Chapter 19: Three Watches, Five Watches
"Ah, my head hurts. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info" Liu Xie rubbed his temples vigorously.
"The second prince is awake, you hurry up and serve the prince to wash up." Xia Er commanded while sitting on the bed and gently rubbing Liu Xie's temples.
"Xia'er, are those guys okay?" Liu Xie moved upward, pillowed his head on Xia Er's lap, and closed his eyes to enjoy Xia Er's massage.
After returning to Yongxin Palace yesterday, Liu Xie ordered people to go to the banquet, and just experienced a life-and-death battle, the guards had no previous restraints, and the atmosphere at the banquet was very active. Although no one dared to pour Liu Xie, the warm and extraordinary scene of the wine fight, which was different from that of later generations, made him can't help but follow the crowd, dancing the bare-chested dance roughly, eating meat and drinking wine with them, and the guards kept cheering and whistling.
"Don't worry, after they got drunk, I let people lay out the bedding on the spot, and they slept like dead pigs." Xia Er couldn't help but smile, and in an instant, she looked at Liu Xie with tears in her eyes.
"Okay, aren't I fine, don't forget that I'm the prince of the Han Dynasty, and God will protect me." Liu Xie raised his hand and gently stroked Xia Er's pretty face.
Xia Er immediately blushed, snorted, gently knocked Liu Xie's hand off, and said softly: "Hurry up, Fan Tong has been waiting outside for a long time." ”
"Let him come in, by the way, let Wang Yue and Cao Ang have dinner with me." Liu Xie got up and was served by the maid, and quickly finished washing.
"The slave greets the second prince."
"Get up and talk." Liu Xie twisted his waist, turned his neck, and slowly moved his muscles and bones.
"The assassination of the second prince yesterday shocked the government and the opposition, and the queen mother was furious, and she has issued an order, ordering the captain Jian and the hussar general Dong Zhong to supervise the various armies in Luoyang, and strictly investigate the assassination incident, but those who participate in or shield the assassination will be exterminated."
"Jian Shuo and Dong Chong? The Queen Mother's decree? Liu Xie's face was a little heavy and asked.
"Yes." Fan Tong looked at Liu Xie in confusion.
"It's going to change." Liu Xie sighed, "Can you be sure it has something to do with that one?" ”
"It's still uncertain, no one in Zhao Ji knows his origin, as for the two thieves on the left and right, they are the rangers of the Luoyang generation, relying on good swordsmanship to eat, and those Yellow Turban thieves who participated in the assassination are mostly pretended to be some rogues. After the queen heard that the prince had been assassinated, she also sent people to inquire around. ”
"Oh, that's a little weird, is there anyone else playing with my idea? Who could it be? Liu Xie rubbed his head, which was still a little painful, "Pay more attention to the movements in the court, and report to me in time if you have a new situation." ”
"No." Fan Tong took out a volume of holy decrees, "The holy decree that the prince asked the queen mother for has been prepared, and His Majesty the queen mother has issued a decree to make Wang Yue a tiger servant, and stay in the Yongxin Palace to teach the prince swordsmanship." ”
"Okay, Master Wang has also arrived, so you can read it here." Liu Xie looked at Wang Yue, Cao Ang and the others who walked into the main hall, and smiled slightly.
"Liaodong Yanshan Wang Yue received the order." Fan Tong sang loudly.
"The more the grass people are satisfied, long live my emperor!" Wang Yue was puzzled in his heart, but he didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly knelt on the ground.
"In the sixth year of Zhongping, February 23, Emperor Han Ling said that there is now Liaodong Yanshan people (Wang) Yue, chivalrous and righteous, loyal and righteous, to save the prince in danger, specially sealed Yue as the tiger servant, give a thousand taels of gold, a hundred splendid horses, a sword, and ordered it to be in the Yongxin Palace to teach the prince swordsmanship. Chin this. ”
"The more the grass people are kings, the more thank you lord Longen, long live my emperor." Wang Yue's excited eyes were full of tears, and he thanked him loudly.
"Congratulations to Master Wang." Liu Xie congratulated with laughter.
"The more the minister and the king, thank the prince for his kindness." Wang Yue respectfully gave a big salute to Liu Xie, although he planned to use Liu Xie's status as a prince to enter the court at the beginning, but he didn't expect that so fast and so simple, his gratitude to Liu Xie was indescribable.
"Master Wang must not do this." Liu Xie hurriedly picked up Wang Yue and said with a smile, "After eating, Master Wang can go and take care of his personal affairs, but tonight I will have to work out Master Wang to teach me swordsmanship." ”
"No!" Although he was a little puzzled by Liu Xie's 'tonight', he still agreed to it.
