I heard that Ji Chang's eldest son, Ji Kao, was elegant in conversation, handsome in appearance, and generous and kind, and good at playing the piano. Because his fief was in Boyi, the people called him Boyi Kao.

It's better to see than to hear, and soon after talking to him, he was deeply impressed by this eldest son of Ji Chang. The attitude is neither humble nor arrogant, and the speech is not slow or slow, giving the child a feeling like a spring breeze.

The two sat and laughed in the inn, and they hated to see each other late.

Ziqi smiled and asked: "Brother Su Wen has superb piano skills, if you don't listen to this trip to Xiqi, it will be a pity, I don't know when I can let the little brother feast his ears?" ”

Ji Kao was full of energy, and said modestly: "It's all exaggerated words from fellow practitioners, so don't believe it, Your Highness Ziqi." Ji Kao has been watching the piano like his life since he was a child, and he has only achieved something. ”

"Oh? So my brother practiced the piano when he was very young, and I don't know when he started practicing the piano? ”

Ji Kao took a sip of tea, gently put the pottery on the table, and straightened his sleeves in a chic manner, "When I was about six years old, I heard that there was an old man on Qishan who had outstanding piano skills, so he begged his father to send someone to find him to come to the Hou Mansion to teach the piano, but this master avoided it.

I thought that since I was sincere in my pursuit of art, I should come to the door in person. So, I asked the guards to take me into Qishan with the piano. I waited in his cottage all day without seeing him, and then I waited for him while playing the piano. Until he heard the sound of my harp, came to meet me, and left me behind. ”

Ziqi nodded, secretly admiring Ji Kao. It is rare for a six-year-old child to have such determination and insight. It is often said that it is not unreasonable to look at the big from a young age, and to know old at the age of three.

He was full of mistakes for Ji Kao, and Ji Kao got up and thanked him, even if it was a small number of courtesies. The child period likes this person more and more. He asked, "Brother, what is the name of this master of yours, and how long has he taught you piano skills?" ”

As soon as he mentioned his master, Ji Kao was even more energetic, "My master's name is Cheng Yizi, and he taught me art in Qishan for three years and three months, and then he traveled to the clouds, and there has been no news so far. ”

Cheng Yizi? Ziqi remembers that the master of the famous pianist Boya in the Spring and Autumn Period is called Cheng Lian, could it be the descendant of this Cheng Yizi?

Ji Kao was silent for a long time when he saw Ziqi, thinking that he was lost because he couldn't hear the sound of his yaoqin. Busy said frankly: "Your Highness, rest assured, please come to the house after entering the palace tomorrow, I will thank Your Highness with the sound of the piano, Your Highness will not dislike it." ”

The two chatted until late at night, and then Ji Kao said goodbye and left.

Ziqi went back to the room and lay down, thinking of Chonghou Hu persuading him to try to participate in the competition and destroy the Xiqi marriage. I couldn't help but feel irritable in my heart, and I missed Dan'er again.

He slept with his clothes without even extinguishing the lights, and in his dream he saw the thatched hut in Jingshan again, the stream in front of the house, and the green water and grass on both banks. Fragrant wildflowers in the grass.

It feels sweet to be held by Dan'er.

The two leaned on each other's edge of the water, and Dan'er sang a sweet song again:

Lonely days in early spring,

Two delphiniums in front of the hall.

Cooking smoke curls in the courtyard of the grass bridge,

The breeze is slow, and the peach blossoms in front of the window are chaotic.

Qingqing's words are warm,

The night rain is more than six cold.

Sad!

Jingshan stream is long,

Grievances!

The good period of gathering and dispersion is short.

There is a road across the mountain to the song,

The mountains and fields are red and tearful.

Tears and tears,

Ask the heavens.

What year is it looking forward to,

Call me to return?

Dan'er sing, tears flow to the façade. He was busy trying to comfort Dan'er, but Dan'er was gone. Ziqi woke up and sat up all at once. But I saw that the lights had burned out, the room was dark, and the moonlight outside the window was still bright. Dan'er's song is still in my ears, and I remember every word and sentence.

