Chapter Ninety-Six: First Encounter with Chanjuan
"Oh, my Grand Duke...... Son, let it go. Zhong Wuregret said with a painful face: "What is there to say, I have twisted my ears every time, my ears are now as long as rabbits, and I can't find a beautiful woman in the future, you accompany me?" ”
"If you dare to talk nonsense, you whore, I will tear your mouth again." Princess Qinghua said that she was about to pinch Zhong Wu's neck.
"I'm not talking nonsense, you have something to say, why do you have to twist my ears every time?" Zhong Wuregret began to beg for mercy.
"You don't listen to what you say every time, tell you not to teach the king badly, you are teaching more and more messy things." Princess Qinghua said.
"Say, if there is something to say, it will be long, and if there is no word, it will be short. I'm going to bet on it! Zhong Wuregret looked at the cockfighting arena and said.
Princess Qinghua whispered in his ear: "You go with me immediately, the queen mother has something to ask you." ”
Hearing this, Zhong Wuregret didn't dare to say more, and immediately followed Princess Qinghua honestly. He rubbed his red ears as he walked, and muttered in his mouth: "As a princess, you are still so crazy, hurry up and ask the king to marry you to the north with the smell of sheep's blood, and see if you are still fierce." ”
"What did you say?" Princess Qinghua's eyes were narrow, and Zhong Wuregret was so frightened that she said repeatedly: "I'm talking about how the princess has such a feminine taste, like a dominatrix." ”
"What is a dominatrix?" Princess Qinghua asked innocently.
"Dominatrix, haha, dominatrix are beautiful, mischievous elves. No one but the princess can get the glorious title of dominatrix. Zhong Wuregret said jokingly.
Yaksha is a Sanskrit word meaning "swift ghost", "able to bite ghost", "light and swift", "brave and strong". Sanskrit is the classic language of Buddhism, with the translation of Buddhist scriptures, there are many Sanskrit words into Chinese, there was no emergence of Buddhism at that time, let alone Sanskrit, therefore, Zhong Wuregret dared to boldly praise the blue and white princess like a dominatrix.
"Meet the Queen Mother!" Zhong Wuregret came to the Queen Mother's bedroom for the first time, and he didn't dare to be rude.
Princess Qinghua happily coquettishly said to the queen mother: "Every time you say that I don't understand etiquette, today Lord Zhong still praises me for being like a dominatrix." ”
"Dominatrix? What is that? "The Queen Mother is a little strange.
Zhong Wuregret explained embarrassedly: "It's nothing, a mythical character, just talking." ”
"You sit down first." After Zhong Wuregret sat down, the Queen Mother asked, "Do you know why I called you here today?" ”
"Weichen is stupid, and I hope the Queen Mother will make it clear." Zhong Wuregret said, his eyes quickly glanced at the Queen Mother. began to mutter: "It looks like she's in her thirties, I don't know what kind of beauty she uses, or did she give birth to the king Xionglu when she was underage?" ”
"What are you thinking?" The Queen Mother seemed to see through Zhong Wuregret's mind and asked solemnly.
"Weichen didn't dare to say it." Zhong Wuregret had already seen a beautiful woman sitting next to the Queen Mother at this time, and he was extremely shocked. It is not an exaggeration to say that this beauty is beautiful and fragrant, if it comes to appearance, she does not lose Cao Yue'e and Ziying at home.
Under the slender and beautiful eyebrows, the beautiful eyes are bright and colorful, and the eyes are full of autumn waves, but they are very dignified, and there is more of a layer of wisdom and quietness, like a rippling Bitan.
"Did you take a fancy to the beautiful women around me again? You are known as the number one thief in the Chu Kingdom, and you don't have the guts to do so? The Queen Mother teased unceremoniously.
"Weichen didn't dare to say it, not about this beauty, but about the queen mother." Zhong Wuregret said.
"The first king has a will, and the harem does not interfere in politics, and today I came to you for state affairs, so you can say whatever you want." The Queen Mother said.
