Chapter 16: The Stars
It was already late at night, but Longkong Mountain was still in the Shangyang Palace in the palace. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 The Info Emperor is sixty-two years old this year, but he is still in good health. When the emperor celebrated his 60th birthday the year before last, the emperor also granted amnesty to the world, and also chose a show girl. All unmarried women who have reached the age of twelve but are under the age of sixteen in the Jin Dynasty must participate in the palace draft.
There is a large house in Shangyang Palace, but there is no roof. Inside is a complex star orbiter, which is used by Longkong Mountain to calculate the orbit of the star and pray for the emperor's blessing.
As the emperor got older, he became more and more superstitious. In the past ten years, Longkong Mountain has become the number one favored minister by the emperor's side.
This Longkong Mountain lives in a simple place on weekdays, has a smart mind and reads poetry and books, and can answer all the questions asked by the emperor. It is because the emperor is now as small as the master of ceremonies on weekdays, and as big as national affairs, he gradually obeys Longkong Mountain's words.
Long Kong Shan looked up at the sky, he had already accompanied the emperor to see the wonders of the transit of Venus in this stargazing room this morning. Now the emperor has believed that in the near future, there will be a sword and soldier in Diji.
Tonight, the star orbit in the sky is running in an orderly manner according to its own calculations, and Long Kongshan has been waiting, he is waiting for the star.
This planet only appears once every 70 years, and it enters the Beidou. And this year happens to be the time when the stars appear. Of course, this law is only known to everyone in astrological phenomena like Longkong Mountain. Long Kongshan does not intend to let go of this kind of opportunity that only meets once in decades.
A sparkling light streaked across the sky! The star entered the fight, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of Long Kongshan's mouth.
Long Kongshan suddenly got up, dusted off his official robe, and walked quickly towards the emperor's study in Shangyang Palace.
"Gonggong Liu, please tell me about the trouble, Qintian Supervisor Zhenglong Kongshan, please see, there is something important." Long Kongshan said to an elderly eunuch standing outside the study, and at the same time took out a bag in his sleeve and stuffed it into the hand of Gonggong Liu while no one was paying attention.
This Gonggong Liu smiled slightly, "Lord Long is so polite every time, Your Majesty hasn't slept yet, it should be waiting for news from Lord Long, and the old slave will go to the court." Gonggong Liu turned around and entered the study, and after a while, he walked out and said with a smile: "Lord Long, Your Majesty has summoned you in." ”
Hearing this, Long Kongshan tidied up his court clothes, looked up at the deep sky, took a deep breath, and walked in......
Later historians called this night conversation between the emperor and Longkong Mountain the 'change of stars'. No one knows what the two monarchs and ministers talked about on this night of stardom, but after this night talk, first the court of the Jin Kingdom was turned upside down, and then there were flames in the four seas. It also added a touch of mystery to Longkong Mountain, a figure who was already covered with a veil in the history of the Jin Dynasty.
On the first day of December, it became the prince's mansion.
Today is Xuan Jing's birthday, and Xuan Jing still got up early to clean up as usual. First went to greet Xuanbu and the princess, and then returned to his Hongwen Courtyard, where Huiqin was already waiting for him in the house as usual.
Since Xuanjing got Fu Xiqin, Huiqin has to come to the palace every morning. Every time I come, I must play a song for Xuanjing, and the sound of Fuxi Qin in Xuanjing's body has gradually become clear with the playing in the past few days. The true qi that did not circulate smoothly in the body before was gradually able to merge. Xuan Jing naturally knew that this was Huiqin's credit, and he was very grateful in his heart.
The princess and Xuan Bu are both people who like to be quiet, and Xuan Jing is still young. is to celebrate Xuanjing's birthday every year, and he doesn't invite outsiders, but his family gets together to celebrate his birthday. This year, Xuanbu broke an example and specially instructed Xuanjing to invite Huiqin to the banquet.
Xuanjing naturally told Huiqin a long time ago, and Huiqin agreed to Xuanjing on the spot, and promised to play a song on Xuanjing's birthday banquet to comfort the guests.
So this morning, Huiqin came very early, not only dressed up, but also lightly put on makeup.
Xuan Jing looked at Huiqin, she was wearing a white fox fur robe today, which was a goose-yellow silk dress, wearing a white gold headdress inlaid with light blue gemstones on her forehead, and a pearl necklace around her fair and slender neck. The face is painted with a light makeup, but the beauty does not lose the innocence of a cardamom girl. Xuan Jing's face flushed slightly, and he looked away embarrassedly.
Huiqin was also slightly embarrassed by Xuan Jing, and hurriedly lowered her head and said: "His Royal Highness the Prince, this is a gift for you, not a precious thing, I only wish His Royal Highness the Prince of the World can live in good health, and avoid evil." As he spoke, he took out a sandalwood locket and presented it to Xuan Jing.
Xuan Jing had heard his father say that this Huiqin girl had an extraordinary background, not only among the Xi people, but also familiar with the ancient spectrum of Fuxi that had been lost for a hundred years. Even among the Xi tribes, the identity is definitely not simple.
Looking at the gift that Sister Qin gave herself, this sandalwood wooden box alone is already worth a lot of money. The sandalwood in the world is out of Yuezhou, only a small amount of production in Dianguo and Wei country, and can not be propagated by flower carpenters, only in the deep mountains and old forests of Yuezhou natural growth, it takes thousands of years to become a material, since ancient times, there is a saying that every inch of sandalwood is gold.
