powerful, they don't have to be arrogant today." Zeng Yiling said, and suddenly said: "Young Master Yang, there is a story here in the concubine's body, I don't know if Young Master Yang is willing to hear it?" ”

"Yang Lian listened." Yang Lian knew that Zeng Yiling was going to get to the point, but what story did she have to say?

"Once upon a time, there was an orphan whose parents died early due to the war. When he was seven years old, a hero saved him and recognized him as his godson. The hero is very good to him, but the hero's son is not happy. The hero had no choice but to give the orphan to a friend as a godson. That friend was very good to the orphan, allowing him to study and practice martial arts, even better than to his own son. As he grew older, the orphan gained a certain strength and began to peek into his adoptive father's property. ”

In order to seize his adoptive father's property, he even killed his adoptive father's son and his brother, and almost wiped out his brother's family. After acquiring a great deal of wealth, the orphan's ambition is even greater, and he even wants to seize the hero's property, but in fact, he has succeeded, and even passed on this inheritance to his son. ”

Zeng Yiling's story is very concise, but the meaning is already clear, Yang Lian was slightly stunned, this story is too familiar. That hero is like Yang Xingmi, the actual founder of Yang Wu, and the hero's friend is like Xu Wen. Although Xu Wen took away Yang Xingmi's foundation, his descendants did not keep it, and the power fell into the hands of Xu Zhihe, that is, Li Yu. He first established the state of Qi, and later restored the surname Li, changed his name to Yu, claimed to be the fourth grandson of Li Ke, the son of Tang Xianzong, and changed the name of the country to Tang, and at the same time built a temple for Li Yuan, the ancestor of Tang Dynasty, and Li Shimin, Taizong of Tang, posthumously respected his father and ancestor for four generations as emperors, and changed Xu Wen as his father-in-law, and some of Xu Wen's descendants were rewarded.

This story made Yang Lian automatically bring into the history of Yang Wu and the Southern Tang Dynasty, but he was still frightened, what story did Zeng Yiling tell was not good, but he said this story with meaning?

"This orphan, does Yang Gongzi think he is a good person or a bad person?" Zeng Yiling finished the story, looked at Yang Lian and asked.

Yang Lian looked at Zeng Yiling, the tassel on the hat made him unable to see Zeng Yiling's face clearly, but he was almost sure that, as he guessed, Zeng Yiling was not a simple person. Yang Lian couldn't help but smile and said, "I also have a story here." ”

Yang Lian is telling the story of Zhongshan Wolf and Mr. Dongguo. This story was very popular in later generations, but at this time, there was no such story. Yang Lian's eloquence is excellent, Zeng Yiling listened to it with relish, hated the ingratitude and greed of the Zhongshan wolf, and at the same time felt that Mr. Dongguo was really ignorant and pitiful.

Yang Lian finished the story, and at the end, he said with a smile: "Throughout the ages, the story of the Zhongshan wolf is not uncommon, does Miss Zeng think that the Zhongshan wolf is a good wolf?" ”

"Well, wolves don't seem to have anything to do with people, do they?" Zeng Yiling came back to her senses and replied.

"How can it not matter? The wolf is cold by nature and forbearing, and Mr. Dongguo should not have saved it in the first place. The same is true of some people, who should not have been saved. But the facts are already in front of us, and no matter how much remorse you have, you can only find a way to kill the Zhongshan wolf. Yang Lian said categorically.

Zeng Yiling looked thoughtful and said, "Yes, that's right." ”

"However, from another point of view, the nature of the wolf is like this, Mr. Dongguo's eyesight is extremely poor, and he can actually save the wolf, which is also his sadness." Yang Lian said again.

Zeng Yiling nodded and said, "Yang Gongzi's words are shocking, Ling has understood." As he spoke, he bowed to Yang Lian very seriously.

PS: Sorry, I worked overtime until 21 o'clock today