"Because the princess called the queen mother, Weichen was very surprised, in Wechen's opinion, the queen mother is like the king's sister, I don't know what the queen mother has to maintain, please don't hesitate to advise, lest we'll become yellow-faced wives in a few years." Zhong Wuregret said seriously.
"Flutter", Princess Qinghua couldn't help it, laughed, she wanted to pick up Zhong Wuregret's ears again, and suddenly thought that this was in the queen mother's bedroom, and she couldn't be presumptuous, so she let Zhong Wuregret go.
The Queen Mother was not as serious as she was when she first came in, after all, until now, he was the only one who was as bold as Zhong Wuregret to give a high hat.
Everyone likes to listen to good words, the queen mother's face softened, and she said to Zhong Wuregret: "I think back then, the ancestor Xiong Tong heard that the king of Zhou not only did not give him a knight, but rebuked him as a 'barbarian country', so he established himself as the king of Chu Wu with the support of the ministers.
King Wu not only used his martial arts to expand his territory and subdue the nations, but also was good at governing the country. He created the county system, changed the official system, and placed the law of Chen soldiers, so that the Chu State broke away from the tributary submission to the Zhou Dynasty, and was proud of the others and opened up the territory.
After the King of Wen, King Cheng, King Mu, and other kings worked hard to make Chu a powerful country in the world, there are Qianzhong and Wujun in the west, Xiazhou and Haiyang in the east, Dongting and Cangwu in the south, and Fencheng in the north. ”
"Tell me about the history of revolutionaries!" Zhong Wuregret thought so in his heart, but on the surface, he pretended to listen with great respect.
The beautiful woman sitting next to the Queen Mother seemed to see that Zhong Wuregret was absent-minded, and she couldn't help but smile unconsciously and suddenly, Zhong Wuregret's soul was out of the body.
The Queen Mother seems to be still immersed in the intoxication of the ancestors' exploits, and she has not found Zhong Wuregret's abnormality. Soon, her words changed: "But when it comes to the generation of Xiong Lu, he doesn't want to make progress, he stays in the palace all day long, never goes to court, only knows lewd pleasures." Now, Taishi Pan and Ling Yin Chengjia have stirred up the royal city full of storms, seeing that the foundation of the ancestors will be ruined, you are good, dig out your mind, stand out from the crowd, let the king indulge in fun even more, and it is difficult to extricate yourself, you say, what is your intention? ”
The more the Queen Mother spoke, the more angry she became.
Zhong Wuregret said unhurriedly: "The Queen Mother is angry, anger is detrimental to beauty. Before answering the Queen Mother's question, I will tell the Queen Mother a story.
Once upon a time, there lived an old man in the northern border town, and everyone liked to call him 'Seon', and Seon and his son lived by herding horses.
One day, a horse suddenly ran away, and his son couldn't catch him back. The father comforted his son and said, 'We horse breeders, it is not uncommon for us to lose horses. Maybe it will come back! ’
After some time, the lost steed brought back a large herd of horses. The son was very happy, but the father was not too surprised. He said to his son, 'It was an accident. However, it is difficult to predict the impermanence of fortune and misfortune in the world. You have to be careful of being happy and sad! ’
As a result, one day, when his son was taming a horse, he accidentally fell off the horse and broke one of his legs. The father said, 'Surely a horse trainer will be thrown.' If you can learn a lesson, it will be beneficial in the future. ’
Soon after, fighting broke out, and all the other young men were taken to fight and died on the battlefield. The son of 'Seon' was spared his life because he was dismissed from the army because of a broken leg.
This is called 'Seon loses his horse, and he knows the blessing and the curse'. Now that the king is obsessed with lustful pleasures, and he knows whether it is a curse or a blessing? ”
After listening to his story, the Queen Mother calmed down thoughtfully.
After hearing this story, the beautiful women around the Queen Mother had their eyes lit up, and she asked, "Where did you hear this story?" ”
"The girl is ......"
"Her name is Chanjuan, and she is the master who teaches Qinghua." The Queen Mother said.
"Chanjuan?" Zhong Wuregret was taken aback. In the history books he studied, Cicada Juan was a student of the great poet Qu Yuan, a weak woman who insisted on her husband's ideas in the face of rebellion, defended the truth with her own life, and died for her husband in exchange for her existence. But that was later. Could it be that this cicada is not the other cicada?
