When the piano came, a sergeant brought the piano table, and the guqin was put away.

Fan Zhongyan sat down, gently flicked his ten fingers back and forth on the strings, and recited in his mouth: "Si Guli Ming Qin, the sound moves gold and jade." How to report the people of the past, pass on this Yao Shun song. ”

Zhen Jinlian, who was standing aside, hurriedly continued: "As soon as the adults knock on the silk rope, they can't afford the moonlight. Fang knows that the sage is deeply concerned and will rule the four seas first and treat the piano. ”

Fan Zhongyan smiled slightly, and the joy continued: "I can't escape the joy of rise and death, and I can see the heart of the world in my sitting." I am grateful for the public legacy, how can I repay a thousand gold. ”

The courtyard suddenly burst into applause, cheering, intoxicated, the sergeant and the girl accidentally participated in it, and they lost their dignity and humility, only men and women and elders and children, so they were warm and warm, and their hearts were free to get along.

Fan Zhongyan said: "Boy, what do you want to ask for the sound of the piano and the sword to dance with?" ”

Bai Yutian replied: "When I said goodbye to Lushan, my husband saw that I was young and vigorous, and he was afraid that I would be hurt by 'anger' in the future. Before leaving, he specially told the younger generations to read more poetry and books, cultivate their temperament, and drive away the anger in their hearts. The younger generations dare not forget each other, and whenever they are upset, they think of Mr. Dunton's teachings, and use books to drive away their worries. ”

Fan Zhongyan smiled and said: "Very good, the son can be taught." ”

Bai Yutian bowed slightly and said, "Thank you, sir." He sat upright, and then said: "Among the books I have read, I vaguely remember that there is a scholar named Guo Yuanzhen in the Tang Dynasty, who was appreciated by Emperor Zetian for his work on the "Sword Chapter", and awarded the right military guard Cao to join the army and Fengchen Supervisor. And because of the dedication of the divisive plan, there was civil strife in Tibet, and he was awarded the title of host and guest. Later, he served as the governor of Liangzhou and the ambassador of the Longyou army, but he was Turkic in the north, went to Tibet in the west, expanded the territory for thousands of miles, and greatly revitalized Tuntian, which promoted the stable development of the Liangzhou region. He stopped, bowed down and said: "I hope that Mr. will play the "Sword Chapter", like the beautiful bearded man Guo Yuanzhen, make meritorious contributions to the frontier, enter the Shenjun axis, show his ambitions, and seek the well-being of the people of the world." ”

Di Qing heard it, bowed his hand and said: "May the Lord play the "Sword Chapter", make contributions to the Great Song Dynasty, and seek benefits for the people of the world." ”

Fan Zhongyan heard it, and remembered that although Guo Yuanzhen was an official and prime minister, he was impeached by his political enemies, exiled, and died of depression, and he couldn't help but feel a little chilled. But thinking that Guo Yuanzhen has guarded the border for many years, Wu Wei Wenjing, although he has no outstanding martial arts, he is good at construction and pacification, treats the border ethnic minorities with integrity, and turns hostility into jade silk, but he also won the love of the people in the border area. I also affirmed it in my heart, and a sentence that had been hidden in my heart for a long time couldn't help but blurt out: "The victory of the good fighter is also without wisdom and fame, without bravery, so it is impossible to defeat." ”

Bai Yutian said: "Please Mr. play the "Sword Chapter". ”

Di Qing echoed: "Please play the Sword Chapter." ”

Fan Zhongyan laughed and said, "Okay." ”

Seeing Bai Yutian get up and walk to the courtyard with his sword, he was ready, and sang loudly: "The guqin pulls a round of moon, and I am full of white frost blades. A sword, a piano, a laugh, chivalrous and courageous. The words stopped, and the ten fingers fell on the strings and began to play.

The strings are clanging, and the white jade azure snake is out of the sheath, stepping on the knots and moving. Suddenly, the frost blades flew all over the sky, shining with the moon, gradually condensing in the eyes of onlookers, like a star swimming above the night. The starlight twinkles, flickering brightly and darkly, flickering large and small, and difficult to catch.

Fan Zhongyan watched Bai Yutian's fluttering dance, and at the same time touched his inner emotions, and suddenly his mind was born and his heart moved at will. The ten fingers move with the heart, walk at will, play at will, slowly correspond to the heart and hand, the person and the piano are one, and the object and I forget.

