Chapter 2 (Part 2)

Li Xu now has a desire for others, and he inevitably has the intention of gaining and losing, and the more he thinks about it, the more chaotic his mood becomes. Many things that have happened in the past year have emerged one after another, but none of them can be clarified. After going around the room irritably, he waved his hand, but there was a crisp sound of "fairy hum" in his ears, and when he looked down again, he found that his hand was brushing the guqin again.

Regarding piano skills, Li Xu only learned a few scores roughly to cope with the exam. When he was studying in Yi County, his family had no money left over to buy this elegant thing, and the piano in the county school was under the control of Liu Fuzi. In the eyes of Liu Fuzi, a person like Li Xu who doesn't know the current affairs and has no one behind him is a commodity who goes home to farm sooner or later.

Thinking of the scene when he was studying, Li Xu sighed lightly. No matter what troubles or happiness were back then, it has become a lasting memory. The philistine Liu Fuzi, the erudite Yang Fuzi, and a group of ambitious and big-chested happy teenagers were once so close, and they recalled so far.

Before he knew it, he was righting the strings with his hands, and his hands were gently plucking on the strings. Cai Yong's "Autumn Thoughts" is a compulsory song for students with a heart and a reputation, and vaguely, Li Xu feels that he still remembers the general score of the score. If I can't think of it for a while, I will play it at will, although the music is not right, a troubled heart slowly stops restlessness with the sound of the piano.

He remembered the good times he had spent with Ganluo and Tao Kuotuosi on the shore of Crescent Lake, and the song was happy and cheerful. Thinking of a few people sharing hardships in the encirclement and interception of the Xi scouts, the music became impassioned again. When he remembered the brutal slaughter of the captives by the Xiren tribe after defeating the Suotou Xi tribe, a melancholy aura flowed from his fingertips again, and the sound of the piano also sonorated.......

In the blink of an eye, the song "Autumn Thoughts" is nearing the end, and the autumn wind mixed with the sound of drums and horns comes out through the window, making the whole courtyard look gloomy, and countless autumn leaves fall from the sky, which is as colorful as rain for a while.

"What a song "Autumn Thoughts"!" Someone clapped softly outside the window. Li Xu was stunned for a moment, the music could no longer be smooth, his fingers quickly slid over the strings, and the sound of the piano stopped abruptly.

"Gongzi Li, my eldest son and Gongzi Liu are back!" Outside the door, the announcement of the servants of the Li Mansion sounded, just in time to catch the lingering afterglow of the sound of the piano.

"Ah, oh, please!" Li Xu shook his head and replied woodenly. He didn't expect that he had been playing the piano for so long, and what he didn't expect was that the etiquette here was so complicated, and the host's family had to go through the servants to enter the guest's room.

"Go, go in, my brother is a free and easy person, let's not talk to him about this vulgar etiquette!" Liu Hongji's voice sounded just right, resolving the embarrassment in front of Li Xu. With hearty laughter, Li Jiancheng and Liu Hongji walked into the house one after another.

"Zhong Jian plays the piano well, and the whole yard is intoxicated with boundless autumn!" Li Jiancheng walked a few steps briskly and praised with a smile.

"I just studied with the master for a few days in the county school!" Li Xu knew what he had, and replied modestly.

"I reached this realm in a few days, and someone like me, who has studied hard for several years and hasn't peeked into the door, won't he become a wooden head!" Li Jiancheng retorted with a smile, although he was the eldest son of Duke Tang, he was not as arrogant as some of the children of local officials that Li Xu had seen in the county school, but he was full of humility.

"If the son is solid and the head is wood, I will become the stupid cow. Not only can I not play, but I don't even have the qualifications to listen! Liu Hongji smiled and relieved Li Xu. After getting along for so long, he didn't know that his little brother would actually do this.

"Brother Hongji hasn't practiced the piano?" Li Jiancheng glanced back at Liu Hongji, his face full of surprise. Since the Wei and Jin dynasties, piano, chess, calligraphy, and painting are compulsory for the children of wealthy families, and the children of the families in the south of the Yangtze River will not be surprised by the horse as a tiger, and they will not be used as a laughing stock if they are not familiar with the piano and chess. Although the northern giants are not as particular as those traditional families in the south of the Yangtze River, they are only lower in the requirements for proficiency, in addition to the piano, chess, calligraphy, and painting, but they have added two items of riding and shooting. Liu Hongji's father, Liu Sheng, once lived in the history of the Great Sui Assassin, and he himself had inherited the false position of the right commander, which can be regarded as a genuine child of the family.

"Since my father died, I have held a knife in both hands more than a pen, how can I still have the kung fu to play the piano!" Liu Hongji looked at his calloused hands and said lightly.

