In August, the autumn breeze was gradually rising in Hedong County, and Zhang Xiu finished drinking in the tavern alone, but walked back to the courtyard. Today, I don't know why, two foreign businessmen had a quarrel on the road they usually walked, attracting a large number of onlookers, Zhang Xiu had no intention of watching the excitement, and saw that the crowd blocked the road, so he had to take another relatively remote path.

As soon as he walked behind the wall of a large mansion, he faintly heard a pleasant sound of the piano, which attracted Zhang Xiu like a spell. Zhang Xiu walked along the source of the sound of the piano, at this time Zhang Xiu already knew that the sound of the piano came from the mansion, but Zhang Xiu found a place where he could hear the sound of the piano most clearly and stopped, and listened carefully.

Zhang Xiu is not very familiar with the guqin, but knows that in the 21st century, the guqin, which was once very brilliant in ancient Chinese culture, has declined. In fact, this is also the inevitable result of the social exhibition, listening to music must have a good environment, Western instruments can be played in the concert hall, but Chinese instruments cannot. Chinese musical instruments need to be set off by beautiful natural scenery to hear the charm of them, and in modern society, the scenery of nature has been replaced by concrete forests, even if it is still the same repertoire, it is difficult to feel that kind of artistic conception, so it is reasonable that traditional Chinese musical instruments are in decline in modern society.

Zhang Xiu stood outside the walls of the mansion and listened, probably because he had drunk some wine, although he was not drunk, he always felt relaxed physically and mentally after drinking. The sound of the piano in the mansion is so pleasant, Zhang Xiu doesn't know what the music is, but he feels that the owner of the piano is very happy at the beginning, and gradually hears a little dissatisfaction, and then it is endless resentment, loneliness and sadness, but more or more. Zhang Xiu didn't know why the owner of the piano was worried, but he heard it.

Zhang Xiu listened to the sound of the piano, but secretly sighed: "Being able to play the sound of the piano that can make others empathize with it is definitely not something ordinary people can do, I am afraid that only a few people in the world can play such a piano sound, among which Cai Yong should be able to do it." Wait a minute...... Cai Yong. Then he looked at the big mansion in front of him, and said secretly in his heart: "The one who played such a piano sound should be Cai Yong's daughter Zhaoji." ”

The person Zhang Xiu had forgotten appeared unexpectedly, although he had not really met and contacted Cai Zhaoji, but it did not hinder Zhang Xiu's thoughts about this talented woman. Zhang Xiu listened to the sound of the piano while enjoying it, while constantly searching in his mind, and when the sound of the piano was over, Zhang Xiu sighed heavily, and read in a deep but penetrating voice: "Looking for and seeking, cold and lonely, miserable and miserable." When it's warm and cold, it's the hardest to rest...... This time, what a sad word. ”

Zhang Xiu didn't know if Li Yi'an's words were wrong, but after listening to the sound of the piano, Zhang Xiu naturally came up with this word in his mind, so he read it out naturally. After reading it, Zhang Xiu sighed again, and then turned to leave.

However, Zhang Xiu didn't take a few steps, but he heard a woman in the house say: "Son, please stay, my young lady asks Childe what kind of style is this non-poetry and non-endowment?" ”

Zhang Xiu replied: "These are words, and they should be sung with music." ”

After hearing this, the woman was silent for a moment, probably taking note of Zhang Xiu's words, and then asked, "Haven't asked for the name of the son yet?" ”

Zhang Xiu said: "If you have a fate, why bother to leave your name." With that, he strode away.

Since then, in addition to the day when Zhang Xiu wants to stay in the barracks, he will come to the back of this mansion every day in the afternoon and close to evening to listen to Cai Zhaoji's piano sound, Zhang Xiu is quietly listening, sometimes leaving silently after listening, sometimes there is a feeling, it is to leave some famous poems or words in later generations, of course, Zhang Xiu has changed some words according to this era.

The two became a special but very tacit friend, Cai Zhaoji would play the piano on time every day, and she also knew that Zhang Xiu would not be able to come every few days, and her figure would not appear in the courtyard of the Wei family on this day. And if Zhang Xiu left poems, she would memorize them with silk cloth. And some of the words left by Zhang Xiu, she will quickly arrange music for these words, and then play them to Zhang Xiu. And Zhang Xiu heard the tunes of these new songs, and knew that they were some songs with the words he had left, but Zhang Xiu didn't understand this, but just listened quietly every time.

