Chapter 4 Four sorrows
The members of the polo team rode the trap beasts and showed their abilities on the field, and sometimes the first row of votes was hard to come by.
ββ¦β¦ This is the last resort! β
Shangguan sighed helplessly: "Brother Taibai, don't get the point wrong, besides, if you really get to that point, each competitor has a polo team, can you just make it up?" By the way, it is not allowed to draw a sword to scare people in a polo match. β
Li Bai silently put away his volunteer hand.
Pretend nothing happened.
"Ahem, so, Shangguan, do you think Guild Lu will make a move on his birthday?"
"It has to be."
Shangguan picked up the teacup and looked downstairs: "Otherwise, how could there be such a big battle?" Look downstairs, the fat man who was personally picked up by Lu Gong just now is the current Guozi Festival wine...... The last one was the Yellow Gate Squire in the palace. On weekdays, there are many familiar faces in Qujiangfang.
Looking at this battle, Lu Gong must have some great masterpiece to show today. Brother Taibai, didn't you participate? If so, can you tell us a little bit about it? β
"Does chopping wood and watching the fire count every day? I don't understand the mechanic's set at all. β
Li Bai pinched his chin, dazed.
Even if he put the two bearings in front of him now, he couldn't tell which one was which.
Shangguan wants to ask him about swordsmanship and poetry, but he can say that he is the Tao, but if he wants to ask this, he will be blind......
While the two were talking, there was a commotion downstairs.
In front of the gate of the Nine Heavens Pavilion, a row of luxurious and eye-catching carriages slowly drove in the exclamation of everyone, and the huge gluttonous patterns on the carriage made passers-by look hot for a while.
The most luxurious, extravagant and coolest carriage in Chang'an City, and at the same time the most noble carriage!
Limited to 100 units, each car is priced at more than 10,000 gold, and idlers don't want to buy it even if they have money......
But what Li Bai is curious about is that the most common wooden ox and flowing horse in Chang'an City is only one hundred gold, and the monthly pass for a convenient thing such as a rail car can only be used for one gold.
Why would anyone scheming to preach a substitute for more than 10,000 gold?
Do you like the delicate beauty it represents?
Or do you like the power and money it represents?
"That's a problem." Shangguan sighed lightly.
"What's wrong?" Li Bai asked.
Shangguan raised his hand and pointed to the Pisces totem on the carriage: "Carp pattern, it is the nobles of the Li family who have arrived, maybe it is a prince!" β
"Isn't it a good thing that the prince is here to cheer?"
Li bai. A little puzzled: "The dignified and noble man, he won't come over to do things when an old man celebrates his birthday, right?" β
Shangguan shook his head.
"It's not him who is in trouble, it's what he stands for here." Shangguan sighed, "Behind this battle between the owners, maybe a higher level will be involved...... You've traveled the world and heard of the Lee style......"
The shady fighting at the top is far more complicated and dirty than the strife on the streets or on the rivers and lakes.
He knew that Li Bai couldn't get used to these things, so he didn't say anything.
And downstairs, Lu Daoxuan had already hurriedly greeted him and bowed: "It turned out to be Boqingjun's arrival, how fortunate it is to be old." β
The person known as Bo Qingjun was a middle-aged man in his forties, with mottled temples, a pale face, and a chronic illness, and after coughing slightly, he did not show any smile.
just glanced down at the old man beside him.
"It's just a day to go out for a leisurely break, and it's good to have a lively look." Li Boqing asked softly: "Since you have already achieved fame, why bother wading into the troubled waters, Dao Xuangong?" β
"If you are stuck in your throat, you don't vomit or be unhappy, and when it comes to the end, you have to do it."
Lu Daoxuan replied calmly: "That's it." β
"I have to do it."
Li Boqing bowed his head, as if he understood: "Then let's do it yourself." β
He flicked his sleeves and walked past the old man beside him and walked upstairs. The entourage rushed in, passing through both sides of Lu Daoxuan, like ocean waves.
Over the reef.
Only Lu Daoxuan was still standing in place and did not speak for a long time.
