Chapter 35: Heart Song

When Xie Xiangcun was brought into this room in a white prison uniform, only Qian Hongzuo was left in the room. Outside the door and porch were full of guards.

Xie Xiangcun hurriedly knocked on Qian Hongzuo, who stepped forward to help him up and motioned for the jailer who carried him to leave. The jailer bowed and retreated.

Qian Hongzuo looked at Xie Xiangcun carefully, because Wen Minghui didn't know what crime Xie Xiangcun had committed, and Empress Dowager Xu didn't say anything, so the forbidden army prison was more polite to Xie Xiangcun and didn't shackle him. Qian Hongzuo just saw the eye-catching white prison uniform, because it was too fat, Xie Xiangcun was wearing it very ill-fitting.

Qian Hongzuo held Xie Xiangcun's hand and asked, "Are you okay?" ”

Xie Xiangcun didn't answer, and asked in surprise, "How could the Holy Lord come to such a place?" ”

Qian Hongzuo blinked and said, "I'm here to learn the piano from you." ”

Xie Xiangcun was even more stunned, and said in surprise: "Learn the piano? "Looking at the table, there is really a Yaoqin that has been placed.

Qian Hongzuo added: "Plus I will send you some delicious food." ”

Xie Xiangcun smiled, knowing that Qian Hongzuo was just coming to see him on an excuse, he was quite moved for a while, and he didn't know what to say.

Qian Hongzuo said: "The lone king doesn't know how to play calligraphy and painting, and the queen mother said that I don't have to learn this, just study and practice martial arts." Aiqing, would you like to teach me to play the piano? ”

Xie Xiangcun took Qian Hongzuo's hand, asked him to sit by the piano, and put Qian Hongzuo's hand in the right position. Then he demonstrated to himself and said, "Holy Lord, you are in this position, pluck the strings." ”

Qian Hongzuo dialed it.

Xie Xiangcun moved Qian Hongzuo's hand again, and said, "In this position again, dial it." ”

Qian Hongzuo dialed it again and said with a smile: "It's very studious." ”

In this way, Xie Xiangcun kept swinging Qian Hongzuo's hand back and forth, Qian Hongzuo played the piano properly, and both of them were very happy.

The guards outside the door, listening to the sound of playing cotton, did not look like they were learning the piano, they were all at a loss.

After a while, Xie Xiangcun took Qian Hongzuo's hand away from the piano and said, "Holy Lord, there are many guards waiting for you, you should go back." The Queen Mother is right, you are so busy, you can't spend time on these leisure and leisure. ”

Qian Hongzuo was silent for a while, and said sadly: "Xiao Xie, I don't want to cause a gap between you and me because of this incident. The queen mother does this, there is no deep meaning, you will understand in the future. ”

Xie Xiangcun said: "Don't worry about me, I have asked the brothers in the camp in front of the palace to send me books, and I will study here with peace of mind." This place is unlucky, and the Holy One should not come to visit again. ”

Qian Hongzuo held Xie Xiangcun's hand again, and all kinds of tastes came to his heart. After a while, he looked around the room and said gently: "This room is still clean." I told the team leader, just arrange for you to live in this room. ”

Xie Xiangcun said: "Holy Lord, in fact, the cell is quite clean, and the food is very good. This room is for the jailers, and if I stay here, I will break the rules of the Janissaries. You don't have to make any other arrangements. ”

The more sensible Xie Xiangcun was, the more Qian Hongzuo felt guilty, and said, "In two days, I will ask someone to bring you delicious food again." ”

Xie Xiangcun nodded and said, "Thank you, Holy Lord." ”

Qian Hongzuo said: "It's not easy for the guards to hug this piano from so far, so it's a pity to play it for a while." Why don't you play and sing a song for me? ”

Xie Xiangcun nodded in agreement, sat down next to the piano, and sang softly: "Last night's stars and last night's wind, the west side of the painting building, Guitang East." There are no colorful phoenix wings, and there is a little bit of wisdom in the heart. The next seat sends the hook spring wine warm, and the Cao shoots the wax lamp red. There is no way to go to Pengshan, and the blue bird is diligent to visit. ”

Qian Hongzuo clapped his hands and said, "Good singing!" Well sung! ”

Xie Xiangcun deliberately sang the last sentence wrong, although they were all Li Shangyin's poems, but the sentences were sung. Seeing Qian Hongzuo's praise, Xie Xiangcun asked, "Saint, the last sentence of this song is wrong." Why do you still say yes? ”

Qian Hongzuo said meaningfully: "I mean, 'It's wrong, it's exactly what I want'." ”

Xie Xiangcun smiled knowingly, saw that Qian Hongzuo had no intention of leaving, got up and said, "Holy Lord, the villain retires." With that, he bowed down and exited the door.

Qian Hongzuo shook his head helplessly, whispered the wrong sentence, and recited: "Yu Yu listened to the drum and went to the official, and went to the Malan Terrace to turn the tent." ”

Zhen Fu's recital about Tuntian was not submitted quickly. Instead, he first implored Empress Dowager Xu and Qian Hongzuo to secretly summon the commander of the Taihu Lake Water Division to make 'Zhuge Youcheng' come to the capital to report to him about Tuntian.

