Chapter 2: First Meeting

On that day, in the palace of King Wuyue, under the gloomy sky, a team of guards surrounded the royal family's special sedan chair and walked slowly, Qian Hongzuo, the king of Wuyue, sat on the sedan chair, his expression was also like the gloomy sky, there was no youth at all, and there was a faint trace of majesty in the quiet, which was more important than many old and sophisticated adults.

Wu Yue advocates Buddhism, and there is a small temple called Huguo Temple in the palace, which is dedicated to the use of the monarch and the concubine. There are also strict rituals for worshipping the Buddha, and the monarch himself not only has to go to the temple regularly to worship, but also has to bathe and fast before worshipping the Buddha in order to express his piety. At this time, Qian Hongzuo was on the way to the bathhouse. Qian Hongzuo usually bathes in his own dormitory, but the bathing before the Buddha must be carried out in the palace specially built for the Buddha.

The lobby of the Senshin Hall is supported by 16 columns, the hall is wide, the pond area is huge, and the pond bank is made of fine jade-colored stones, and there is a clear spring flowing directly into it, which is said to have the special effect of purifying the body and mind. But Qian Hongzuo hated bathing in the heart hall very much, and this disgust became more and more serious as he grew older. Facing the many guards in the Xixin Hall and the palace slaves of both men and women, in front of everyone's eyes, he was the only one naked, and thinking about it made Qian Hongzuo feel like a man. The previous bathing time he suddenly ordered all the palace maids who served to bathe to retreat, and all the guards went to guard outside the hall, leaving only a few waiters who were on duty in the washing heart hall to take care of them, and this time he ordered in advance to set up a screen in front of the pool. The king did not like to bathe in the bathing hall, and although he never said it himself, it was clearly felt by the attendants around him.

Qian Hongzuo's sedan chair traveled all the way, and no matter what the people in the courtyard were doing, they had to bow down immediately to respect the "saint", and only then could they get up and be busy with other things when the sedan chair passed.

Entering a courtyard not far from the Washing Heart Hall, the three people who had been passing by in a hurry also stopped to salute. These three people attracted Qian Hongzuo's attention, to be precise, one of them attracted Qian Hongzuo's attention. It was a young man who was younger than him, dressed in coarse cloth, not only handsome, but also quite powerful, and on his shoulders sat an adult man who was much taller than him, and he held the man's leg with one hand so that he could sit steadily on his shoulder, and the other hand held a long piano case, and the man beside him in the red costume of the inner servant was empty-handed, panting because he was tired from the journey, but the beautiful boy was breathing evenly, but he seemed to have no weight.

Seeing the monarch's sedan chair, the chamberlain hurriedly knelt on the ground, and the beautiful young man bowed down while putting down the piano box, and at the same time, he also put the man on his shoulder on the ground lightly, and the whole action was done in one go, without a trace of panic. The man who was originally on his shoulder was not kneeling on the ground, but prostrate on the ground.

Qian Hongzuo has been practicing martial arts since he was a child, and when he saw the body movements of the beautiful boy, he really liked the swiftness, knocked on the beam of the sedan chair, and said, "Stop." The sedan car stopped.

The chamberlain among the three saw Qian Hongzuo's gaze looking at them, and hurriedly kowtowed: "Holy Chitose, Chitose, Chitose." ”

When the beautiful young man finished speaking, he also kowtowed in his appearance: "Holy thousand, thousand, thousand." Then he kowtowed and said, "The family teacher has a disabled leg, and the villain will visit the saint on his behalf." ”

Qian Hongzuo said: "Flat." ”

The waiter and the beautiful boy thanked each other, the waiter got up by himself, and the beautiful boy stood up with the lame master.

Qian Hongzuo asked the beautiful young man: "I don't look like you're dressed like a palace person, who are you?" ”

The beautiful young man said: "Back to the saint, the villain is an unborn disciple of the imitation of Lishan Villa, and this is the family teacher Qu Liuyu. "Imitation Pear Villa is a mountain villa built by the Wuyue royal family to imitate the pear orchard built by Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty and specially built to train the singers, kabuki and musicians, and the disciples are all official slaves who are sold to the royal family.

Qian Hongzuo looked at the graceful demeanor of the beautiful young man in front of him, and couldn't help but secretly regret that his identity was so humble.

Wu Dezhang, the steward beside Qian Hongzuo, complained dissatisfiedly: "Could it be that today's imitation pear villa is calling a lame man to serve the holy bath?" And asked the waiter beside the beautiful boy: "Little bean, how are you bad?" ”

Qu Liuzhen lowered his head, and Xiaodouzi replied with trepidation: "If you go back to Wu to manage the house, the owner of Fangli Villa told me that this man named Qu Liuzhen is the best musician in their place, and he became famous ten years ago. ”

Wu Dezhang said coldly: "It's clear that no one wants to come, so call a cripple to deal with it, are you a fool for me?" If he hadn't met here, he would have been sitting and playing the piano, but I was afraid that no one would have seen that he was lame. What became famous ten years ago? I think it's true that he was crippled ten years ago and has lost his fame after that! ”

The lame Qu Liuyu said slowly: "Good management, I really haven't been an errand since I was disabled ten years ago. If I am physically handicapped and unfit to serve the Holy One, please allow me to retire. ”

Wu Dezhang was stunned for a moment, and did not say anything.

Qian Hongzuo asked Wu Dezhang: "What's the matter?" The Lone King did not recruit musicians to listen to the tune. ”

Wu Dezhang bowed down and said: "Holy Lord, today you are going to bathe in the Washing Heart Hall, and the slave thinks that you don't like bathing very much, so I will recruit musicians to serve and listen to the music while you are bathing, so as to save you from being bored." I didn't expect the people of Imitation Pear Villa to let a cripple deal with it, but now that they are sent back, it is too late to find a replacement. ”

Qian Hongzuo said slightly: "Ridiculous." Then he explained: "Music can cultivate temperament and educate people's hearts, which is extremely elegant, and it is not appropriate for the rich and noble to use it for fun, let alone to pass the boredom in the bath." The musician is reluctant to come, and that's because you despise the rhythm. ”

Wu Dezhang originally wanted to please the king, but he didn't expect to be blamed instead, although he was dissatisfied in his heart, he didn't dare to hang it on his face, and turned his head to Qu Liuqing's master and apprentice: "Then you should leave quickly." ”

Qu Liuqing's master and apprentice bowed and retreated, Qian Hongzuo looked at the beautiful young man, but said: "Ordinary people are not allowed to ride horses and cars in the palace court, and it is not easy for this little apprentice to carry his master all the way here." He turned to Xiaodouzi and said, "You take them to the inner treasury to find the steward to receive a reward of 50 Wen." ”

The beautiful boy looked at Qian Hongzuo in surprise for a moment, and then bowed down and thanked sincerely: "Thank you for your mercy." ”

Qu Liuyu also seemed to be a little moved, and said: "The saint is a person who understands the rhythm of music, and it is a blessing for the villain to be able to play music for you." If the saint does not dislike the disability of the villain, let me play one or two for you, and we will receive the reward money with peace of mind. ”