Chapter Ninety-Eight: Right and Wrong, Look at the Juggling and Tell the Truth (2)
The night was long and dreamy, and Yelu Chongyuan got up without hesitation.
After breakfast, Chongyuan instructed Jidi: "You go to the workshop yesterday and find me the juggling team that I watched the performance yesterday." ”
"Does the king still want to watch juggling today?"
"Blessings and hardships are shared with each other, and I'll take this juggling class to show Yi Bujin later."
And the embankment, his king really said that the wind is the rain.
"Didn't you bring people into the palace and report to the Queen Mother?" and the embankment reminded.
Yelu Chongyuan said seemingly casually: "You can just mention it to the Queen Mother for me." ”
He Di was even more dumbfounded, if he hadn't always known that this king was simple-minded and ignorant of the world, the master asked him to inform the Queen Mother of his whereabouts, which was no different from directly revealing that he was the Queen Mother's eyeliner.
He was weak-hearted, and he didn't dare to say more, so he quickly sent someone to Yong'an Fang to invite Zhou Xun's juggling class to come over.
Zhou Xun, Huang Jian, Ye Pei and others dressed up, followed the real juggling team, carried the props to be used, and came to the Qin King's Mansion.
Yelu Chongyuan saw Ye Pei with a ghost talisman painted on his face, and asked with a smile: "Sister, what kind of ghost costume are you?" ”
Ye Pei said with a smile: "Shamanism pays attention to drawing totems on the face to show respect for the gods. We jugglers also have our own grandmasters, and there are even entertainers who perform with masks, which is to show respect for our ancestors. In order for the audience to remember the craft, rather than remembering a single person. ”
Yelu Chongyuan seemed to understand or not, and nodded randomly.
"Today I'm going to take you to perform for a big shot, you don't have stage fright."
Ye Pei said: "Little brother, don't worry, we are also a well-known team that goes south and north, even if we see the emperor, we will not have stage fright." ”
Yelu Chongyuan smiled secretly, I hope you really don't have stage fright when you see the emperor.
Although Yelu Chongyuan went out of the palace to establish a mansion, in fact, the palace of the king of Qin was only separated by a wall, just in the location of the former East Palace.
The guards at the palace gate saw that it was King Qin who brought people into the palace, and they didn't dare to really search, but just went through the motions and pretended.
After two layers of inspection, Ye Pei and the others left the weapons and hard objects that could not be brought into the palace at the palace gate, and only carried a large wooden box with a length of one person and several soft props into the palace.
In less than a quarter of an hour, Yelu Chongyuan had already entered Zhaoming Palace with the juggling team.
Yelu Zong was really in a daze, but he heard a commotion outside, and then Yelu Chongyuan ran in like a gust of wind.
"Yi Bujin, what I said is good to be blessed and enjoy hardship, you see I do what I say."
Yelu Chongyuan sat down next to Yelu Zongzhen and shouted, "Submit it, submit it quickly!" ”
Zhou Xun took a few jugglers to kneel in the main hall of Zhaoming Palace, trembling.
Only then did Yelu Zongzhen react and asked, "What the hell are you doing?" ”
"Juggling!" Yelu Chongyuan said with a hippie smile: "Yesterday I saw this group of jugglers dancing wonderfully in Yong'an Fang, and today I specially called them into the palace to show you to relieve your boredom!" ”
Yelu Zongzhen was really speechless for this brother, so he had to play with him.
Yelu Chongyuan commanded: "Don't kneel, start performing!" ”
The juggling class kowtowed and began to perform unique skills such as climbing heights and climbing ropes, interspersed with repertoire similar to a hundred operas, and playing music with gongs and drums, which was so lively.
Yelu Zongzhen always had two attendants by his side, and he was also stunned at this time.
