PS: The third update, 4,000 words chapter, so tired, ask for a recommendation ticket, ask for a monthly pass!

Shi Juan, a well-known patriotic musician, in recent years, he has been hidden in Diqiu, but in the early years, he was a famous prince.

It was a peaceful era after the meeting of the soldiers, and Shi Juan was a patriotic music official in his prime. In the Spring and Autumn Period, most musicians were blind, because when the darkness obscured their eyes, they could better distinguish music.

But Shi Juan is an exception, his eyes are clear, but his memory is outstanding, his hearing is extraordinary, he never forgets it, and he can be called a "genius" in playing the piano. At a young age, he was as famous as Shi Kuang of the Jin Kingdom and Shi Hui of the Zheng Kingdom, and he carried the seven-string guqin, which could make countless Puyang women fall in love with it when the music played.

He can write the music of the generations, is good at creating new songs, which are used to replace old songs, and composes music that expresses the four seasons. In spring, there are songs of "Leaving Hong", "Going to the Goose", and "Ying Ping"; Xia has the tunes of "Tomorrow Morning", "Jiaoquan", "Zhu Hua", and "Flowing Gold"; In autumn, there are songs such as "Shang Biao", "White Clouds", "Falling Leaves" and "Blowing Peng"; In winter, there are "Ning River", "Liuyin", and "Shen Yun".

Shi Juan played these new songs at four o'clock to the equally young and vigorous Wei Hou Yuan, who was addicted to the new songs for a long time and couldn't extricate himself, and forgot to take care of national affairs. So much so that Lan Boyu said worriedly: "Although the new songs composed by Shi Juan carry forward the characteristics of qi rhythm, these new songs are confusing to listen to, and they are very different from the ancient songs, so they are not suitable for playing in the court." ”

At that time, the ministers inside and outside the Wei were called a gathering of sages, and the Wei Hou also had the ambition of Zhongxing and paid great attention to the advice. After that, Weihou alienated Shi Juan a lot, and he didn't feel sorry for himself, and began to travel around the world to find inspiration, and occasionally returned to Weiguo.

The way of the world gradually changed, the princes began to abandon etiquette and faith, and no longer respected the Son of Heaven and the king, and even neglected sacrifices and hires, and the clan began to disintegrate into small families. Wei Hou has also changed from an enterprising young male lord to a dull and memorable king, and the sages around him are still there, but they can only be masons, so that the big house of Wei Guo can last a little longer in the wind and rain.

Shi Juan is also old, his fingers are not as sensitive as they were back then, his memory gradually faded, and even the music scores left behind were burned by Lu Boyu. Yu Boyu was too naïve, thinking that burning these new songs would stop the monarch's lewd pleasure, but Wei Houyuan's male favorites and ministers were one after another.

Even the music officials in the palace have changed a group of people, what kind of music are they playing, but something even more absurd and unsightly!

Shi Juan was shocked, angry, and wished that he was blind.

Seeing that the Weiguo court had become like this, he did not choose to avoid it, but entered the palace again, hoping to practice to the extreme, and no longer rely on novel tunes to admonish Weihou. However, it was too late, he jumped into a fire pit, and happened to run into the Zhao army guards, so Shi Juan was trapped in the palace together.

The days of being trapped were not easy, especially for the musician, who could not do anything but play the piano on his back, and with his keen hearing, everything came to his ears: the fear of the guards, the cowardice of the soldiers, the cowardice of the generals, the incessant sound of stones outside the city, the cracking of the rubble, the cries of the people for help, the scramble for the distribution of food, the greedy chewing, the swallowing of saliva, the gurgling in the belly......

The white-haired Shi Juan could only hug the piano in the crowd, and endured everything silently with his eyes closed, at this time, he regretted that he was born with such a keen hearing, and wished that he was deaf.

When he was summoned today, he was neither happy nor worried, so he put on a simple linen white robe and came with a guqin on his back. When they met again, the current Wei Hou had long lost the vigor he had when he first ascended the throne, and this half-hundred-year-old man who had reigned for more than 30 years was dressed sloppily, leaning on the railing of the pavilion, shaking the jade wine glass in his hand and dreaming of death, probably hoping that when he woke up, the Zhao soldiers outside the city would fade.