"What? Have you heard of Chanjuan? Seeing Zhong Wuregret's appearance, the Queen Mother was very strange.
"Nope." Zhong Wuxian flatly denied it, but he continued: "I have always called the beautiful moon Chanjuan. People have joys and sorrows, and the moon is cloudy and sunny, and this matter is difficult to complete. I hope that people will last a long time, and they will be together for thousands of miles. Finally, he added: "If there is any similarity, it is pure coincidence." ”
After chanting the song words, Zhong Wuregret couldn't help but think of his parents, and his expression was very gloomy.
However, the shocking power of this famous sentence has caused problems in the minds of the Queen Mother and Chanjuan: "This is the prostitute thief in everyone's mouth? ”
Half-ringing, Chanjuan's eyes shot a hot gaze, as if she had met a bosom friend, and asked, "Lord Zhong, ...... this?"
"Inspired by feelings." Zhong Wuregret said that where did he dare to talk about any poems, because the poems at that time were all four-character poems.
Five-character poems, seven-character poems, and words all appeared later. The most famous poem of the Chu State is Chu Ci, which is also a poetic style created by the great poet Qu Yuan later.
However, the state of Chu calls itself a barbarian and is very tolerant of many things, like Zhong Wuregret, even if he meets a talented woman like Chanjuan who reads poetry and books, he will not say that he has apostasy.
"You go back." After listening to Zhong Wuregret's story, the Queen Mother didn't say anything more, and kept in thought. She seemed to want to be quiet for a while, so she said to Chanjuan, "Send Master Zhong for me." ”
On the road, Zhong Wuregret and Chanjuan were speechless all the way. When parting, Zhong Wuregret asked, "Can I still see you?" ”
"You look for blue and white, you can see me if you look for blue and white." Chanjuan said.
"Wow! Be sure to have a light bulb present. Although Zhong Wuregret was very disappointed, he still "walked back in style".
Just when the Queen Mother was talking to Zhong Wuregret about the history of revolutionaries, Cheng Jia was also "talking about the history of revolutionaries" in Doufu.
Around the study of Cheng Jia's mansion, there were guards, and there were only two people in the study: Cheng Jia and Sima Dou Yuejiao.
Cheng Jia said to Sima Dou Yuejiao: "You have to remember that there should be no second person to know about our conversation today. Can you guarantee it? ”
"I swear." Dou Yuejiao said.
"No, I can't trust you, who else do you believe?" Cheng Jia continued: "You should know that our Ruo Ao clan originated from Xiong Yi, the monarch of the Chu State. After Xiong Yi was on the throne, he was known as Ruo Ao, and Xiong Yi's son Dou Bobi was named Ruo Ao, and he was also called Dou because he was not sealed Douyi. Therefore, our clan is also a branch of the royal family.
Ling Yin, created by King Wu, was also the first to select Dou Qi from the Ruoao clan. If we are the Ao clan for generations, we will help the king of Chu to fight in the north, fight for hegemony, and make outstanding achievements. However, if they belong to the same royal family, why can only the Xiong family be the king, and our Dou family can't be the king?
This time, I want Zhong Wuregret to kill Jin Eel, Pan Chong can't be unaware, they will all think that in order to have sole power, I am ready to go to war with them, so I will definitely spare no effort to deal with us. Jin Eel must be killed, killing him is to help you, this person is too scheming. However, before and after the period of killing him, you must show weakness, can you do it? ”
Sima Douyue Jiao was a little puzzled, he said angrily: "I have military power in my hands, and the soldiers are all iron-blooded men who have been on the battlefield for a long time, are you still afraid of their forbidden army and government soldiers?" ”
"Not to be afraid of them, but to show your generosity and show it to the king and courtiers." Cheng Jia said.
"Why?" Dou Yue Jiao is a little strange.
"Because I don't have long to live, before I die, I want to recommend you as Ling Yin. We can't let the power of the Dou clan fall aside. Hearing Cheng Jia's words, Dou Yuejiao was like a bolt from the blue.