Ziqi was so drunk that he didn't feel sleepy, and he recited this song over and over again in his heart, and sat until dawn.

The Li brothers came over, saw him with a decadent face, and hurriedly asked, "What's the matter, are you not feeling well?" Ziqi waved his hand, "It's okay, I didn't sleep well last night!" ”

Li Jiao was just about to ask again, but someone in the courtyard shouted: "Is His Highness Ziqi here?" Have you woken up! ”

As soon as the words fell, I heard the post guard say: "Back to the two sons, it should be up." ”

Outside the door, two gorgeously dressed men, the older in their twenties, with square faces and long eyebrows; The young thirteen or fourteen years old, with a childish look on his face. The two of them saw Ziqi and hurriedly gave gifts, saying that they were here to pick him up and go to the Hou Mansion.

During the conversation, the child learned that the eldest was Ji Chang's third son named Ji Xian (known as Uncle Guan in history), and the younger was called Ji Chu (known as Uncle Huo in history).

Ji Xian said to Ziqi: "Yesterday, when the mother concubine learned that His Royal Highness had arrived, she was so happy that she didn't sleep all night, so early in the morning let our brothers come to invite Your Highness to meet. Ji also grabbed the child and urged: "Brother Ziji, the mother is waiting for you in a hurry, let's go!" ”

The child had to let them wait for a while, and hurriedly washed and changed.

After instructing the Li brothers to wait at the post house, they got into the car with the Ji Xian brothers and rushed to the Xibohou Mansion.

The streets of the pickaxe capital city are very wide, and the pattern is similar to that of the song city, but the degree of prosperity is much worse. After walking more than ten miles, the car came to the front of the house. Ji Xian and Ji got out of the car and led Ziqi into Hou.

Although the Xibo Hou Mansion is called the Hou Mansion, it is actually not much smaller than the royal palace of Chaoge. It's just because Ji Fa hasn't called the king at this moment, so he doesn't dare to call the palace. Walking into the eight-story courtyard to the back, Ji Chu ran in first, and after a while, he ran out and shouted: "Brother Wang, come in, the concubine called you!" ”

Ji Xian hurriedly pulled Ziqi into the room, and there was a noble lady sitting in the center of the main hall. Ziqi peeked and saw that the woman was over fifty years old, with a face like a full moon and picturesque eyebrows, and she couldn't guess how many times more beautiful she would be when she was young.

Ji Chu ran to the noble lady, pointed to the child period and said, "Mother concubine, the prince brother is here!" ”

Ziqi hurriedly walked over and paid homage with a clan salute, "My nephew has seen my aunt and asked my aunt for a long time!" Concubine Xibo Shaoshu hurriedly stretched out her hand to hold the child, "Hurry up and excuse me, what is polite between aunts and nephews?" As the saying goes, my aunt and nephew are the closest, and we are a family! ”

Ziqi felt close to Shaoshu when he heard him speak, and Shaoshu pulled him and didn't mean to let go at all, "Is your father in good health?" "The child told the truth, "Back to my aunt, my father suffered from phlegm a few days ago, and now he is much better, and when he sent me to Xiqi to celebrate my aunt's birthday, my father still missed my aunt very much, and I cried several times and couldn't speak. "The child period easily played a family card.

Shaoshu was also very sad when she heard this, and Ji Xian hurriedly persuaded: "Mother, it is a happy event for you to meet your aunt and nephew, how can you be sad?" Ji Chu echoed, "That's it, mother, you smile!" ”

Shaoshu wiped her tears, slapped Ji with affection, and asked Ziqi with a real smile, "I heard the messenger say that you have just returned to the palace for less than half a year and have been lost for many years, is it true?" ”

Ziqi nodded, afraid that he would talk too much, so he only briefly talked about the process of recognizing Heifeng Village and Princess You. Shaoshu sighed, "Poor child, don't be in a hurry to go back to Chaoge this time, stay a few more days, and come to talk to me." ”

Everyone was talking, and Ji Fa walked in from outside.