"Shi Juan, you are the best at reading people's hearts and telling widows, am I a dumb king?" Wei Houyuan asked with red eyes and grogginess.

……

Shi Juan hesitated for a while and said: "At the beginning of the monarch's succession, not only was he not stupid, but he also had the appearance of defending the country in the middle of the country......

He still remembers that it was more than 20 years ago, the rebellion of the four families of the Wei Guo, including Si Kou Qi Bao, Beigong Xi, and Chu Shipu, was the first to attack on June 29 of the summer calendar, and killed the brother of the Hou Hou with an ambush. At that time, Wei Hou was in Pingshou and returned to the capital after hearing the chaos, but the situation was out of control. From the side, it seems that this young marquis is probably going to lose his country and go into exile.

In the face of the threat of the rebels, he did not panic, but wittily contacted the Marquis of Qi, got help from the Qi State, and then sent people back to the Emperor Qiu to persuade the people to welcome him back. After a counter-killing, the rebel party was scattered, Wei Hou showed his political skills, long sleeves and good dancing among all levels of forces, and knew people well, and soon completely stabilized the internal situation of Wei Guo, since then there has been no such civil strife in Wei Guo for more than 20 years, and Wei Hou Yuan was only 18 years old at the time.

As a musician, Shi Kuang witnessed this scene with his own eyes, and he, like the young people at the time, such as Yu Boyu, Shi Yu, Wang Sunjia, Zhu Tuo, and Kong Yuan, had high hopes for Wei Houyuan. I hope that he can revive Wei Guo, not to mention reaching the status of Uncle Kang, the extreme prosperity of Wei Wugong, at least it is also a short-term revival of Wei Wengong.

Even Yan Qi and Kong Qiu of the Lu State are also paying attention, hoping that the country can produce a virtuous monarch.

But in the end, they were disappointed.

Wei Houyuan let them down, but he didn't know it, and he was still muttering to himself: "Although I have spoiled villains such as Song Zichao and Mi Zifang, aren't there also villains around Qi Huangong." I am limited to the country's strength and have not been able to dominate, but what I have done is not inferior to those overlords of Qi Huan, Jin, Wen and Chuzhuang, and I am the best among the princes of the world, but why, did it fall to this point? “

Either Zhao Jun was too strong, or he misjudged the situation, and took a wrong step, so that everyone betrayed his relatives and left, and even his own son wanted his life.

However, in Shi Juan's view, it was caused by Wei Houyuan's self-willingness, and he could be called a kingless king over the years, and the reason why he did not die was because of the hard work of the courtiers. He used to be angry with him, but now seeing that the monarch is in such an embarrassment, Shi Juan is a little sad about his misfortune.

"It's the old minister who has no virtue, and he can't learn to hold the piano and bump into Jin Pinggong, and persuade the king......" The kind-hearted old musician even took the blame on himself.

"If the king is close to the virtuous minister and far away from the villain, he will change the past and ......"

"It's late!"

Wei Hou Yuan shook his head heavily, pointed to the Zhao army camp in the outer city of the city, and the outer Guo that had fallen and was lonely when the Zhao soldiers were enforcing the curfew, and said miserably: "The enemy army has come to the city, and Qi and Zheng will not come to help, I'm afraid they won't last a few days...... It's too late to change it at this time! ”

At this moment, following Wei Hou's fingers, a warning sound suddenly sounded on the well-defended palace wall!

……

"Zheng Zheng!" The sharp voice was very harsh, which made everyone's hearts tremble, and then the sound fell silent, but most of the palace was awakened, and even the guards stopped their movements and looked at the location where the voice came from.

It was the southwest corner of Miyagi, where his male favorite Yako was guarded.

Could it be that Zhao Bing attacked at night?

Soon, his suspicions were confirmed, and after a brief lull, the area was once again filled with fierce shouts of killing. With the bright firelight, he found that the palace gate in the southwest corner was wide open, and the longing Zhao soldiers came in from the outside, like a rushing river flood, unstoppable.

"The city is broken, the city is broken......"

Wei Hou looked at the breached palace gate in disbelief, muttering to himself, until the minister Zhu Tuo staggered over to report to him: "Your Majesty, the West Gate has been captured by the Zhao army!" ”

"How did it break? Isn't the guard very much? Didn't Wang Sun say that he could hold on for at least half a month? It's only been a few days...... "Although he has been mentally prepared, when it comes to the end, Wei Houyuan is still a little at a loss.

