Volume 1 The Search for a Thousand Years Chapter 13 The Audience at the Court

Zhaoyue woke up in the morning and went to the study to review the poetry that Qu Yuan interpreted to her yesterday, and met Qu Yuan's father and son at breakfast time, and Qu Yuan's sister and daughter-in-law were also there.

Qu Yi is dressed in black and red collar to show his power and majesty, while Qu Yuan is wearing a white dress today, and the moire pattern outlined by the gold thread on the cuff collar also shows his aristocratic identity and extraordinary bearing, but Qu Yuan entered the palace today and did not wear a high crown, but a jade hair crown, and the jasper hairpin was goodbye, it seems that Qu Yuan does not want to be too high-profile today, and it is estimated that it is also Qu Yi's meaning.

Zhaoyue: "Uncle is early, Lingjun is early, my sister is early, and I saluted the three of them."

Qu Yi: "Don't be formal, let's have breakfast, Lingjun and I have finished eating and are ready to go"

Lingjun: "Xiaoyue, you can go to the study in the morning, and I'll go back with my father."

Zhaoyue: "I also have this intention, I wish you to be chosen by the king in one fell swoop"

The daughter-in-law behind Zhaoyue spoke: "Brother Yuan, Zhaoyue is going to accompany me in the morning, and she will look for you in the afternoon."

Qu Yuan: "It's okay"

Looking at the backs of Qu Yi and Qu Yuan's father and son, the daughter-in-law patted her on the shoulder behind Zhao Yue.

Zhaoyue turned around and nodded, and saw that the daughter-in-law was dressed in plain clothes, with red lips, slender willow eyebrows, clear and bright eyes, her hair was half-tied and tied with streamers, and she looked very simple, and her simple dress could not hide her beautiful face.

Daughter-in-law: "Are you the woman Zhaoyue brought back by your original brother?"

Zhaoyue: "Yes, I was down for a while, I smiled, and I smiled to hide my embarrassment"

Daughter-in-law: "It's okay, since it was brought back by the original brother, the person who came is a guest, and I heard the original brother praise you for being quite talented, so I just saw you talking and making people want to get close"

Zhaoyue: "My sister has won the award, I am afraid that I will surprise you if I don't know the etiquette when I first came here, but Lingjun's talent and cultivation are also influenced by my sister, I am really lucky to have you as a sister."

Daughter-in-law: "This girl, her mouth is so sweet, where is Xiaoyue's family?" ”

Zhaoyue: "Oh, my family is mediocre, thank you for taking me in this time, about half a month later, Xiaoyue is ready to leave for the Hanbei area"

Daughter-in-law: "Oh? What does Xiaoyue have to do in Hanbei? ”

Zhaoyue: "Alas, this matter is difficult to explain, I went to Hanbei to find relatives"

Daughter-in-law: "I see, Xiaoyue is still used to living in Mifu, and finally someone can accompany me, and on weekdays, my little sister is often invisible to people like my original brother, and I don't know where to go."

Aunt Qu: "Eldest sister, what are you talking about, my little sister is at home."

At this time, Aunt Qu rushed back from outside to have breakfast, her cheeks slightly red. "Huh? Sister Zhaoyue is also there. ”

Zhaoyue: "Little sister is early"

It turned out that this was Lingjun's little sister, according to legend: Qu Yuan's body was transported back to Zigui by Shenyu, and the villagers were buried with clothes. When the tomb was completed, Qu Qigu cried hoarsely, and the call of "my brother back" was still continuous. She wants to bring back her brother, who has gone to the abyss with hatred. The villagers persuaded her not to cry, saying that people cannot be resurrected after death, and the dead are a hundred, and those who are alive must live tenaciously, and do not hurt their bodies. Qu Yigu was righteous and awe-inspiring, angrily reprimanding the king of Chu for being stupid and the Qin army for being brutal. Since the elder brother is dead, how can the younger sister steal her life and hit her head on the tombstone. A stream of blood flowed out. A red light rose, and a little bird spread its wings and flew high in the red light, calling out: "My brother is back!" My brother replied to ...... "Zigui has since had" Aunt Bird ".