"Lu Gong......" Xun Qing looked over worriedly, stretched out his hand to support him, but found that the old man's arm was as resolute as iron, and there was no slightest shaking.
"I'm not old enough to stand up, A-Qing."
Lu Daoxuan shook his head, stared at the coming and going streets, and for a long time, suddenly said, "Since the distinguished guests have already come, let's start." β
He turned his head, leaned on crutches, and walked through the hustle and bustle of the lobby step by step: "I have to let people see how much backbone there is in this old and decrepit body......"
Upstairs, Li Bai and Shangguan, who were drinking tea, suddenly heard the noise below quickly dissipate, and in the end, there was silence.
The sound of Maile Sizhu disappeared.
Needle drops can be heard.
Only the attendants served back and forth with melons, fruits and tea, and the soft sound of the sleeves rubbing against each other.
It should be that today's protagonist has already walked to the stage.
Instead of relying on the machine chair that had been with him for many years, nor supporting his crutches, or even refusing the support of his disciples, the old man who was not good at walking walked to the stage step by step by relying on his own strength with the treasure shrouded in silk in his arms.
In an instant, it attracted everyone's attention.
"Nine out of sixty this year, born in a humble life, I didn't expect that one day I would be able to become famous in Chang'an and make achievements."
Lu Daoxuan raised his head and said lightly: "Although there is a little achievement, it is not enough to worry about, I thought that I could talk about the remnants of my life like this, but I didn't expect that this remnant body could be used again."
Today, all the distinguished guests gathered together to celebrate the birthday of a bad old man for me, and this kindness cannot be repaid, so let the old man play a song for you here......"
When Lu Daoxuan carefully uncovered the cloth in his arms, both the people in the audience and upstairs couldn't help but stretch out their necks and take a closer look.
But with his words, the thing that was held in his arms like a treasure finally revealed its true face.
Unbelievably, it was not some mechanism carefully crafted by Lu Daoxuan, but an ordinary pipa.
As if after the vicissitudes of life, the lacquer on it has cracked, and there has been a lot of peeling, but under careful maintenance and storage, there has been no trace of broken or mutilated.
When Lu Daoxuan stretched out his hand to caress it, there was a crisp pipa sound spreading, which was dumbfounded.
It's as if it's just an old man who is ready to cheer up the birthday guests, and he has no ambition to mention, and he doesn't plan to compete with any owner.
Li Bai was dumbfounded: "Lu Guild plays the pipa?" β
Next to him, Li Xiang bowed slightly: "My pipa was enlightened by Lu Gong, but unfortunately I can't see it, and I have not become a disciple of Lu Gong's blessings, so I can only learn a little dross to make a living." β
Seeing that Li Xiang actually said this, Li Bai couldn't tell for a while, whether he was humbling himself, or whether Lu Gong's pipa attainments were really so subtle.
But before he could think about it, in the silence, a sonorous sound spread from downstairs.
The jaw-dropping silence tore apart.
Li Bai subconsciously straightened his body, his eyes widened, and he felt the terrible pressure on his back. The air seemed to be congealed, and it was so congested in the lungs that it was difficult to breathe.
When the old man, who had never been rickety, slowly straightened his back, everyone realized that Lu Daoxuan was so tall.
The old man dressed in black was nine feet tall, like a mountain with gray hair, standing still, and looking down from above, his eyes turned from cloudy to clear.
Sharp and eye-catching.
On the high horse.
When the eyebrows that flew diagonally into the temples were raised, the faces were solemn like statues in the temple, angry and majestic, and the cold overlook was like an iron spirit that pressed on people's hearts, making it impossible to breathe.
At this moment, it was as if some invisible force filled the entire Nine Heavens Pavilion, covering every inch of space, surrounding the emaciated old man, and people couldn't help but want to retreat in a trance.
Can't resist that blazing gaze.
Li Bai subconsciously pressed the hilt of the sword, and his fingers trembled excitedly.
If Lu Gong didn't become a mechanic, but practiced swordsmanship, he would definitely be able to become a worldly master!
This courage to look down on the world from the top of the mountain is so precious and terrifying!
At that moment, the wind and rain were fierce, and the thunderbolt spread.