Shaoshu looked unhappy, "Let you go to pick up the child, you have been gone for so long and have not seen a shadow, and you have to send Ji Xian and Ji to pick it up." ”

Ji Fa hurriedly said with a smiling face: "Mother doesn't know, I haven't left the house yet, and my father ordered me to prepare for the martial arts competition." When I arrived at the inn, I realized that the child period had come early. ”

"Martial arts competitions, it's all bad ideas, what is it like, as if your sister can't get married."

Ji Fa hurriedly quibbled: "Wherever my idea is, it was all arranged by my father." ”

Shaoshu waved her hand, you all go out, I'll say something considerate to Ziqi. Ji Fa was kicked out by his mother as soon as he came in, and he was quite unhappy in his heart, and secretly glared at Ziqi.

Seeing that everyone had gone out, and only Shaoshu and Shaoshu were left in the house, Ziqi smiled and said: "Ji Fa is not happy, I haven't recognized all these cousins yet, everyone is very lively together!" ”

Shaoshu asked Ziqi to sit down and said, "My four children, Ji Fa is the eldest, the third son Ji Xian is the second, the ninth son Ji is the fourth, and the fourth princess Ji Huan is your third cousin, you haven't seen it yet." ”

Ziqi was slightly stunned when he heard this, he clearly remembered that later generations said that Xibohou Jichang had a hundred sons, seventeen famous in the history books, and ten sons with Taiji. Including the eldest son Bo Yi Kao, the second son Ji Fa, the third son Ji Xian, the fourth son Ji Dan, the fifth son Ji Du, the sixth son Ji Zhenduo, the seventh son Ji Wu, the eighth son Ji Chu, the ninth son Ji Feng, and the tenth son Ji Dan Yan (Yin Danyu).

But after listening to Shaoshu's words, he couldn't help but go crazy, and secretly shouted in his heart: "History, how many lies have you lied?" How much truth is buried? ”

"What does Mother say about me?" As she spoke, a sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl walked in. The girl is slim and beautiful. The waist is like a willow, and the smile is like a flower.

When the girl saw a strange man looking at him with good eyes, her pretty face turned red, and she walked behind Shaoshu and lowered her head.

Shaoshu smiled, "Huan'er, you haven't seen it yet, this is your fourth cousin's period." ”

After speaking, he said to Ziqi: "This is my only daughter, your cousin's name is Ji Huan." ”

Ji Huan heard this and hurriedly gave the child a salute, "Brother Siwang, Huan'er is polite!" "It looks down-to-earth and generous, and his manners are unconventional. The sub-period is also busy returning the gift, "Hello cousin Huan'er!" ”

Ji Huan sat down next to her mother and asked, "Mother, when I came just now, what did you tell my cousin about me?" ”

Shaoshu smiled happily: "I'm talking to your cousin about your marriage!" ”

Ji Huan's face flushed, "Mother actually made fun of Huan'er!" ”

Ziqi hurriedly asked Shaoshu: "Auntie, I heard that my cousin was going to choose a son-in-law in a martial arts competition, and invited the noble children of the Eighteen Fang Kingdoms, why didn't I put a table on the song?" ”

Shaoshu frowned, "I haven't heard of this, Huan'er, is that so?" ”

Ji Huan raised her head and took a closer look at Zi Qi, her heart beat violently twice, and she nodded slightly.

Ziqi was afraid that the world would not be chaotic and asked: "Auntie, Xiqi and my Dashang royal family have been in-laws for two generations, why did you leave Chaoge aside this time, you can't say it?" ”

Shaoshu looked angry, "This must be Ji Fa's ghost again, what's so good about these eighteen countries, they all live in a wild place, and they are extremely barbaric." Originally, I didn't support this, because Hou Ye listened to him and believed him. ”

Ji Huan also looked unhappy, "Mother, Ji Huan would rather never marry, I will accompany the queen mother." ”

Shaoshu shook her head helplessly, "I'm afraid it's too late, the people of the Eighteen Fang Countries have arrived, how can your father, as a marquis, not be trustworthy?" ”

Ziqi took it and said: "It's right to be true to your word, but Xibohou is unfair. Since it is a martial arts marriage, it is necessary to let the princes of the world come to Xiqi together, choose a fast son-in-law for his cousin, and only invite the eighteen countries to pick and choose, and even refuse to play the court song, so he doesn't take the king seriously. Ji Huan saw that the sub-period was uneven, and secretly looked at the sub-period, and her heart was hot.