"Because of yesterday's incident, we don't have to go to Huaguang Hall today, after dinner, Yang Xiu, you go home and clean up, and then move to Yongxin Palace to live, and be a scholar for this prince for a month." Liu Xie smiled triumphantly.
"No." Looking at Liu Xie's smile, Yang Xiu only felt a chill down his spine, and looked at Liu Ji and Cao Ang as if asking for help, wanting to pull the two into the water together, but both of them hung their heads deeply, and neither of them would answer.
Hmph, hey, after Liu Xie started the activity, he held the Yitian Sword in his hand, practiced the basic swordsmanship one move at a time, and tried his best to show what he knew in front of Wang Yue.
"That's all the disciple can learn, please ask Master Wang for advice." Liu Xie leaned on the Heavenly Sword with his back and respectfully asked.
"The second prince's basic swordsmanship is very good, but the minister wants to know what kind of swordsmanship the second prince wants to learn?" Wang Yue looked at Liu Xie with a serious face. Yesterday, Wang Yue saw Liu Xie kill several people in a row, as the prince of the Han Dynasty, he dared to go into battle to kill the enemy in person, not to mention that he was only nine years old, which surprised him and made him curious about Liu Xie.
Hearing Wang Yue's question, Liu Xie smiled slightly, put the Yitian Sword in front of him, gently brushed his left hand on it, and said softly: "The disciple must learn the sword of strengthening the body, the sword of fighting against the enemy, and the sword of killing. ”
"Okay, since the second prince has this heart, the minister must do his best." Wang Yue replied solemnly, "The second prince has three swords, Yitian, Juque, and Spirit Snake, and the minister will teach the second prince Yifeng Sword Technique, Dafeng Sword Technique and Autumn Wind Sword Technique, swordsmanship is easy to learn and difficult to master, and I hope that the prince can practice more hard." ”
"Those who want to be clear and virtuous in the world will rule their country first; Those who want to rule their country must first gather their families; Those who want to gather their families must first cultivate their bodies; Those who want to cultivate their bodies must first correct their hearts; Those who want to correct their hearts must first be sincere; If you want to be sincere, you should know it first; Enlightenment is in Gewu; Character and then know; Knowing and then sincerity; Sincerity and then heart; The heart is upright and then the body is cultivated; Self-cultivation and then family Qi; The family is united and then the country is governed; The country is ruled and then the world is peaceful. ”
There was a crisp knock on the door.
"Who's out there?" Yang Xiu frowned slightly, because he was interrupted while reading, and he was unhappy in his heart.
"Miss Xia'er ordered the slave maid to send some ginseng soup to Yang Gongzi." The maid put the ginseng soup on the bookcase and smiled lightly, "I didn't expect that the prince would work as hard as the second prince." ”
"Oh, hasn't the second prince rested yet?" Yang Xiu raised his eyebrows and asked in a little surprise.
"The lights of the third watch and the fifth watch of the chicken are when the boy is studying. The black hair does not know how to study early, and the white head regrets studying late. How can a person who can write this exhortation poem be sleepy? The second prince only sleeps for two hours a day, and the slave and maid talk a lot, so they don't disturb the son's reading. The maid said arrogantly.
"The lights of the third watch and the fifth watch of the chicken are when the boy is studying. The black hair does not know how to study early, and the white head regrets studying late. What a wonderful phrase. Yang Xiu picked up the ginseng soup and took a shallow sip, it was warm, and the cold air of the late night was instantly dispelled.
Yang Xiu picked up the scroll, but put it down gently, got up and walked outside the hall, only to see that the front yard was brightly lit, and there was a faint sound of shouting, so he followed the sound.
"Five."
"Kill."
"Six."
"Kill."
"Hey, these guards are still training." Yang Xiu snorted in surprise.
"Who's there?" Sensing that someone was coming, the guard shouted.
"Yang Xiu is here." Yang Xiu hurriedly responded.
"It turned out to be Yang Gongzi, please forgive me for being rude." The guard bowed.
"Why are you training so late?"
"The second prince hasn't rested yet, how can I be lazy." The guards replied in unison.
Yang Xiu, who was surprised, walked into the backyard, only to see that the lights in the Shoucheng Hall were bright, the figures were shaking, and Miss Xia Er led two maids to guard the front of the palace, a jar of ginseng soup was simmering on a stove, and the heat and aroma were wafting in the dark and cold midnight.