(Another legend: When Qu Gong Huaishi sank into Miluo, the heavens shook and compassionate, sympathizing with the loyal ministers.) The water god of the Yangtze River asked Qu Yuan's sister Qu Mogu three times to say that her brother was in a water disaster. Qu Mogu was awakened by nightmares three times and felt that the dream was ominous, and later the news came, confirming that her brother was indeed sinking in the Miluo Huaishi. So early the next morning, the grief-stricken Qu Mogu found a small boat in accordance with the folk customs of thousands of years, set up a bamboo pole on the bow of the boat, hung her brother's clothes and crown, loaded it with rice grain, asked someone to push the boat, and scattered the rice grain into the river, praying that the water tribe would not hurt her brother's body; Qu Mogu went up and down the river, crossing the river back and forth, and summoned the soul of her brother. While crying and shouting, according to the ancient spiritualist procedure, the spiritualism ceremony was held: "My brother—back to yo—" She thought, if her brother really just lost his soul, she would summon him back, hide him in his clothes, let him wear it, and restore the soul to its original body. When the villagers knew about it, they all went down to the river to operate the boat, followed her boat, and crossed the river like Aunt Qu Mo; In response to her song and crying, along the river to summon spirits, and some people jumped into the boat of Aunt Mo, helped her paddle, sprinkle rice grain, shook her clothes, and cried: "My brother yo-hui yo-" Everyone responded: "My brother yo-hui yo-" The soul trumpet, singing and crying rhyme, water and mountains should echo through the gorge river. Suddenly, someone saw a figure standing on the stone on the opposite bank, jumping high and thin, with a crown and a broad belt, pointing at it with a bamboo pole and shouting: "There! Be there! When everyone saw it, there was a figure on the shore, and they immediately joined the rhythm of the oars and shouted: "Return, yo!" Row to the other side with all your might, to meet Qu Gong. They all want to take the lead and take him into the boat, therefore, if they have oars, they paddle hard; If there is no oar, the boat will be vigorously beaten. For a moment the shipboard "bang bang!" Bang bang!" "There, there!" Back yo, back yo!" One after another, the sound became one. After several days of arduous searching, everyone finally summoned Qu Gong's soul to the crown of clothes he had worn before his death. Put the clothes into the coffin, and build a clothes mound for Qu Gong, which is what people call "Qu Yuan's tomb". )

Aunt Qu came back out of breath and wanted to run out early in the morning.

Daughter-in-law: "Well, my little sister will wash her face first, prepare for dinner, and come to Xiaoyue to sit here"

After a while, Aunt Qu came back and sat down opposite Zhaoyue. Qu Yugu looks very smart, and her personality is lively, which is different from Qu Yuan's elegance and the demure of her daughter-in-law.

On the other side, in the palace of the king of Chu, the palace people announced that they would go to the court, and Qu Yuan followed behind his father and walked towards the main hall, which was a majestic and tall building, standing out from the crowd in the huge building complex. Stand at the bottom of the steps, raise your eyes and look up, the front four vermilion lacquer cylinders are side by side, there is the inner room of the Ming Hall, there are rooms on the left and right, there are steps in front of the room, the right is the guest step, the left is the step.

At the gate of the hall, Qu Yi asked Qu Yuan to wait outside the door, and the king of Chu called him to go in again.

The ministers were neatly arranged in two rows in the hall, the king of Chu sat on the throne, and Qu Yuan stood quietly in front of the steps outside the hall.

In the court, the king of Chu asked Fan Huan: "If the widow wants to arrange a minister in the Qin State, who can?" ”

Fan Huan: "Your Majesty doesn't know about this. ”

The king asked, "Is it okay for Gan Mao to enter Qinwei?" ”

Fan Huan replied: "No"

The king said, "Why? ”

Fan Huan said: "Shi Ju, Shang Cai's prison is also." Big is not as good as the king, small is not as good as the office, it is known in the world for its harshness, and it is smooth to do things. Therefore, the wisdom of King Hui, the inspection of King Wu, the good advice of Zhang Yi, the good thing of Gan Mao, take the ten officials and are not guilty, and the sage of Maocheng is also, but not Qin. Qin Zhi is also virtuous, not the benefit of Chu State. And the king tastes to use the slip in the more and accept the sentence, the more difficult it is, the more chaotic, so Chu Nancha Hu and Ye Jiangdong. The merit of the king can be like this, the more chaotic and Chu rule. Now the king uses it for Yue, but forgets about it, and the minister thinks that the king forgets it quickly. If the king wants to put his face on Qin Hu? If Gongsun Hao can. The husband and grandson Hao Zhi are also close to the King of Qin. Less with the same clothes, long with the same car, by the king to listen to things, the real king's appearance. Wang Xiangzhi, the great benefit of the Chu State. Original text of "Warring States Policy)"

After about an hour of court discussions, Qu Yuan heard the palace people shouting: "Xuan Qu Yuan will meet you"

Qu Yuan heard the sound and methodically straightened his clothes and entered the hall.