Ziqi said that he was righteous and awe-inspiring, but he actually wanted to be a-stirring stick.

Shaoshu misunderstood, looked at his maiden nephew, and then looked at Ji Huan, "Ziqi, could it be that you are interested in your cousin?" ”

Ziqi was thinking about how to take another dose of fierce medicine, but he didn't expect Shaoshu to lead the topic to himself, and he became dumbfounded. I wanted to clarify and was afraid of hurting Ji Huan's face, so I had to say: "Then we have to see you on the martial arts field, as long as my aunt lets us play, I will beat them away from all the eighteen countries, and see if they dare to eat swan meat with toads, and they don't look at their own virtues!" ”

Ji Huan had never heard such words, and she laughed out loud. Seeing her mother staring back at her, she hurriedly sat upright, not daring to laugh anymore. She couldn't help but feel embarrassed to sit down anymore, got up and ran out.

Shaoshu said heartily: "Leave this matter to me, and when the Hou Ye comes back, I will tell him, if you don't agree, don't want my Huan'er to marry!" ”

Seeing that the trick had succeeded, Ziqi smiled evilly.

Shaoshu thought for a while, "Zi Period, if you are asked to compete, what are the chances of winning?" ”

In order to cheer up Shaoshu, Ziqi said lightly: "Auntie, I have a brother named Li Jiao, who is invincible in the world in riding and archery kung fu, and beating them is like playing." ”

Before the sub-period could speak, Ji Kao walked in from outside.

walked up to Shaoshu first and saluted, and then said to Ziqi: "I went to the post house to look for you, and they said that you came early, so I ran away in vain." ”

Ziqi hurriedly said: "I blame me for this, I came out in a hurry in the morning, but I forgot to send someone to tell you." ”

Shaoshu knew that Ji Kao was generous and kind-hearted, and she was very happy to see him close to his son. He smiled and asked, "Ji Kao came to find the sub-period, can he have official business?" ”

Ji Kao hurriedly waved his hand, "What is any official business, His Royal Highness Ziqi is coming to Xiqi for the first time, I want to take him for a walk." ”

Shaoshu nodded with satisfaction, "Ziji, you can go with Ji Kao!" Come and see me when you're fine! ”

The child nodded busily.

The two of them walked out of Xibohou's Mansion, and Ji Kao said sincerely: "Your Highness Ziqi, the first time you come to Xiqi, you will first go to my Gongzi's Mansion to recognize the door, and you will come and go often in the future." ”

Ziqi nodded happily and said: "Brother can call me Ziqi, don't call His Royal Highness, it's not a song in the court, it looks like a child." Ji Kao was very happy to hear this, and pulled himself back home.

Gongzi's Mansion is not far from Xibohou's Mansion, the two of them walked into the mansion gate, and Ziqi saw that the mansion was not big, but it was elegant and exquisite everywhere, and the ingenuity of other places, at a glance, he knew that its owner was a tasteful and elegant person.

When the servants in the palace saw Ji Kao, they did not show the slightest fear. No matter who Ji Kao met, he was sincere, smiling like a spring breeze, without any pretentiousness. This is very much in line with the appetite of the child period, and I feel that Ji Kao is a sincere gentleman.

Ji Kao let the child period go directly to his piano house, and as soon as he entered the house, he saw a pair of guqin on the long table, the wood color was dark red, and it was antique.

Ziqi couldn't help but step forward to take a look, Ji Kao smiled and asked, "Could it be that Ziqi also likes Yaoqin and is proficient in music?" ”

Ziqi hurriedly waved his hand, "I don't know anything about musical instruments, it's okay to listen to it!" ”

Ji Kao cleaned his hands, lit a stove of incense, and then walked to a few fronts and knelt down on the table and said: "Since Ziqi likes to listen, I will make an ugly offering in front of Ziqi and stroke the piano for the distinguished guests." ”

After that, lightly picking the strings, immediately emitting a crisp music, Ji Kao really pressed on the strings, or picking, or pressing, or scratching, or kneading...... I was drunk all of a sudden, but I didn't expect the ancient songs of the Yin Shang era to be so good. The sound of the piano is melodious, crisp like falling jade, low like hitting a stone, ethereal like a breeze, and soft like a smoke willow.

