Chapter 35: Singing and Dancing with Fairy Chang'e
Let's say that after Tai Bai Xing went down to earth, he found Tang Seng and his apprentice for the first time.
First, he pretended to talk about the old days with Tang Seng and his apprentices, and then found Gu Ming and said: "Xiaoyou, the Jade Emperor specially ordered the old man to come down to earth and invite Xiaoyou to go to the Heavenly Palace." ”
"Oh? To the Heavenly Palace? ”
Gu Ming's heart moved.
He wasn't worried that this trip was a trap, after all, the Jade Emperor had no reason to embarrass him.
Come to think of it, it was this way that he helped Sun Wukong to survive the catastrophe, which attracted the attention of the Western Heavenly Buddha Realm and Heavenly Court.
To put it bluntly, with his current strength and influence in the human realm, he can no longer be ignored by the Buddha realm and the heavenly court.
Tai Bai Xing smiled and said, "Yes, please ask Xiaoyou to run with the old man." ”
"Venus Lao'er, what the hell is the Jade Emperor Lao Er doing?"
Sun Wukong was not polite, stepped forward and grabbed Tai Baixing's beard and asked.
"The Great Sage, the Great Sage......"
Tai Bai Xing had a bitter face and hurriedly said for mercy.
He really couldn't do anything about Sun Wukong, but Sun Wukong ripped off a lot of his beard in Huaguo Mountain.
Sun Wukong's eyes widened and he shouted: "Go back and tell the Jade Emperor Lao'er, if he dares to have any crooked ideas against the immortals, don't blame me for Lao Sun to make trouble in the palace again." ”
"It's okay Great Sage, don't worry about ......"
Gu Ming smiled and nodded at Sun Wukong to show relief.
"Then you be careful, the Jade Emperor has a bad stomach......" Sun Wukong whispered.
After all, he was cheated by the Jade Emperor once back then, and he is still haunted by it until now.
Afterwards, Gu Ming and Tai Bai Xing soared away in the clouds and flew straight to the Heavenly Palace.
This is the first time Gu Ming has gone to the Heavenly Palace since he came to Journey to the West, and he still has some expectations in his heart.
After all, what is described in the book and what is seen in the film and television can be compared with witnessing and experiencing it in person?
Soon after, the two flew to Nantianmen.
As far as the eye can see, a tall and majestic gatehouse stands in the void in the sea of clouds, and outside the door stand the four great King Kongs and a group of heavenly soldiers and generals.
Tai Bai Xing stepped forward to explain, and then took Gu Ming into the South Heavenly Gate and walked towards the Heavenly Palace.
Compared with the buildings in the world, the entire Heavenly Palace does have an incomparable momentum.
Even the most extravagant palaces can't be compared.
After all, this is a real wonderland.
Walking on the avenue that seems to be paved with gold bricks, stepping on the clouds.
And sentient beings are under this cloud.
This alone can give people a sense of superiority.
As she was walking, a maid stepped forward and saluted Tai Bai Xing and Gu Mingying, and said, "The two immortals, Your Majesty has prepared a banquet in Yaochi, and invited the two immortals to go to Yaochi." ”
Yaochi is the holy place of the Queen Mother, and it is also the place where the peach banquet is held to invite the immortals.
In this way, the Jade Emperor's hospitality specifications this time are quite high.
So, Gu Ming came to Yaochi with Tai Bai Xing.
When I arrived at Yaochi, I realized that it was indeed worthy of its name, no wonder the mortal world is full of legends about the beautiful scenery of Yaochi.
In short, in the human world, you will never find such a beautiful scenery.
In the clouds and mist, you can see that the strange peaks and strange stones are lined up, and the strange flowers and plants are competing for beauty.
The water surface is dense, cranes are frolicking in the sky, and fairies in various dresses are shuttling back and forth, which adds a little charm.
Seeing Gu Ming looking left and right, Tai Bai Xing couldn't help but smile and said, "Little friend, under normal circumstances, except for large banquets, Your Majesty rarely feasts guests alone in Yaochi.
Today, a banquet is set up here, and it seems that His Majesty attaches great importance to Xiaoyou. ”
Gu Ming smiled modestly and said, "It's just a cloth cloth in the next place, I'm afraid it will disappoint the Jade Emperor." ”
Compared with the establishment of Heavenly Court, Gu Ming can indeed be called a cloth cloth.