With the plucking of the old man's fingers, the copper and steel lute rattled, and the iron strings hummed, causing the celestial beings depicted on the peeling lacquer to dance to it.
The decaying lute roared, just like a moody rainstorm, sprinkling a string of piercing and high-pitched melodies, shaking everyone's breath, making people's hearts sway, unable to hold themselves.
Chopping the Buddha, burning the statue, breaking the glass.
The rapid melody contains the boiling sorrow of the five aggregates and the misery of birth, old age, sickness and death, which weighs heavily on everyone's hearts, but the old man's eyes are more and more shining, as if they are about to shine, and the heat is so hot that people can't look at it directly.
"I'm thinking about Taishan."
The white-haired old man hooked the corners of his mouth, contemptuously looked down on the suffering that had entangled his life, and sang the old ballad hoarsely: "If you want to follow the Liang father, you will be difficult, and you will look sideways to the east." The beauty gave me a golden knife, how can I repay Ying Qiongyao.
The road is far away, what is the worry and trouble! β
Tearing the storm apart, stepping on those haunting pains, the low and heroic song is like a raging fire, as if it were burning.
A low drum beat bursts out.
Everyone suddenly changed color, because the pavilion under their feet was trembling, because the loud noise burst out in their ears, and countless low voices overlapped, turning into a jaw-dropping low rhythm.
At this moment, the Nine Heavens Pavilion was trembling, under countless neat trampling.
When they looked around, everyone realized that the sound of the drum came from the pause of the people next to them!
In the Jiuxiao Pavilion, at this moment, the attendants who stood in the corner and no one cared, and the hostesses who walked in the banquet to offer melons and fruits, all took a step forward at this moment.
The sound of the pause overlapped, and it turned into thunder, beating on everyone's heart!
"I'm thinking about Guilin."
And in the sonorous sound of the pipa, the old man sang again in a deep voice: "If you want to go to the deep water of Hunan from it, look sideways to the south and weep." The beauty gave me a piano Langyu, how to repay the double jade plate.
The road is far away and does not rely on melancholy, what is the worry and sadness! β
Torrential rain is coming.
Countless crisp gassho gathered in one place, forming a tidal sound that engulfed everything, one after another.
The unpretentious servants and the singers of astonishing beauty took another step forward, their gray sleeves and brilliant feathers floating in the air like birds spreading their wings.
Guided by the sound of the pipa, they follow the song, dance, and fly around in front of the eyes of every guest. The majestic singing voice seems to pour invisible power into their bodies, revealing a completely different beauty of robustness and femininity.
It is unimaginable that there are so many people who are good at dancing in the whole Chang'an.
How much wealth did Lu Daoxuan spend and how much effort did he put into collecting and training so many dancers and singers?
He hid them from his ears and eyes in such an ingenious way, and no one noticed them from beginning to end.
But when they danced, it was as if the universe was twisted with it, and the earth swirled with the heroic or gentle dance. Dizzying, as if coming to a fairyland, it is difficult to describe the extravagance and beauty that covers everything.
"I'm thinking about Hanyang!"
Lu Daoxuan raised his pupils and sang a long song: "If you want to go to Longhan from it, look sideways and look westward." The beauty gave me a mink scorpion, how to repay the bright moon pearl.
The road is far away, don't hesitate, what is worrying and upset! β
In an instant, the sound of cracking silk was endless.
Just as if he had broken free from the shackles, the continuous cracking sound sounded in everyone's ears, and Li Bai wanted to draw his sword, but he soon realized that it was the sound of silk and cloth breaking.
From the dancing singer in front of him, the slender beauty twisted her waist and stepped lightly on the handrail fence less than a width of the handrail, jumping and whirling.
When the feather coat and the neon dress flew up with her swaying, what was revealed was not a sudden spring light.
But...... Copper and iron color!
Li Bai froze in place, his eyes widened, almost thinking that he was hallucinating. But everyone's shouting and exclamation proved that his judgment was not wrong.
When the sound of the pipa is played, the dancing singers raise their arms from their sleeves and neon dresses, revealing a thrilling beauty.
- The beauty of machinery!