Ziqi was so fascinated by it that he didn't even realize that the servant offered him tea.

At the end of the song, Ji Kao looked at him and smiled silently, and Ziqi stroked his palms and shouted several times, "Brother's hands are really wonderful, the sound of heaven!" Ji Kao hurriedly asked, "What did you hear in the sub-period?" ”

Ziqi squinted his eyes and said: "I heard the wind, the wind blew the water, I saw the waves crashing on the shore; The wind entered the pine forest, and I heard the green leaves floating; The breeze blows the willows, I see the spring breeze and rain, full of vitality! ”

Ji Kao's eyes lit up, "I didn't expect that the child period was actually my bosom friend, it's rare!" This piece is my new song, and it's called "South Wind"."

The sub-period touched his chin and screamed, am I the sub-period who listened to the piano?

He secretly asked for a while in his heart: "Brother, I have a song, you may sort it out?" ”

Ji Kao was also interested, "You sing it to me!" ”

Ziqi thought about it carefully, and softly hummed the song he dreamed of at night twice. Ji Kao kept his eyes closed and listened, and after listening to the song, he laughed and said: "This is obviously the voice of a woman's heart, but this word is novel enough, I have never heard it, where did you get it?" ”

Ziqi didn't dare to tell the truth, and said embarrassedly: "This is the voice of the countryside in my hometown, and girls often sing it, so I remember it." ”

Ji Kao nodded, "What's your name?" ”

Ziqi had an idea, "It's called "Tianwen"" and laughed secretly after speaking, "I'm sorry, Dr. Qu Yuan!" ”

Ji Kao only crossed the strings, and a new song rose melodiously, and Ziqi was very surprised by his superhuman memory. The rhythm is the same as most of what he hums, but a lot of changes have been made, and the whole piece is more harmonious and perfect! Ziqi couldn't help but sing along with the sound of the piano, he was a K bully before he crossed over, and his voice was not ordinarily good.

"Tianwen"

Lonely days in early spring,

Two delphiniums in front of the hall.

Cooking smoke curls in the courtyard of the grass bridge,

The breeze is slow, and the peach blossoms in front of the window are chaotic.

Qingqing's words are warm,

The night rain is more than six cold.

Sad!

Jingshan stream is long,

Grievances!

The good period of gathering and dispersion is short.

There is a road across the mountain to the song,

The mountains and fields are red and tearful.

Tears and tears,

Ask the heavens.

What year is it looking forward to,

Call me to return?

[Tsing Yi says in this chapter]

I'm sorry, and I'm sorry to my friends who have been reading books!

The first two days were not very good, so the update had a small number of words. I'll write more today, and when I revised the outline today, I made this "Tianwen", and I made it the theme song throughout the book.

In addition, there is a statement about Ji Chang and Tai Ji (sound-like) ten sons.

A long time ago, when Tsing Yi was reading historical materials, he had doubts about this statement, although it was recorded in the history books. According to Gu Jiegang's research on "Emperor Yi's return to his sister", Tsing Yi very much agrees with this statement, the sister that Emperor Yi married is by no means too concubine, and she is handed over to Ji Chang as Emperor Yi's sister, and she is definitely the concubine. Why is there not a single word in the history books?

Everyone knows what are the odds of a woman giving birth to ten children, and all of them are boys? Therefore, Tsing Yi boldly analyzed, this secret must be buried here, it is a big secret for the legitimization of the rule of the Western Zhou Dynasty, just like Ming Chengzu has to say that he was born to Queen Ma. Shaoshu's name was made up by Tsing Yi, and Ji Huan's character was also made up by Tsing Yi to avoid pitting the next generation, hereby explain!