This is equivalent to those hermits in the human world, although they have outstanding literary talents, but they did not participate in the imperial examination, that is to say, there is no establishment of the imperial court, and there is no fame, so they are ordinary people.
"Where, where, Xiaoyou is humble. Xiaoyou's cultivation is unfathomable, and even the old decay admires it. ”
After walking forward for a while, a burst of fairy music came, and the sound of silk and bamboo was intoxicating.
Walking over to the music, Gu Ming finally met the Jade Emperor.
And beside the Jade Emperor sat a graceful and luxurious woman wearing a phoenix crown.
There is no need to guess, it must be the Queen Mother.
Below, more than a dozen fairies are dancing on the clouds.
"See Your Majesty, see Queen Mother!"
Tai Bai Xing stepped forward and bowed.
"Flat!"
"Under Gu Ming, see the Jade Emperor, see the Queen Mother!"
Gu Ming also stepped forward to salute.
"Hehe, I've heard for a long time that Xiaoyou is handsome and extraordinary, and when I see it today, it really lives up to its name......"
The Jade Emperor couldn't help but stroke his beard and smile.
The Queen Mother also smiled at Gu Ming, and raised her hand to signal Gu Ming to sit down: "Xiaoyou is the first time to come to the Heavenly Palace, it can be regarded as a rare guest, please sit down and talk." ”
"Thank you, Niang!"
"Aiqing, you also sit."
"Xie Niangniang!"
Tai Bai Xing thanked him, and walked to the table on the left side with Gu Ming and sat down.
There were also a few empty tables below, on which were placed jade cups of blue color, as well as some fruits...... Of course, the fruit placed in the Heavenly Palace is definitely not an ordinary product, but a fairy fruit.
"Little friend, I have invited a few guests today, I'll be here later, let's have a drink first...... Come and pour wine. ”
"Yes!"
Several maids standing on one side answered, and each took the wine jug and poured wine.
When pouring the wine, Gu Ming subconsciously looked at it...... The wine is very thick and has a faint blue color, and it is the elixir and jade liquid that the people talk about.
Before the mouth is entered, there is a strange fragrance coming to the face, which makes people feel refreshed and their tongues are full of relish.
Well, there's a chance to get a little bit of a walk......
Gu Ming couldn't help but have a thought.
"Come, I and the Queen Mother have a drink!"
After pouring the wine, the Jade Emperor picked up the wine glass and said to Gu Ming and Tai Bai Xing.
"Thank you Jade Emperor, thank you Niangniang!"
Gu Ming picked up the wine glass and thanked him, and then slowly put it into his mouth.
Wine!
Sure enough, it is the best, where in the human world can I have the opportunity to drink such a fine wine?
After all, this is an authentic immortal brew.
After chatting a few words, the other guests invited by the Jade Emperor also arrived one by one......
There is Taishang Laojun, there is Li Jing, the king of Tota, there is the Antarctic Immortal, and there is Chang'e Fairy, who is known as the first beauty in the fairy world.
At the moment when he saw Chang'e appear with his own eyes, Gu Ming was quite surprised.
When he was creating Journey to the West, the portrait of Fairy Chang'e was Gu Ming's most satisfying.
But now that I see the real person appear, it is a little different from the appearance he painted.
It should be said that it is more perfect, more charming, more fairy, with bright eyes and bright teeth, ice muscles and jade bones, and a combination of cold and charming.
It can really be called the appearance of a shy flower in the closed moon and a country and a city.
It's no wonder that Zhu Bajie still misses Fairy Chang'e after so many years.
It's a pity that a big man like him, how can Fairy Chang'e take a fancy to it?
There are many young talents in the fairy world, but so far I have never heard of Chang'e Fairy who has moved her heart, and has been living alone in Guanghan Palace, accompanied by Jade Rabbit and Laurel.
"Haha, okay, the guests are all here, let's serve the food."
The Jade Emperor said to the maids.
"Yes!"
A group of maids responded in unison, and then went to serve the food like a fish.
To be honest, Gu Ming didn't have much hope for the dishes of the Heavenly Palace. If the dishes in the Heavenly Palace were delicious, a bunch of immortals would not be thinking about the Nether all day long.