When the face covered in red makeup and rubber is lifted and the veil is removed, an iron texture emerges between the eyebrows that depict gold lines.
When they dance together in this exaggerated gesture that deviates from imagination, it makes people forget to breathe.
At this moment, where does Li Bai still not understand?
This is the masterpiece of the organ prepared by Lu Daoxuan, and in the entire Jiuxiao Pavilion, in addition to the guests, all the doormen, servants, singers, and dancing girls are all the traps he created!
But the pace and demeanor, the smile and sorrow, are no different from ordinary people, and when their eyes turn, they have an indescribable moving style.
There has never been such a person in the same organ.
No matter how much an ordinary puppet resembles a real person, it will always be slightly dull and sluggish.
But now, when these people dance and sing, they make people feel solemn and holy, like heaven and man dancing in the clouds, ethereal and incomprehensible.
It's breathtakingly beautiful.
From the beginning to the present, no one can tell their true colors!
What is even more striking is the sheer scale.
Dozens, hundreds, or thousands?
What you can see is the gorgeous and extravagant decoration of the Jiuxiao Pavilion, and when you listen to it, you will have a heroic and vigorous singing, and the nose smells the rich and soft incense, and you can catch the feather clothes and neon clothes falling from the sky when you reach out and touch it.
Never before has a Mechanic been able to manipulate such a large number of puppets at the same time.
No one has ever been able to give the soul of a dead thing, dancing so lightly as a living person.
The old man, who was intoxicated with the lute and singing, seemed to have a hundred hands and thousands of eyes and thousands of fingers at this moment, like a Buddha spreading his arms and watching the whole world dance in his arms.
Everything is under his control.
This is enough to shock the entire Chang'an, and even the unique masterpiece in history! After today, there will be no one who doesn't know Lu Daoxuan's name, and there will be no suspense about the ranking of the organ divisions in Chang'an City!
After a short delay, the beaded curtain of the Accord was lifted, and under the guards of the entourage, the expressionless Bo Qingjun brushed his sleeves away.
But no one cared about the nobleman's movements.
There were only cheers.
Countless people's cheers burst out from this Nine Heavens Pavilion, their eyes widened, and the fanatical drummers and cheers were amazed by the wonder and beauty that had never been imagined.
But the old man seemed to have no pride or joy at this predetermined result.
It's like staring at an invisible enemy, determined as iron.
"I'm thinking about Yanmenβ"
The sonorous sound of the pipa in Lu Daoxuan's hand burst out again, "I want to go to the snow from it, and look sideways to the north and stain the scarf." The beauty gave me a splendid section, how to report the Qingyu case! β
The sound of the lute swirled in his hand like a torrential rain, like a dark cloud rising into the sky, enveloping it with angry lightning, filling everything.
The dance of the beauties is frenzied, and the song of the puppets is like thunder.
The hoarse song seemed to tear apart this ancient city and open everything anew.
"ββThe road is far away, don't rely on it, sigh, what is worrying and upset!
Li Bai held his breath.
Wide-eyed, unblinking, unwilling to miss a moment, staring at it all with an almost greedy gaze.
At this moment, he felt a great will in the gold and iron in front of him, a certain power forged from pain and despair, swaying from the old man's melody, smashing the shackles, breaking the shackles, and relaying the foundation of all things.
This was what really amazed and awed him.
If you wield steel with this determination, you will be invincible, and you will destroy and destroy everything that stands in your way. If swordsmanship is controlled with such a spirit, then everything in the world will bow down before that strong and surging will.
It's just that, for some reason, in this shocking performance, he heard a 'noise'.
Subconsciously, he frowned.
It wasn't a flaw or omission in the performance, but more like a stone mixed into a grandiose and massive mechanism, causing a discordant pause in the smooth operation.
A small notch.
And when he looked down and followed his instincts to look at the puppet dancing below, it was as if he saw a dim shadow.
As if hallucinating, between the countless fluttering neon clothes and mechanisms, a fluttering silhouette emerged, but if you looked closely, you couldn't see it clearly. When Li Bai's gaze wanted to catch it, it quickly dissipated behind the staggered figures.
But soon, it appeared again......
Again, forward.