When Li Jiancheng heard this, he hurriedly stepped forward and bowed down to make amends, and explained while making a gesture: "The younger brother was happy when he saw the eldest brother, and he forgot for a while, and he actually touched the pain in Brother Hongji's heart, which really deserves to be punished!" ”

Liu Hongji returned the salute and shook his head gently, "It's a sore spot, it's just a fact." Moreover, at this moment, it is the time for the country to employ people, and some martial arts on the body are also easy to revive the lintel! As long as Zigu doesn't stay away because the foolish brother is a rough man! ”

"How can the little brother be such a vulgar embryo!" Li Jiancheng laughed and promised. "To be honest, I'm not very interested in playing the piano and ink, but as the son of the Li family, I have to get some out to decorate the façade. The second brother has a good saying, that thing is pleasant, if you really want to be famous, it is still fast on horseback. ”

The three of them looked at each other and smiled, and all the embarrassment was revealed. When Liu Hongji saw Li Jiancheng mention his brother, he asked with a smile: "How is Shimin lately, is he still so fond of martial arts?" ”

"It's not just a martial arts addiction, it's simply a martial idiot. It's only been a few days since they came to Huaiyuan, and he and Wan'er leveled a back garden at the end of the day, and turned it into a martial arts arena! Speaking of his younger brother, Li Jiancheng shook his head again and again. Although the words were full of reproach, the expression of love and pity involuntarily revealed on his face.

"Wan'er, she also practices martial arts? I remember the last time I visited Shibo, Wan'er was studying Ban's "Female Commandments"! This time it was Liu Hongji's turn to be surprised, in his impression, Li Jiancheng's sister Li Wan'er was a very quiet little girl, and she never smiled when she saw people.

"That was how many years ago, since Shimin began to practice martial arts, Wan'er has been learning with her, and now, Sensei said that women of the same age, ordinary teenagers are not her opponents!" Li Jiancheng shook his head with a smile, but his tone sounded a little proud.

All topics are family affairs, although Li Xu couldn't interject on the side, he could also see that the relationship between Li Jiancheng and his younger brother and sister was very good. When Li Xu was very young, his brother Li Liang died in Liaodong, so he longed for brotherhood in his heart. Seeing the sincere expression on Li Jiancheng's face, he felt a little more good for this person in his heart.

"It's still early, why don't we go to the garden to see Shimin, he also misses Brother Hongji!" After chatting for a while, Li Jiancheng proposed with a smile.

"It's okay, I haven't seen you for many years, I don't know if the little guy has grown taller?" Liu Hongji agreed with a smile.

This time it was not the female dependents who saw her, Li Xu was naturally invited. The three of them talked and talked, chatted and left, and after a while, they came outside the back garden. Across the wall, I heard the sound of Xiao Xiao inside.

"That's it, except for him, no one is so addicted to pulling a bow!" Li Jiancheng shook his head and sighed. He ordered the servant not to pass through, and broke in with two friends.

Li Xu hurriedly took a few steps, looked forward from behind Jiancheng, and saw a young man who had not yet tied his hair bending his bow to shoot the target, not knowing what the target was, but the position of the target was seventy steps away. Next to the boy was a young girl of the same age as herself, not holding a fan in her hand like a woman from a big family in the legend, but holding a double drum hammer, ready to cheer for the boy at any time.

Hearing the sound of footsteps at the door, the young man who was shooting arrows did not look up, first released the feather arrow in his hand, and then asked without looking: "Why is the eldest brother free, are you willing to compete with me today?" ”

"Why is the eldest brother here, aren't you busy today?" The girl noticed that there were outsiders next to her brother, put down the drum hammer, and stepped forward to greet her.

"I have to help my dad deal with a lot of things, how can I have the kung fu to accompany you to practice martial arts. Someone came to see you, and I wonder if you two still remember! Li Jiancheng smiled and reminded his younger brother and sister.

"Someone came to see me?" The young man with the bow raised his head, his bright eyes swirling around Liu and Li like meteors, and then he threw down the horned bow, laughed and ran forward.

"It turned out to be Brother Hongji, I haven't seen him for many years, but the eldest brother is dark!" The boy shouted as he saluted.

"I've seen Brother Shimin, I've seen Sister Wan'er!" Liu Hongji hurriedly took half a step forward and returned the favor to the Li sisters and brothers who were worshipping each other with Pingyi.

"They said that a distinguished guest came to the door, and I was surprised that a bold distinguished guest dared to come to the border place to see Daddy, it turned out to be Brother Hongji. These stupid guys, Brother Hongji is his own family, how can he be considered a guest! Li Shiminnian exclaimed happily, and his immature face turned pink because of overexcitement.

"I also brought a brother from your kindred, who seems to be two years older than you!" Liu Hongji pulled Li Xu over with a smile and introduced.

When Li Shimin and Li Wan'er heard this, they immediately stepped forward to greet with a smile. How dare Li Xu let the children of the two princes salute him, he hurriedly took half a step forward, and arched his hand: "Shanggu Li Zhongjian has seen the second son and the eldest lady!" ”

From the color of the clothes, the Li family sisters and brothers have already seen that the other party has no fame, so they can only fold their hands and return the service with half a courtesy. As soon as the three of them finished saluting each other, Shimin immediately stepped forward and grabbed Liu Hongji's arm, shouting and pleading: "Brother Hongji has gone south and north, and his martial arts must have improved again." Why don't you give a few tricks to the younger brother to comfort the pain of the younger brother? ”

Note 1: Li Wan'er, the princess of Pingyang, one of Li Yuan's nineteen daughters, was born to the same mother as Jiancheng, Shimin, and Yuanji. After the Song Dynasty, the history was revised, and the woman did not record her name, so only her name was left in history. In the romance of the late Qing Dynasty, he was called Li Wan'er, and Mr. Huang Yi made up that he was Li Xiuning. When Li Yuan raised the army, Li Shimin was nineteen years old, and Princess Pingyang had been married for many years. Therefore, she should be the sister of the people and not her sister.

Happy National Day holiday.