Chapter 3: Becoming a Buddha on the Ground (Part II)
Outside Luoyang City, there are few people, broken walls everywhere, and barren grass is miserable. The west wind hunts, blowing a white sky, and the desolate and sad meaning dyes the heaven and the earth. Countless white flags and filial piety, plain clothes and white horses, confusion, fear, and anxiety are the common feelings of most people.
Gao Huan, the king of Bohai, led hundreds of officials to send the coffins of Yuan Gong and Yuen Long to the new emperor Yuan Xiu outside the capital. The house was in a hurry, and the funeral ceremony was hasty, just to end it quickly, and strictly prevent the clan and officials from picking quarrels and provoking trouble. Looking at the lonely tomb in the distant mountain beams among the barren grass, it is the resting place of the souls of the two emperors who have been wrongfully killed. In fact, there is no deep hatred between Gao Huan and them personally, but who put them on such an inevitable opposite side?
Gao Huan was really like a mourner, weeping endlessly, and when the coffin of the two emperors came out, he ordered to dig a cave on Longmen Mountain in the south of the capital Luoyang to build a Buddha statue to remember the mourning of the two emperors, and pray for the two emperors. Baiguan knew in his heart that the two emperors died at the hands of Gao Huan, and at this time, he was so pretentious and couldn't wait to dig the grotto, and the Buddha statue made people feel that this person was ruthless and shuddered. Emperor Yuan Xiu secretly hated to be high, but he knew that he was invincible, and he could only endure it for a while. It's just that the hatred in his heart can't just disappear.
When the funeral ended, Gao Huan secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. Old friend Sima Ziru slowly stepped forward and stood behind him and whispered, "Does King Gao know that King Qinghe has a daughter?" ”
Gao Huan understood what Sima Ziru meant as soon as he heard it, and knew that he couldn't hide his words in front of him, so he didn't ask, and waited for him to say it himself. But Sima Ziru suddenly changed the topic, and praised it: "King Qinghe's son Yuan Shanjian is really good, although he is not as good as Ah Hui, it is rare." At a young age, he reads well, not to mention that he is brave and martial...... "Sima Ziru just chatters at length. Gao Huan secretly remembered the name Yuan Shanjian in his heart, and couldn't help but glance at Emperor Yuan Xiu, Yuan Xiu's upright silhouette made him feel uncomfortable, and he only felt that his decision at that time was a little hasty.
At a glance, I caught a glimpse of the eldest son Gao Cheng not far away. Gao Cheng stood quietly on the spot and watched the coffin of the second emperor, he neither spoke to anyone, nor did he look left and right to observe the personnel and scenes, but just stood there thoughtfully. In addition, Gao Cheng is wearing a Hanfu with praise clothes today, and he is also serving the great filial piety of the emperor with his father and hundreds of officials, so solemn mourning clothes and silent and thoughtful appearance, it is no longer the naughty young man with messy braids and hakama in Yongning Temple a few days ago, it seems that he has added a few years old.
Gao Huan was a little surprised. This deep and steady, old Cheng is a Gao Cheng who is not very clear in his image, although this is his own blood and blood, and it is the continuation of his life. Suddenly remembering the way of governing the country that Gao Cheng discussed with Yuan Gong before his death, Gao Huan's heart was hot, he rarely became so emotional. He knew that his son was a very smart man, and he only felt comforted at this time.
"My lord......" suddenly heard the second son Gao Yang call him.
Looking back, Sima Ziru was staring at him with a bearded and glaring expression. The second son, Gao Yang, also looked at him with a research gaze, and seemed to think that his father was very strange.
"I'm going to find the eldest brother." The little boy said to his father and dragged his nose away. He was young and his clothes were so fat that he dragged his steps. Looking at Gao Yang's back, Gao Huan's face was no different, but he couldn't cry or laugh in his heart, this child was still too young after all.
"He Liuhun!" Sima Ziru raised his eyebrows and glared, almost to Gao Huan's ears, and pressed his throat, but he whispered his Xianbei name unabated.
Gao Huan's face changed, and he also lowered his voice and said angrily: "Sima Ziru! How dare you? Gao Huan is only so happy and angry with Sima Ziru, and Sima Ziru is the only person who dares to call him "He Liuhun" now.