Yelu Chongyuan said kindly: "Don't pestle the two of you here, go down and watch the play together." ”
One person hesitated slightly, but the other pulled his sleeve and saluted Chongyuan, "Thank you for the reward." ”
Stepping down from the high platform, the hesitant chamberlain whispered, "What are you pulling me for?" Is it important to see juggling or is it important to protect the Lord? "You really don't know how to be funny, and we haven't left the temple gate, so just a few more steps won't protect the Lord?" You're a dead eye! Didn't you see that King Qin had sent a message to let us go to the theater with confidence. The king of Qin is young, and he doesn't know what trouble has happened to the lord to clean up the aftermath, otherwise he would suddenly come to offer his hospitality today. You really don't have any eyesight! ”
"Doesn't King Qin usually go to Zhaoming Palace to drill? The two brothers seemed to have an endless conversation. ”
"Then I didn't see King Qin bring the juggling team into the palace, you are really a piece of wood!"
"Alas, forget it, it's not too many steps, let's just stand here and watch."
"Well, you can see it clearly here. Didn't you see that even the little chamberlain who was sweeping outside the hall came to see from the door? We won't have any place in the minute. ”
Seeing that the guards, chamberlains, and palace maids in the palace were all staring at the juggling repertoire, Yelu Chongyuan got closer to Zong Zhen, took Zong Zhen's arm and said, "Brother, have you ever disliked me for being ignorant?" ”
Yelu Zongzhen looked at his younger brother, who had always been simple and lovely, and felt that he had also come to him for help, so he pouted and said to him, "Tell the truth, what is the matter?" ”
Yelu Chongyuan put away his hippie smiling attitude and said seriously: "Brother, I know that you have always protected me when I was a child, and I said that I would protect you when I grow up, I am sincere, and I can do it." ”
Yelu Zong was really a little moved, although he was cold on the outside, he was really good to his younger brother. Zong Zhen touched Chongyuan's head and said, "Xiao Ji, you have grown up." ”
Yelu Chongyuan was a little at a loss for how to speak, "Brother, your eyes are watching the juggling, but you have to listen carefully to me, you must not let the second person hear this." About Xia Bao, you must not go, it is a trap, you just need to remember my words, no matter what the queen mother says, you can't leave the palace, do you understand? Remember! Remember! ”
Yelu Zong was really shocked, he actually knew some information about Xia Baobo, but he never thought that Chongyuan would come to tell him this secret. Chongyuan is simple-minded, and the queen mother will not tell him.
Even if he really knew, would he come and tell himself? I'm afraid no one is stupid enough to give up the opportunity to become emperor.
However, this time, Yelu Zong was really moved......
His own brother, this is the younger brother he watched born and grow up with!
"Xiao Ji ......" Yelu Zongzhen almost choked up, "Xiao Ji only, thank you for coming to tell me, in the future, I will crown you as the imperial brother, so that you have the same status as me!" ”
Yelu Chongyuan was relieved, his brother understood what he said, then he must be able to think of a way to save himself, he always thought that his brother was much smarter than himself.
Yelu Chongyuan laughed so innocently, "Yi Bujin, I'm not a rare imperial brother, I want to be a carefree king, watch juggling whenever you want, go hunting when you want, how happy you are!" ”
Yelu Zongzhen also smiled and said, "Okay, I will depend on you in the future." ”
The two of them chatted together crookedly, and even if the unaware chamberlain looked at the two brothers, their smiling expressions would think that they were just watching juggling, and they were just happy.
At this time, the juggling class moved outside the hall to perform fire-breathing stunts. Because of the fear of igniting the curtains and furniture in the temple, this kind of performance naturally had to be moved outside the temple.
Even the brothers Yelu Zongzhen and Yelu Chongyuan also stepped off the high platform and went outside the hall.
Just when everyone's eyes were attracted by the wonderful skills of the juggling class, one of the attendants shouted: "The Queen Mother has arrived!" ”
Yelu Zongzhen and Yelu Chongyuan were both shocked.
Without waiting for them to react, Fatian Empress Dowager Xiao Yunjin had already entered Zhaoming Palace.