To put it simply, the cuisine of Tiangong is almost all the original kind, either steamed or boiled, and there are no seasonings or the like.
Of course, none of this matters.
Gu Ming didn't come to feast on his mouth, since it was the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother who personally entertained him, how could he not have some good things?
On everyone's table, there are two peaches, one for 9,000 years and one for 6,000 years.
In front of other people, Gu Ming was embarrassed to put away the peach, so he could only gnaw it in front of him......
You can't get tired of eating this thing.
In addition to the peaches, there are also a lot of rare fairy fruits on the table, at least for thousands of years.
If these immortal fruits are eaten by ordinary people, not to mention immortality, but there is no problem in living three or four hundred years old.
For immortals, these immortal fruits contain a lot of aura, which is greatly beneficial for cultivation.
And that's not all......
After three rounds of drinking, Taishang Lao Junle got up and said: "It's rare that everyone is so happy today, and the old man has also prepared a few gold pills to help the fun." ”
"Oh? Great, thank you! ”
The Jade Emperor thanked him in surprise.
Taishang Laojun's elixir, who is not rare among the gods and Buddhas?
"Your Majesty is gracious."
Taishang Laojun smiled, and then took out a gourd and distributed a golden pill to each of the people present.
Although Lao Jun didn't say what kind of elixir this was, if he took it out on such an occasion, it must be a high-grade golden pill.
"Thank you, Mr.
"Thank you, Mr.
A lot of people thanked them.
After a while, Chang'e suddenly picked up her wine glass and walked towards Gu Ming.
"The little woman has heard for a long time that Xianjun is talented, and today I am fortunate to see it, and the little woman respects Xianjun with a cup."
"The fairy is ......serious" Gu Ming picked up the wine glass and stood up, and said with a smile: "Actually, it's the same below, I've heard too many legends of fairies in the mortal world, and today I finally have the honor to see the ......."
At this time, the Jade Emperor couldn't help laughing and said: "Hehe, I heard that Xiaoyou is proficient in music and rhythm, and Fairy Chang'e can sing and dance, why not cooperate with each other, so that everyone can open their eyes?" ”
"This ......"
Gu Ming subconsciously glanced at Chang'e.
"If the fairy is willing to accompany, the little girl will naturally be willing to dance."
"Well, since the fairy said so, it is naturally incumbent on you...... Fairy please! ”
Gu Ming raised the wine glass in his hand.
"Immortal Monarch, please!"
Chang'e responded, then gently raised her cloud sleeves to cover her face, and drank the wine in the jade cup.
After drinking the wine in the glass, Chang'e said again: "When did the little woman hear that Xianjun composed a famous song called Mingyue, I wonder if Xianjun can play this song?" ”
"Since the fairy likes it, then play this song next."
"Then I'll be bothering the Immortal King."
Chang'e put down her glass and walked into the middle of the field.
Gu Ming sat down, took out the guqin and plucked the strings as soon as he thought about it, and then began to play.
As soon as the music sounded, Chang'e waved her cloud sleeves lightly with the melody and danced.
"When is the bright moon? Ask the sky for wine.
I don't know what year it is in the heavenly palace.
I want to go back by the wind, but I am afraid of Qionglou Yuyu, and the high place is unbearable.
Dance to figure out how the shadow seems to be in the world.
Turn Zhu Pavilion, low Qihu, shine sleeplessly.
There should be no hatred, what is the long time to say goodbye?
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......"
This poem is Gu Ming's annual golden song in the Liaozhai world.
When he arrived in the world of Journey to the West, he was also widely recited, and his influence was quite great, so big that even Chang'e, who lived in the Guanghan Palace, had heard of it.
Beautiful melodies, moving word cards, deep and magnetic voices, and Chang'e's beautiful dancing......
This scene, even the old man was intoxicated.
The end of the song.
The Jade Emperor couldn't help but exclaim: "A match made in heaven, it is really a match made in heaven!" ”
The Queen Mother smiled and said: "I heard that Xiaoyou has a poem before, it seems that this song should only be in the sky, how many times can I hear it in the world." I'm afraid, that's the moment, right? ”
The Antarctic fairy Weng sighed: "Xiaoyou's song and the fairy's dance posture are indeed a perfect combination, which is eye-opening." ”
"Everywhere, it's all because of the amazing dancing of the fairy......"