"Hey...... Hehe......" Sima Ziru immediately changed his face as if he had changed the sky, and laughed dryly. "Yuan Zhonghua, do you agree or disagree? I'm really in a hurry. ”
"Yuan Zhonghua?" Gao Huan was stunned and didn't understand.
"The daughter of King Qinghe, the sister of the prince Yuan Shanjian, married to Ah Hui." Sima Ziru repeated. "And Madame Lou's two daughters, Ah Hui's eldest sister and younger sister......" he muttered to himself.
Gao Huan had already listened to it in his heart. With a silent face, the emperor who returned to the palace after the completion of the ritual festival and the hundred officials who dispersed in an orderly manner had already begun to plan the next step of family affairs in their hearts. It is said to be a family affair, but in fact it is also a state affair. Emperor Yuan Xiu has a hard temper, regardless of his identity, this bloody nature is taken advantage of him. Thinking about it again, he can control the government, Yuan Xiu has to be afraid of three points after all, so that the eldest daughter will not be wronged. As for the second daughter, Sima Ziru looks at people very poisonously, since he praises this Qinghe King Shizi Yuan Shanjian, he can consider it. This is not in a hurry, it is important to decide the matter of the eldest son first.
Sun Teng slowly paced to Gao Cheng's side and shouted, "Shizi." ”
Gao Cheng slowly turned his head and glanced at Sun Teng, there was an unconcealable contempt in his eyes, which made Sun Teng feel shocked, I don't know how this prince could look at him like this.
"Oh, General Sun." Gao Cheng's tone seemed light, and at the same time, he looked around at the hundred officials who were gradually dispersing, his eyes were sharp, but he no longer glanced at Sun Teng.
Sun Teng knew that this prince had always been arrogant and domineering, so he took a step further, "In case of major events, the prince of the world is tired for several days, please come to my house to relax, the new dance girl in the house is really like flying in the sky, and she is good at playing the pipa, please watch the prince to teach." This dancing girl is young, but she still talks about it......"
"General Sun," Gao Cheng interrupted him stiffly, "I suddenly remembered something and took my leave. ”
Sun Teng originally looked at Gao Cheng's expression while talking, as long as he arrived in his own house, he would definitely be able to turn around in private. Who knew that Gao Cheng suddenly came to this one, turned around and left.
The green grass is green, and a large area of new green is arranged between heaven and earth, from the freehand outside the Luoyang City Gate to the mountain beams in the distance, and then to the place where the sky and the earth meet. The warm breeze is intoxicating, and the bright sun hangs in the almost transparent blue sky, enough to sweep away the heaviest haze. Everything portends a great beginning, although no one can predict the future.
Luoyang City was finally quiet. The catastrophe and bloody gloom were followed by a happy event. Gao Changjun, the eldest daughter of Gao Huan, the prime minister of the Bohai King, was made empress by Emperor Yuan Xiu. Tomorrow is the day when the queen enters the palace, and today's queen is galloping outside Luoyang City at the moment.
Madame Lou stood on a gentle slope of green grass, and despite the harsh sun, she frowned at the galloping figure of her daughter Gao Changjun.
Lou Zhaojun looks very young, his appearance is very beautiful, especially the calm atmosphere between his eyebrows, and he looks very decisive. She is the wife of the prime minister of Bohai when Gao Huan was poor, and now she is the concubine of Bohai Wang, and has two sons and two daughters. The eldest son, Gao Cheng, looks very similar to his mother.
"Mother...... Mother ......" Gao Changjun's cheerful voice came from far and near.
Mrs. Lou lovingly looked at her daughter's approaching figure, her heart was very warm, and even a little indescribable impulse moistened her eye sockets slightly.
The grass is blue and the sky is blue, and a delicate and beautiful figure flies between the sky and the earth. Gao Changjun rode a black horse with a shiny and pure coat, dressed in a black tights, with a wide collar and sleeves, embroidered hunting pictures, and a crimson skirt that was long and fluffy, flying and rolling on the horse. With a high bun on his head, he looks as clean as a jade, and only has a shiny halberd-like hair ornament on his hair. The crimson silk silk wrapped around his arm flew in the wind, and Gao Changjun on the horse was as beautiful as an immortal.