Everyone knelt down in unison and chanted: "The Queen Mother is blessed with Jin'an!" ”
Yelu Zongzhen stood in place with a cold face, but Yelu Chongyuan flew to Xiao Yunjin's side like a little swallow, "Why is the queen mother here?" Did you hear that I brought a juggling class into the palace and wanted to come and see it? ”
Xiao Yunjin shook off Yelu Chongyuan's hand, and said with a blushing face: "You are really nonsense!" Who would dare to bring it to the palace? Do you know the details of these people? ”
Yelu Chongyuan pouted: "What else is there to study when you watch a juggler?" Isn't it just fun? ”
Xiao Yunjin didn't pay any attention to Chongyuan.
When he walked past Zong Zhen, Zong Zhen didn't even salute him, and Xiao Yunjin was even more angry: "Don't you even know that the elders and the young are respectful?" You're just setting an example for your brother? ”
Zong Zhen owed himself and didn't say anything.
"Humph!" Xiao Yunjin's anger did not subside, and he entered the hall and sat on the throne of Yelu Zongzhen, and ordered: "Call all those jugglers to the temple, and I will check them one by one." ”
Chongyuan chased after him and asked, "Queen Mother, what happened?" ”
"Don't ask! It's not your fault! Xiao Yunjin's face frightened Yelu Chongyuan so much that he didn't dare to say more.
Xiao Yunjin instructed the guards: "All the jugglers have beaten the twenty boards, I think they still dare to shield the criminals, and the following will be committed!" ”
Everyone in the palace was stunned in place, and the attendants who had just clapped their hands and applause were so frightened that their hands and feet were wooden.
How did the jugglers become the ones who covered up the criminals, the ones who committed the following crimes? Will you be involved? Everyone in the hall shuddered.
Zhou Xun took the lead and shouted: "Queen Mother Shengming, the villain is wronged!" ”
The rest of the juggling class also shouted: "Queen Mother Shengming, the villain is wronged!" ”
Xiao Yunjin asked Zhou Xundao: "Are you the head of the juggling class?" ”
Zhou Xun said neither humbly nor arrogantly: "Back to the Queen Mother, the villain is the head of the Zhou family's class. I don't know what mistake the villain's juggling class made that made the Queen Mother angry? ”
Zhou Xun didn't talk about crimes, only said that he made the Queen Mother angry, and he was also sleek after years of walking in the rivers and lakes.
"Hmph, where are you from the juggling troupe?" Xiao Yunjin began to cross-examine.
Zhou Xundao: "Don't dare to deceive the Queen Mother, we are a juggling team from Nanjing City, and we have been in Nanjing City for ten years, and we are also a little famous." Before his death, my master had a last wish, saying that if he could carry forward the juggling class in the capital, he would be blind to his death.
The villain now thinks that our Great Liao Kingdom is prosperous and peaceful under the governance of the Queen Mother, and if he can open a branch in Zhongjing Dading Mansion, it will be regarded as fulfilling the master's last wish, so he came to Zhongjing City. ”
Xiao Yunjin ate sycophants, and after listening to Zhou Xun's compliment, half of the anger in his heart disappeared. "Didn't you mean to get close to King Qin and the Lord?"
"How dare the villain? Even before inviting the villain to perform today, the villain didn't know which one was the King of Qin, and they didn't expect to have the blessing of seeing the Lord and the Queen Mother. As for only the prestige of the Queen Mother, the villains have heard of it in Nanjing City.
Now that I have seen the true body of the deity, I feel that those rumors, what is graceful, what is like a celestial person, are all lies, your deity is really a phoenix, and the gods descend to earth! ”
Xiao Yunjin listened comfortably, and didn't mention the matter of playing the board. Then he said, "How many people are in your class?" ”
Zhou Xun replied fluently, "Eighteen people." ”
"Stand up, I'll take a closer look."
Everyone stood up with a shudder.
Xiao Yunjin stepped down from the throne and looked at everyone carefully.
"Everybody sticks out their sleeves and I see."
Everyone stretched out their hands and let the Queen Mother who walked in front of them look at them one by one.
At this time, Yelu Chongyuan suddenly realized something, and his heart couldn't help but become vague, "Where did Ye Pei go?" The person the queen mother is looking for is Ye Pei! ”
Thinking of this, Chongyuan couldn't help but worry about Ye Pei, and sweat broke out on his forehead.