"It is said that Mi Zi was a traitor who opened the city gate for the Zhao army and led him in......"

"Mi Mu!" Wei Houyuan gritted his teeth, he felt that he had been betrayed, that Mizi was like a dog kept by his side, for him to satisfy his deformed desires, if he liked it, he would reward the bones, and if he didn't like it, he would kick it away, how could he dare to resent himself?

This is what Zhu Tuo once said, but now, Na Mi Zi Fang violated the principle of being a lackey, held a grudge against Wei Hou's cold treatment, and finally betrayed at the last moment and gave him a fatal blow!

"Wang Sun Sima is organizing soldiers to resist, hoping to block the Zhao soldiers, and the king and his ministers will take refuge, if they can't do it, they will wait for the opportunity to break out......"

"Breakout, where to go?" Wei Hou Yuan laughed and looked around blankly in the night.

"To the north is the abyss, and without a big ship, it will not be able to cross the other shore at all; To the west is Chuqiu, and my unfilial son, Kuai Yu, is sitting on the couch of the hypocrite, dressed in a high-sounding manner, waiting for the news of my death; To the east and south is Waiguo, I don't know how many Zhao soldiers are in ambush, and they will be captured as soon as they go out...... Ziyu, the country has been occupied by the Zhao family, you say, where else can I go? ”

Zhu Tuo knelt on the ground speechless, to be honest, Wei Houyuan was already cornered.

Wei Hou Yuan sighed and paced back and forth on the high platform, although Wang Sunjia resisted fiercely, but the Zhao army was also menacing, they began to encroach on the Wei Palace from the west gate, I am afraid that it will not be able to fight here in an hour, and he has little time left.

"Don't go, the widow is tired and doesn't want to leave this palace...... Come on, fill the glass of Lonely! ”

The attendant was a spirit, holding the wine jug and about to come over to add it, but was slapped to the ground by Wei Hou.

"Stupid, the widow is talking about that pot!" Wei Hou personally stepped forward, raised another gilt lacquer pot, filled himself with a jug of fine wine, stared at the ripples in the jue, but did not drink it.

"Shi Juan...... "The bird is dying, and its voice is also mourning, and after a long time, Wei Hou shouted tiredly.

Shi Juan covered his tearful face with wide sleeves and responded: "The old minister is here." ”

"The widow is about to die, so let's play a song for the solitary song...... After all these years, Lone still remembers that tune. But no one else can play it except you, do you remember how to play it? ”

……

"I won't forget it when I die!" Shi Juan choked up.

It was twenty years ago, when he went to Jin with Wei Hou Yuan, on the way to stay on the water, Wei Hou heard the sound of the bell ringing in the middle of the night, the tune was extremely beautiful, and Wei Hou was immediately addicted to it. When he came to his senses, he sent people to look for the musician, but there was no one around. After repeating it a few times, I thought it was a ghost.

At that time, Wei Houyuan was very curious, so he ordered Shi Juan to stay by the Pushui on the second night and record the wonderful music. Shi Juan "sat on the piano, listened and wrote", stayed for another night the next day, did not sleep all night, listened and practiced this song, and when the day was just dawn, he played it to Wei Houyuan. When Wei Hou heard that it was exactly the same as what he heard the night before, he was immediately overjoyed, thinking that he had found a treasure.

After arriving in the Jin Kingdom, he proudly asked Shi Juan to play the piano for the Jin Pinggong to play this song of "Sangjian Pushang". However, before Shi Juan finished playing a piece of music, Shi Kuang, a blind musician of the Jin Kingdom, held down the strings and stopped, saying: "This is the sound of the dead country, and it must not be finished!" ”

He said that this music was the "beautiful music" of Shang Xun, and it was composed by Shi Yan. King Yin was drunk all day long, indulged in this kind of music, lived a corrupt life, did not care about political affairs, and finally died of the country. After Yin Xun's death, Shi Yan fled to the edge of Pushui with the qin, someone saw him commit suicide by throwing himself into the water, his soul did not disperse, Shi Juan must have heard this music in Pushui.

Shi Kuang is a senior whom Shi Juan respects very much, and what he said, Shi Juan kept in mind.