Gu Ming replied modestly.
Chang'e sighed faintly: "Xianjun is too modest, Xianjun's comprehension of music and rhythm is amazing, and this poem just now is also amazing......"
When he said this, he couldn't help muttering: "I don't know what year it is in the heavenly palace." I want to go back by the wind, but I am afraid of Qionglou Yuyu, and the height is unbearable......"
As the saying goes, "a song of liver and intestines is broken, where to find a soulmate at the end of the world." ”
Gu Ming's word card seems to hit the depths of Chang'e's heart.
Outsiders only say that she is overwhelmed, cold and arrogant.
Who knows, her loneliness and sentimentality?
There are many legends about her in the world, most of which say that she is Houyi's woman. In order to become an immortal, she swallowed the immortal medicine that her husband begged for alone, and then Ben Yue became an immortal.
Some people also say that she lives alone in the Moon Palace on the surface, but in fact, she is not clear with Wu Gang.
Chang'e doesn't know where these legends come from, she was born a fairy, but the righteous god of heaven, Taiyin Xingjun, also known as the moon god.
Not only in the human world, but also in the fairy world, there are some rumors that her relationship with the Jade Emperor is not ordinary......
Perhaps, this is the burden of fame.
The wood is beautiful in the forest, and the wind will destroy it.
Chang'e disdains to argue with these gossips. But in her heart, she will inevitably be affected by some influences, making her even more silent.
Today, the Queen Mother sent someone to invite her, if she hadn't heard that the guest was Gu Ming, she would probably have pushed her back.
Although Chang'e lives in seclusion in the Guanghan Palace, she will quietly go down to the earth from time to time to take a look and listen to the customs of the human world.
As a result, I heard about Gu Ming's name.
Curious, I inquired about it, and I heard a lot of legendary stories about Gu Ming.
When she returned to the Moon Palace, she brought back a copy of Gu Ming's calligraphy and a book of poems.
What moved her the most in this collection of poems was the poem "When is the Bright Moon".
I never thought about it, but today I met in the fairy world, and we also collaborated on a song and dance together.
"Hahaha!"
Seeing the speculation that the two were talking about, the Jade Emperor was quite happy, stroked his beard and said with a long smile: "It's rare that the two of you are so connected, and a song and dance are also so tacitly compatible, come on, let's have a drink together." ”
At this time, Gu Ming faintly guessed that today's banquet was afraid that the Jade Emperor deliberately summoned Chang'e.
I'm afraid the purpose is not so simple......
But that's not all.
Gu Ming could almost guess the Jade Emperor's intentions, which was nothing more than trying to win him over.
However, it is impossible to co-opt.
It's okay to cooperate with each other, but if you let Gu Ming obey the Jade Emperor's dispatch, it's impossible.
Let's take it one step at a time.
In short, Gu Ming believed that it was impossible for him to fall into the trap of the other party.
And as time goes by, after he upgrades in the future, his strength will skyrocket, and at that time, there will not be many people who want to balance him.
"Xianjun, the little girl will give you another drink!"
Chang'e raised her glass again.
In the fairy world, there are not many people who let Chang'e call herself a little woman. After all, her status is not low, she is a star monarch, and she is at the same level as Erlang Zhenjun.
If you look at the level of the court in the human realm, it is almost a second-grade member and the like.
However, in front of Gu Ming, she has always regarded herself as a little woman.
First, it is a reason to express self-humility, just as Gu Ming claims to be below. Second, it is also a kind of admiration from the heart.
She has heard a lot of legends about Gu Ming, and in the human world, he is the existence of Confucian masters, and his prestige and literary talent are unmatched.
What's even more commendable is that his strength is also unfathomable, and even the four Tang monks and apprentices are convinced of him.
Now, the Jade Emperor made a special trip to invite him to the Heavenly Palace, and also set up a banquet in Yaochi to entertain him, which shows that his influence cannot be ignored by the fairy world.
This is a man like a fan.
Even if it is a lonely and noble fairy like Chang'e, it is inevitable that there will be a ripple in her heart.
"The fairy is polite, do it first as a respect, fairy, please feel free."
Gu Ming raised the jade cup and drank it all, then turned the wine glass upside down, and there was not a drop left.
This immortal brew is so delicious that it doesn't matter how many cups you toast......