Zhao Ji didn't know Zhang Xiu's name, although Zhang Xiu guessed it, but she didn't say it. The people of the Wei family regard Zhao Ji as a plague god, and they don't care about her in the Wei Mansion, and arrange another place for her and the maid to live, it can be said that since marrying into the Wei family, Zhao Ji has only seen Wei Zhongdao a few times.

This situation lasted all the way until March of the sixth year of Zhongping. In November last year, Han Sui, Ma Teng, and the kingdom organized a large army to invade again, but this time it was to attack Chencang, because most of the army under Dong Zhuo went to Hedong, the imperial court had to order the veteran Huangfu Song to go out again, and Huangfu Song was added as the right general, leading part of the elite of the imperial court's northern army and Dong Zhuo's army left in Chang'an to rescue Chencang.

After three months of hard fighting, finally in February of the sixth year of Zhongping, Huangfu Song broke the army of the kingdom and others in Chencang, led the kingdom to death, and Han Sui and Ma Teng led the remnants of the army to flee back to Xiliang. As soon as the Xiliang rebels were broken, Huangfu Song was dismissed and returned to Luoyang, and by March, news that Emperor Ling was critically ill was circulating in Luoyang and the surrounding areas. Although Zhang Xiu vaguely remembered that Emperor Ling died of illness this year, he didn't expect the news to come so suddenly, and Dong Zhuo's army did not stop after returning to Chang'an, but directly waved his army to Hedong. Dong Zhuo's more than 100,000 troops were stationed in Hedong to wait for changes in Luoyang.

Although the progress of the matter was somewhat unexpected by Zhang Xiu, Zhang Xiu, as Dong Zhuo's confidant, naturally received the news that Dong Zhuo's army was coming to Hedong. So when Zhang Xiuyi received the news that Dong Zhuo was coming to Hedong, he went to the place where he had listened to the piano in the past few months, and hurriedly explained a few words to Zhao Ji in the house: "I'm afraid I won't be able to come again in the future." Then he hurried away.

Three days later, Niu Fu and Li Wei's army took the lead in coming to Anyi to station, the arrival of tens of thousands of troops made Hedong County Cheng busy again, a few days later, Dong Zhuo's 100,000 army arrived, Hedong County Cheng was even busier, fortunately he was busy arranging local camping and soldier logistics, but the reception of Dong Zhuo and his senior generals was taken over by Zhang Xiu.

In Zhang Xiu's camp, a group of civil and military officials under Dong Zhuo's command gathered, in addition to some familiar people such as Hua Xiong, Xu Rong and others, there are also many new faces, such as Li Su, a native of Bingzhou, Yang Feng, Yang Feng, Yang Qi and Yang Wei who were promoted before Li Dao, and Wu Xi, a newly promoted general promoted by Guo Zhuo, etc., in a word, there are a lot more talents under Dong Zhuo.

This time there was Dong Zhuo at the banquet, and the friction between the different factions naturally would not be shown, showing a harmonious atmosphere, and some of the new generals also showed their faces slightly, while Zhang Xiu was praised by Dong Zhuo last year for two articles and fame.

After such a banquet, Li Ru, Niu Fu, Li Dao, Zhang Xiu, and Xu Rong were secretly summoned by Dong Zhuo, but Dong Zhuo told the news that Emperor Ling was critically ill, but this news was obtained by Dong Zhuo from the inner palace at a large price, which was naturally very accurate, and then asked the five people.

Li Ru, as Dong Zhuo's military advisor, naturally took the lead and said: "Now that the lord's army is stationed in Hedong, and the entire Longxi is under the control of the lord, if Your Majesty dies, Luoyang will definitely be in chaos." Relatives, eunuchs, and scholars are bound to fight for power, and now the lord is secretly linking the two sides of the relatives and the eunuchs, just say that one of them will transfer foreign troops into Luoyang, and then rely on the lord's army to control Luoyang, whether it is a relative. The eunuchs and scholars were all firmly controlled by the lord. And the lord only needs to control the young master, and he can tilt the power to the government and the opposition, and it is not too late to clean up the dissidents. ”

Li Ru's words had already laid out the overall plan of Dong Zhuo's path, and then several people discussed the details before they dispersed. When he came out of Dong Zhuo's tent, Zhang Xiu looked up at the night sky and said secretly: "The real troubled times are finally coming." ”

(End of Volume 1)

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There are two more chapters today.,Tomorrow I will start to enter the second volume of the plot to ask for Dong, thank you for your support!!