But Wei Hou no longer believes in evil, he shook his head and said: "Shi Kuang has a saying, saying that those who hear this sound will cut their country and must not play it again!" You have been blessed with this for 20 years, but now, the country is on the verge of extinction, it doesn't matter, just fulfill the last wish of the widow, so that when you get to Huangquan, you can have one less thought......"

"I would like to play a song for the king......" Shi Juan sighed in his heart, and went straight to the ground, tearing off the cloth that wrapped the guqin, but saw the polished lacquered wood body, and its seven slender strings that were as straight as arrows.

The front of the piano is wide and the back is narrow, symbolizing the difference between respect and inferiority. The five strings of palace, business, horn, sign and feather symbolize the five levels of king, subject, people, affairs and things. Later, the sixth and seventh strings added were called the two strings of Wen and Wu, symbolizing the grace of the monarch and the minister.

In the music of the piano, there is also a road! This is the etiquette of the music official, and it is also something that Le Juan has worked hard to adhere to.

The old stiff ten fingers caressed the strings, like a warrior touching a worthy weapon, and became flexible......

With the sound of music, Wei Houyuan seemed to see the ambition of his succession, when the emperor was surrounded by the sound of the jade tree warbler, and the Puyang water pavilion flowers bloomed very early. How proud he used to be, up the Zhu Tower, banquet guests, the moss and green tiles of this palace, he had slept with countless male concubines and concubines......

"It's the feeling, it's the tune!" Wei Houyuan untied his bun, his long gray and white hair fluttered in the wind, and he laughed loudly with the jade cup in his hand. It's like living again, immersed in the joy of time forever, this beautiful sound is indeed wonderful, no wonder some people are addicted.

However, then, Shi Juan's music suddenly turned around and became sad, which Wei Hou had never heard back then, and he couldn't help but be stunned.

"The sound is the saddest with the clear corner, followed by the clear sign, I can't play the sound of the clear horn to the height of Shi Kuang, but this clear horn, the old minister has been wandering around all these years, but he has an understanding."

In the music, it is still the extravagant life of the monarch, who would have thought that this glamorous scene would be so easy to dissipate! Unexpectedly, in a blink of an eye, the building collapsed. Now looking at the high platform, but seeing the beacons everywhere, Zhao Wuxian blew the horn of conquest and manipulated the iron cavalry to rush over. He was powerless to resist, and even Nanzi, who had agreed to marry, threw himself into the arms of the Zhao family, and lost his teacher and land again and again, so that everyone rebelled and left, and the society of the country was in danger, and how many life and death were parted were caused by his greed for pleasure......

"Mulberry Pushang" was originally a beautiful sound, and the same was true of Shi Juan's performance back then, but after Shi Juan's decades of precipitation, he comprehended the strange tone he heard by Pushui that night, and what he wanted to tell was actually another thought.

The lyrics of the song finally became generous and desolate, and the tone was sonorous, this kind of old age is coming, this pain of losing the country, so that everyone on the high platform burst into tears, and it was impossible to hide.

"Shi Yan actually wants to use this song to warn the world, don't forget how the Dayi merchants perished! It's a pity, it's a pity that the world misunderstood him...... When Lao Chen realized this, it was too late! Shi Juan himself was also in tears, and after playing the last note, he cried on his back, and then waved again.

At the end of the song, the music ends, the strings break, and the blood flows. And Wei Houyuan's face was also like ashes, and then a miserable smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"Well played, well spoken! It's a pity that we are not young anymore. ”

He held the wine bottle high, drank all the wine inside, paced to the railing of the high platform, and watched Zhao Bing, who had already penetrated into the palace, hold a torch and kill this side like a fiery snake.

This desperate monarch, in such a night, staring at the completely fallen state, is so lonely in his back. He was unwilling and reluctant, but the order had come.

Wei Houyuan suddenly pinched the placket on his chest, a trace of blood had oozed from the corner of his mouth, and he said with heavy breathing: "No matter what, after living at the age of fifty, Lone can be regarded as having seen the rise and fall of the country to ...... his heart."

The next moment, his mouth and nose were bleeding, and he fell to the ground.

In the aftermath of the joy of the death of the country, in the cry of Zhu Tuo and Shi Juan, Wei Houyuan drank wine and died!

(To be continued.) )