According to the military regulations of Wu Yueguo, the commanders of various localities are not allowed to leave the garrison without authorization, unless summoned by the king's order, and then sent an order by the generalissimo of soldiers and horses to the capital, otherwise it will be dealt with as leaving their posts without permission. Zhen Fu obviously didn't want Dai Yun to know about this, so he asked the king to summon him directly without going through the military department. Empress Dowager Xu and Qian Hongzuo promised, but instructed Zhen Fu to tell Zhuge Youcheng that he must come and go in secret.

Zhen Fu is an outlier in the court of Wu Yueguo, although he has been in the officialdom for many years, he has not been stained with the dust of officialdom. As the great Confucian of Wu Yueguo, he still respects the Confucian ideal of 'loyalty to the monarch and patriotism and benefiting the people'. The first king Qian Chuanqian admired his erudition and fame, and let him preside over Taixue, which can be described as a lot of peach and plum. But the first king also saw that this person was not good at the tricks of officialdom. It is suitable for educating people, not for politics. Therefore, it was not until the end of his reign that he needed to entrust the ministers to the minister, that Zhen Fu's official position was changed from the master of Taixue to the great Sinong.

After Empress Dowager Xu was in charge of the country, she attached great importance to Zhen Fu, especially the two prime ministers who had been entrusted by the previous king to assist her, and after they were killed one after another, they relied on Zhen Fu even more. It has the meaning of "the family is poor and filial sons, and the country is difficult to see loyal ministers".

Zhuge Youcheng was Zhen Fu's student when he was the master of Taixue, and he was also a rare Confucian general in the army of Wu Yueguo. He was originally a descendant of Zhuge Wuhou, and after the Wei and Jin dynasties destroyed Shu, his ancestors escaped death and came to Jiangnan. settled incognito, and by the generation of Zhuge Youcheng's father, his family was already in the middle of the road and quite poor. Zhen Fu cherished Zhuge Youcheng's intelligence and diligence, and after learning that he had to leave Taixue because he couldn't pay his tuition, he began to privately fund him. Not only in terms of tuition, but also in terms of family use, it has helped a lot. After Zhuge Youcheng completed his studies in Taixue, he did not enter the official career, but joined the Taihu Lake Water Division.

Around the jurisdiction of the Taihu Lake Basin, Wu Yueguo had fought a tug-of-war with the enemy for several years, with many dead and wounded soldiers. In the case of the death of the commander, the former king Qian Chuanqian once temporarily commanded the envoy and drove the expedition in person. It was during this period that Zhuge Youcheng stood out. Not only because he is good at using formations to destroy the enemy, but more importantly, he is proficient in building warships. The warships built by him are not only huge in hull and smooth sailing, but also have unique interior design. The oars stretched out from the cabin, and the rowing soldiers rowed in the cabin, which greatly reduced casualties. In addition, there is a firing device on the side of the ship, which can fire a torch with fire oil at an enemy ship from a long distance. It is not necessary to be like his ancestor Zhuge Liang to burn the warship by the east wind. Regardless of the direction of the wind, the enemy ships had not yet approached the warships of Wu Yueguo, as long as they were hit by torches, the flammable and inextinguishable fierce fire oil often forced the enemy ships to abandon the ships and flee. Menghuo oil is the current oil, at that time, Wu Yueguo itself did not produce fierce fire oil, but was proposed by Zhuge Youcheng, through overseas trade, purchased from the Great Food Country. Once in battle, the power is huge. Zhuge Youcheng is not known for his bravery, but his wisdom is more miraculous than bravery. In the great victory of Wu Yueguo, Zhuge Youcheng was expected to return to the public, took over as the commander of the Taihu Lake Water Division, and became a rare Confucian general in the army.

Half a month later, in the heavily guarded Huizheng Palace, Zhen Fu and Zhuge Youcheng were ushered in. Zhen Fu is still dressed in an official uniform, while Zhuge Youcheng is dressed as a guard of the forbidden army. Due to the secrecy, only Empress Dowager Xu, Qian Hongzuo, and Xie Xiangcun, who had been released from detention and were still restricted from travel, were waiting for them in the Huizheng Palace. Xie Xiangcun was the scribe appointed by Empress Dowager Xu and Qian Hongzuo, and he was the only one who could listen to and record this recital.

After seeing the ceremony, Empress Dowager Xu pointed to the chair that had been prepared and let Zhen Fu and Zhuge Youcheng sit down. After the two of them sat down, they both sat cautiously and respectfully in half chairs.

Empress Dowager Xu did not ask Tuntian first, but first asked whether the military expenses of the Taihu Lake Water Division were enough.

Zhuge Youcheng said truthfully: "All supplies are insufficient, especially military salaries, which have been in arrears for a long time, and the soldiers have complained. ”

Empress Dowager Xu and Qian Hongzuo glanced at each other, but they didn't expect that "what Dai Yun said was the truth."