It is rumored that the Empress Wu of the Feng Dynasty has a beloved white parrot, named Xueyi, who is sexually intelligent and can recite a volume of the Heart Sutra. Wu is very fond of it, and enables skilled craftsmen to build gold cages to store it. Later, the parrot died, and Queen Wu was very sad, so she ordered someone to make a small coffin out of sandalwood and bury the white parrot in her back garden.
The sandalwood box in front of me is dark purple all over, the texture is clear, there is no seam on the whole side of the box, and the line between the lid and the bottom of the box is consistent. At first glance, it can be seen that it is carved from a whole piece of sandalwood, and a wooden box of this size must be carved with the most valuable core material of a sandalwood. This sandalwood box is the best choice regardless of the quality or age, even if Xuanjing grew up in Diji since childhood, rich things have seen a lot, and it is rare to see people make such a good sandalwood into a box, it is a pity in my heart, and there is a great sense of violence. I thought that Miss Huiqin had given this gift to herself anyway, so naturally she was embarrassed to ask for the box back. After taking the contents of the box, I took the box with beads and put it on my hand to play with it, which is serious.
"Sister Qin, this box is so precious, I don't know what good things it contains, can I open it and take a look?" Xuan Jing was curious and asked.
Huiqin smiled faintly, "Of course, since it was given to you, you can open it quickly and see if it is in your heart." ”
Xuan Jing opened the box, only to see that it was a sachet inside. Although the sachet is delicately embroidered and the materials are of high quality, compared to the sandalwood box containing the sachet, it seems to be ordinary after all. Thinking that this sachet must have been sewn by Huiqin herself, her daughter's family thought that she used such a valuable box to set off it.
Xuan Jing picked up the sachet and sniffed it lightly in front of him. I don't feel a little strange in my heart, the world's sachet is mostly made of Huoxiang, Angelica Angelica, Chuanxiong, Lingling and other medicinal materials, and there is a strange fragrance on the body after wearing, which can repel mosquitoes and insects and also clear the heart.
Most of the children of the Jin Dynasty ministers had the habit of wearing sachets with them. However, Xuan Jing has always felt that he has nothing to do with elegant things, and in addition to reading and practicing swords every day, what he is most interested in is secretly gambling and drinking with a few small guys and maids in Hongwen Academy. Well, in fact, Xuan Jing is still very interested in one thing, that is, he has always wanted to peek at Yahuan Xiaoque taking a bath.
However, the sachet given by Miss Huiqin has no fragrance, only a faint fragrance of the grass sprouts in early spring every year.
Huiqin couldn't help but smile when she saw Xuan Jing's confused appearance, "Shizi, please open this sachet and take a look, you will know." ”
Xuan Jing looked at it, and it turned out that the opening of the sachet was not sealed, but a slipknot was tied with gold embroidery thread. Xuan Jing hurriedly opened it, but saw that there were no ordinary spices in it, but two ice-blue blades of grass coiled together, and they were placed in a roll in this sachet. Xuan Jing was shocked in his heart and said, "Sister Qin, this ...... Is this daylily? ”
Huiqin nodded with a smile and said, "His Royal Highness the Prince is really knowledgeable, and he knows that this is a special daylily in Jizhou. ”
Xuan Jing vaguely remembered that when he was eight years old, when the envoys of the retired country came to see him, there was a pair of daylilies when the ceremonial department of the court announced the gift list. The pair of daylilies Xuanjing had seen with their own eyes, and it seemed that the color was quite inferior to the pair in front of them, not so ice blue and transparent, even then, it was already presented as a national gift.
Once daylilies grow in pairs, they are not ordinary, not only do they not rot for thousands of years, but it is said that the wearer can avoid bad luck and luck. For those who study and practice martial arts, long-term wearing can increase the mind and be conducive to cultivation and enlightenment.
Common daylilies grow in the south, but they only grow in spring and die in autumn. However, if you can make a pair of daylilies, you have to find them on the ice sheet of the Polar State. There was no land on the ice sheet of Jizhou, but the special product is this pair of daylilies, but not only the quantity is extremely rare, but also grows on the iceberg cliff, it is not easy to pick, it is extremely rare.
Even in the center of the prosperous world like Digi, if any firm can get a pair of daylilies for sale, it will inevitably occupy the headlines for several days in the mansion issued by the firm, attracting the princes and wealthy people in the emperor to compete for auction.
Xuan Jing was a little apprehensive, "Sister Qin, you play the piano for me all day long and help me practice, today is just my ordinary birthday, but I ask you to give such a valuable gift......
Huiqin didn't seem to care, "His Royal Highness, although Huiqin is a Qinglou Qin Niang, she also knows that the ancients had a good story about mountains and rivers, and it is difficult to find a bosom friend since ancient times." Thanks to His Royal Highness's liking for Huiqin's piano skills, and being able to lend such a valuable Fuxi qin to Huiqin to play, this friendship can not be reflected by this little vulgar thing. ”
Huiqin said and stared at Xuan Jing with a pair of watery eyes, "For example, your cousin's gentleman, although he is rich and wealthy, he doesn't know the respect and appreciation between people, he just knelt at my feet and begged me to play a tune for him, and I didn't bother to pay attention to him." ”
Although Xuan Jing is still young, he is also a person who knows the severity. Seeing that Sister Qin was deeply affectionate, she knew that no matter how polite she was, she would inevitably cause the other party to be sad, so she didn't shirk anymore, thanked her and gave her gifts.
Huiqin saw that Xuanjing no longer shirked, her heart was happy, she reached out and took the sachet, put Xuanjing on her belt with her own hands, and then turned around and warmed her hands on the stove, carefully took out the Fuxi qin and put it on the table, and played a tune for Xuanjing.