Under the guidance of the inner attendant, Qu Yuan walked up the right steps and entered the inner room of the Ming Hall. The walls behind the room are full of colorful paintings, novel and chic, simple and elegant. Between the left and right rooms and the front side of the two sides, all hang curtains, can be seen through - the middle of the back wall of the room is the door, the door is a golden beast ring, the door and the wall are also painted, the column color is dark red, the curtain is beige, the right wing is the right room of the general chapter of the treasure, the left wing is the left room of the Qingyang inner room, there are steps, there are columns, there are curtains, there are murals, but the right curtain is white, and the left curtain is dark blue. In the center is a tall throne with a tiger skin in front of it, and behind it is a fiery red phoenix with its wings outstretched. One on the left and one on the left and one on the left and one below the throne, with leopard skins on the face and leopard skins in front of them. Ring room Chen, jewels and treasures, antique calligraphy and painting, bell chime and qinse......

He cautiously glanced at the person sitting on the throne, he was not tall, his posture was slightly rickety, his face was kind, he was dressed in a fiery red robe with wide sleeves, and his head was crowned high, and the jade was crystal clear, which was quite dignified. This is the king of Chu Wei, who annexed Wu Yue in history, further expanded the territory of Chu and further expanded its national strength, and once became the head of the Seven Kingdoms

Qu Yuan was dressed in a gorgeous costume, white clothes and a jade crown, which caught everyone's eyes.

Qu Yuan's elegant appearance of the literati made the eyes of King Wei shine, and in the past, he was accustomed to seeing the bright and bright costumes of his sons, and they were addicted to fun all day long, so he felt that there was no successor to the Chu State, and there was no one very close to him to discuss his statecraft, let alone put forward some constructive suggestions.

Qu Yuan stood in front of His Royal Highness in front of the courtiers and bowed: "Qu Yuan pays homage to the king"

Wang said: "Qu Yuan, please get up"

Then he motioned to the palace people to ask the sacrificial musician to play the latest compilation of "Ode to Orange"

The chime rings, the drum sound corresponds, and there is the sound of the piano to assist, the sound of Chu music surrounds the main hall of the Chu Palace, the lyrics in the song are gorgeous and faithful, and everyone listens to the words in the song and indulges in it.

After the music was over, the king spoke: "What do you think Aiqing thinks about this song, the poems in it were written by this Qu Yuan in the palace test a few days ago."

Jin Shang, who has always known how to observe words and feelings, vaguely detected the meaning of the king, and it seems that he has the intention of using the lyricist.

Without waiting for Jin Shang to speak, Shen Dao began to evaluate the meaning of the words.

Shen said: "Crossing the Huai and turning into a man, this poem is of far-reaching significance, although it is young, it has already held the firm ambition of "independence and not moving"; After it grows up, it is even more "horizontal but not flowing" and "Shuren is not lewd", showing a strong and strong high wind and bright festival; Even in the face of the twilight of a hundred flowers, it is still lush and green, and will never give in to the cold. The sentence "May the year be thanked, and be friends with the elders" in the poem is a stroke of genius to communicate "things and me"

Everyone listened to Shen Dao's comments and nodded their heads one after another, and Qu Yuan nodded again and again after hearing it.

The king's face was also overjoyed.

Wang Shang said: "Gu announced that Qu Yuan wanted to announce to Aiqing today, and Gu is ready to make him a literary squire to assist the teaching of the prince in the Shendao Palace."

Qu Yuan was taken aback when he heard this, Shen Dao stated that he was very knowledgeable and knowledgeable, and no one in the Chu Kingdom knew about it, and he had always been the prince of the East Palace, and he never thought that King Wei would choose him to do the same position as Shen Dao.

(In Qu Yuan's hometown, there is a small bird that resembles a starling, with a red beak, brilliant feathers, and a beautiful tail.) The beak of this little bird is very sweet, and at the end of the fourth month of the summer calendar, they fly in flocks to Qu Yuantuo on the north bank of the Yangtze River, and call out repeatedly: "My brother is back!" My brother is back!" This tells people that the annual Dragon Boat Festival is coming. Some of the special calls of birds are natural phenomena that belong to the category of phenology. For example, the cuckoo calls as if it sounds like "cuckoo, cuckoo, quickly plant the grain"; Starlings are called like "peas and white horns, harvest quickly". Zigui people give this kind of bird a strong emotional color and special personality strength, saying that this kind of island is Qu Yuan's sister Qu Gu's elf change, because of the name "Aunt Bird", also known as "my brother Hui". )