The sound escaped from his fingertips, sometimes swallowing, sometimes spitting; Sometimes slowly, sometimes urgently; Sometimes empty, sometimes generous; Sometimes it is restrained, sometimes it is arrogant.

Listening attentively, the heart of the piano player seems to only seek to be clear and unrestrained; If you don't ask for skill, it's hard to be restrained. Walking through the courtyard, wrapped around the three-inch sword of the pure yang sword in Bai Yutian's hand, like an iron pen click, like a silver hook outline, leaving lines of white handwriting on the night, after everyone's eyes in series, a "Ancient Sword Chapter" faintly appeared on the white star:

"You don't see Kunwu Iron Smelting Flying Smoke, red light and purple gas. Good work training for a few years, cast the sword name Longquan. The color of Longquan is like frost and snow, and the good work is amazing. The glazed jade box spits lotus flowers, and the staggered gold ring reflects the bright moon. It happened that there was no wind and dust in the world, and fortunately Zhou Fang was a gentleman. The fine light is dark and green and snake-colored, and the article is covered with green turtle scales. Non-direct friendship rangers, but also close to heroes. He Yan was abandoned in the middle of the road and drifted to the edge of the ancient prison. Although it is useless to bury it in the dust, it can still be angry at night. ”

The other four people are happy with the sound of the piano, and their eyes like the sword dance, like a dream, like a world away.

Bai Yutian danced the sword, quiet as a tiger, moving like a flying dragon, slow as a cloud, and as fast as lightning. The three-inch sword is like a bouquet of plum blossoms, swimming around the body in the air, coiling left and right, flying up and down, and where the cold goes, frost and snow.

The sound of the piano stopped, the white jade sword pointed at the sky, rose vertically, circled up sharply, his arms were lightly opened, like a white phoenix swaying upward, three or four feet from the ground in an instant, and after the sword was waved in the air for a while, it slowly descended to the ground.

Di Qing exclaimed and stood up, greeted Bai Yutian who came over, and said happily: "Brother Bai, you have such martial arts, why don't you come to the court, ask for fame, ask about the future, glorify your ancestors, and be famous for a hundred generations?" ”

Bai Yutian smiled lightly and said, "General Di is polite. The goshawk walked into the cage, not hungry, but also lived longer, but it paid the price, and it could no longer dance with heaven and earth. Look at my great Song Dynasty rich in the world, most of the scholars and doctors live a good life, and what they pursue in their hearts is the refreshing dance and ink, not the sweaty horseback riding and archery. With Wen Anbang, it can be said that it is agreeable; The use of force to open up the territory is nothing but trouble. ”

Then he said: "I, Bai Yutian, am good at talking about a ranger, but I am talking about an unemployed vagrant, and I am not as good as the people who go to the land to farm, so what qualifications do I have to seek fame." Even if you are lucky enough to gain fame for a while, if you are not allowed by others in the future, you will get to the bottom of it, and even the person who recommended it will be affected by this. It's better to be innocent, at least you can live at ease. ”

Di Qing said: "Brother Bai, how can you say such depressing words. ”

Bai Yutian replied with a smile: "General Di, from the founding of the Great Song Dynasty to the reign of today's son, a total of four generations of emperors, and have enjoyed the national honor for more than 80 years. In such a court that respects literature and suppresses martial arts, you can do martial arts well, but you can't be ambitious. ”

Fan Zhongyan walked away from the piano and replied, "Then you can stay in the rivers and lakes." There's nothing wrong with being free and living as you please, at least doing things for yourself without having to look at the faces of others. ”

Bai Yutian said: "Thank you, my lord, for your success. ”

Fan Zhongyan said with a smile: "Thank you for what I do, the person who should say thank you is me, such a beautiful dance is rare in the world." ”

Di Qing saw that Lord Fan Zhongyan was not strong, and he couldn't pull Bai Yutian into the court as an official, so he saluted Lord Fan Zhongyan and said goodbye: "My lord, the night is dark, and the last general will not disturb you to rest." ”

Fan Zhongyan said: "Okay." "Let the sergeant send Di Qing and Bai Yutian out of the house.