Decelerating skillfully and stopping in front of Mrs. Lou, Gao Changjun dismounted, and laughed loudly: "Since I came to Luoyang, my mother has become more and more cautious, and she hasn't ridden with me for a long time. Under the most dazzling eyes, Gao Changjun is even more bright, his complexion is as white as cheese, and his bright, delicate and delicate eyebrows are slightly raised, only showing the courage of a Xianbei woman at the edge of his eyebrows. She and her younger brother Gao Cheng look the same as their mother, Mrs. Lou.
Mrs. Lou also dismounted, and pulled her daughter by the way, while reaching out to caress the slight sweat on her forehead, just like when she was a child. I like to see my daughter quietly and obediently waiting for her to wipe her sweat. Even though her daughter is now an adult, she is still young after all, and she is really a real child in front of her.
"Come, rest for a while." Mrs. Lou pulled Gao Changjun to sit on the grassy hillside. The two horses slowly trotted one after the other and went away.
"I will enter the palace as a queen tomorrow, and I have to look like a queen." I can't bear to teach a lesson, but I still speak softly. Mrs. Lou pretended to have a big deal in her chest, and her unhurried temperament on her face was not learned by Gao Changjun and Gao Cheng, the sisters and brothers.
"What do you mean by the appearance of a queen?!" Gao Changjun disagreed.
"Don't talk about the queen, just talk about husband and wife, and you must also have the appearance of a wife." Mrs. Lou actually understands very well that her daughter is a person with a lot of ideas in her heart. But this marriage is a foregone conclusion, and she, as a mother, has the responsibility to coordinate in many ways, protect her daughter and help her husband. "You are a Xianbei woman, so you should naturally know the truth of a Xianbei woman running a family. But you are the queen, so you must not hold state affairs as family affairs. ”
"I don't want to worry about any state affairs." Gao Changjun is still a child's temper after all. "I haven't even met the emperor, how do I know if I can be a husband and wife with him?" She blurted out, not only did she not have a trace of grievance, but she was spicy and heroic.
"It's a foregone conclusion, so don't say it again. Besides, how could your father give you away easily? I have heard that the Lord is a strong, courageous, and assertive man. I also didn't want you to contain the state politics, as long as you remember your identity, you are the queen of the Great Wei and the daughter of Gao Huan, the prime minister of the Bohai Sea. The Lord and your father are in harmony, and the Great Wei can prosper. The Lord and your father are at peace, so that foreign ministers and foreign enemies will not take advantage of the gap. ”
Mrs. Lou was kind and seductive, and Gao Changjun listened quietly, looking thoughtful in her eyes.
"Mother, but I heard that Princess Pingyuan also often goes in and out of the palace." Not to mention Emperor Yuan Xiu, only to mention the princess of the plains, it can be seen that Gao Changjun is not really completely dissatisfied with this marriage.
"I've heard it, I've heard it, I've heard it. When you enter the palace, you don't need to say much, you will naturally understand it. You are the queen, you must know how to give grace and power, accommodate where you should accommodate, and establish power when you should stand up. Mrs. Lou suddenly remembered and asked, "Who did you listen to?" Why did I hear that General Sun Teng intends to marry Princess Pingyuan? ”
Gao Changjun replied a little mischievously: "Didn't Mother say, didn't you hear about it?" In this way, I also heard that Princess Pingyuan and her younger brother ......" She didn't say any more, and suddenly disdainful of this Princess Yuanmingyue in her heart.
Mrs. Lou's heart jumped, she was silent for a moment, her face remained silent, and she slowly asked, "What is Ah Hui doing these days?" ”
"Not in the barracks yet? Thinking of either Rouran or Nanliang. "Gao Changjun is close to his younger brother and is more familiar with his movements than his mother.
Mrs. Lou said: "The lord has decreed that Yuan Zhonghua, the daughter of King Qinghe, will be Princess Feng Yi, and the princess and Ah Hui will be married in a few days." ”
"Yuan Mingyue", the mother and daughter sat and looked at the verdant mountain beams and stopped talking, remembering the name in their hearts at the same time.