Listening to Canggu's words, Taihao nodded and said, "Yes, it's true." It seems that the imperial court must prepare a response as soon as possible. Otherwise, once we fall into passivity due to insufficient troops, it will be a huge disaster for us! ”

Canggu continued: "In fact, there are many problems within the rebels. For example, their factional strife in the army, and the strife between some generals who were dissatisfied with the emperor. According to the secret agent......"

"Brother Canggu also planted a secret agent in the rebels?" Taihao interrupted Canggu's words and asked curiously.

Cang Gu nodded slightly and said, "When I was in Luyang City, several brothers who were loyal to me still stayed there, and they often sent me secret letters about Luyang City. ”

Taihao said: "So that's the case. So what did the agent say? ”

Canggu said: "The secret agent came to report that among the rebels, there are two major factions that are extremely dissatisfied with Yao Siyi. ”

Tai Hao hurriedly asked, "Which two major factions?" ”

Canggu said: "The first is the faction of King Zhou headed by Na Shugan, and the faction of King Zheng led by Yao Siding. At first, they did not object to Yao Siyi becoming emperor, but when they saw what Yao Siyi had done, they intended to replace him. ”

Tai Hao said: "If there is a conflict between them, it should be a good thing for the imperial court." ”

Canggu said: "Then it depends on whether the imperial court can grasp the opportunity, no matter what the result is, it will always be innocent people who will be harmed." ”

Tai Hao sighed deeply, he knew that Canggu was right. If the rebellion is not quelled as soon as possible, it will only make the situation more chaotic and bring more suffering and disaster to the people.

Taihao suddenly remembered that when he was in Tibet, Princess Diaotang had given him a hairpin, and asked himself to give the hairpin to Canggu, because it was a love token given by Canggu to Diaotang. But the hairpin Taihao didn't take with him, so he said to Canggu: "Brother Canggu, when I was in Tubo, I met Princess Diaotang's peace mission, and protected Princess Diaotang to Luoqi City, and Princess Diaotang told me a lot of things between you. ”

"Diaotang ......" Canggu said in a deep voice: "Is she okay?" ”

Tai Hao said: "Princess Diaotang is now the queen of the Tubo Kingdom, and she should be fine now." ”

Cang Gu said slowly: "When she became a princess of Heqin, I knew it. But there's nothing I can do about it but bless her......"

Tai Hao nodded and said, "Princess Diaotang has contributed to the peace between the Eastern Empire and the Tubo Kingdom, which is worthy of admiration. When she was in Tibet, she gave me a hairpin and asked me to pass it on to you, but I didn't take that hairpin with me and put it in Thousand Winds City. ”

Canggu said lightly: "I didn't expect that so many years have passed, and she still has that hairpin......

Taihao said: "I want to ...... Princess Diaotang has always kept the hairpin you gave because this gift represents the special emotions and memories between her and you. Every time she saw that hairpin, she would definitely think of the time she spent with Brother Canggu. Although a long time has passed, she still cherishes that hairpin because it makes her feel true love and warmth. She knows that even if you are not by her side, the hairpin you left her will always be her precious treasure. I think that sometimes, Princess Diaotang also feels lonely and lost, but whenever she sees that hairpin, she will remember the happiness and joy that Brother Canggu once gave her. This will make Princess Diao Tang feel strong and brave and continue to face the challenges and difficulties in life. ”

Canggu smiled: "What kind of feelings are you making here, she is now the queen of Tubo Zampu, I just hope she can forget me and live a happy life of her own." ”

They continued to talk a lot, until the wine shop closed, and Canggu took him to one of his mansions for the night, and Taihao still tossed and turned that night, unable to sleep. He got up and came to the courtyard, practiced "Snow Cat Fluttering Shadow" and "Jiuqiu Swordsmanship" again, and practiced the gesture of "Idle Cat Listening to the Sea" several times. He then went back to his room to meditate and recuperate.

Early the next morning, Canggu sent Taihao to the dock, and Taihao said goodbye to Canggu with his bags.

Canggu said: "Brother Taihao, originally my uncle Cangqi was going to come to see you off, but he was busy with government affairs temporarily, and it was difficult to get out, so he couldn't come to see off Brother Taihao." My uncle was supposed to have a banquet for the Taihao brothers yesterday, but because we came back too late from the wine shop, the banquet was cancelled. My uncle specially asked me to tell Brother Taihao that if there is any inappropriate hospitality, please forgive me. ”

Tai Hao smiled: "Brother Canggu, please thank Cangqi City Lord for me, passing by Cangyun City has caused him trouble, I hope you don't see it." ”

Canggu said: "Brother Taihao, if there is something in Wenchuan City that needs my Canggu's help, you can come to me!" ”

Taihao bowed deeply to Canggu, then turned to leave the dock. He was in a small boat and headed east.

On the boat, Taihao recalled the conversation with Canggu, and his heart was full of emotion. Being able to meet Canggu was something Taihao didn't expect, and seeing Canggu safe and sound also added a bit of comfort to Taihao's concern for his old friend.

Taihao followed the boat for a day and a night, and when he reached the territory of Xingyang City, the boatman told him to change to a larger ship. They found a dock to stop, and Taihao got off the boat and waited at the dock. The city lord of Xingyang City sent an officer and soldier to invite Tai Hao to the city lord's mansion for a banquet, but Tai Hao categorically refused, because Tai Hao thought that it was important to hurry now, and if he had to get off the boat and go ashore to go to the banquet every time he arrived in a city, he would not know when he would arrive in Wenchuan City. Seeing that Taihao refused, the officer and soldier did not force it.

After a short time, an official ship docked at the pier, Taihao walked on the ship, took a closer look at the official ship, and saw that it was decorated luxuriously, the cabin was beautifully furnished, and there were many beautiful decorations, which looked very magnificent. There were four boatmen, two maidservants, and a woman playing with a lute in her arms.

Tai Hao nodded to them one by one, and one of the boatmen saluted Tai Hao and said, "Lord Tai Hao, I will send Lord Tai Hao to Jintang City on the order of the city lord of Xingyang City, please eat something first, and we will set off immediately." ”

Tai Hao nodded and said, "Then there are a few shipwright brothers." ”

After Tai Hao ate some of the food on the boat, he saw the woman who played the pipa walk up to Tai Hao, saluted Tai Hao and asked, "My lord, I don't know what song you want to hear?" ”

Tai Hao asked rhetorically, "What kind of tunes do you know?" ”

The woman said: "The little woman plays the most is "Neon Dress and Feather Song"! ”

Hearing this, Taihao knew that this woman must have superb piano skills, otherwise how could she play such a peerless swan song. He nodded at the moment and said, "Okay, how about asking the girl to play a song?" ”

The woman smiled and replied, "The little woman should play for the adults." ”

With that, she turned and walked to the side of the boat and sat down. She lowered the lute to her lap and plucked the strings gently. As her fingers danced on the lute, a song "Neon Dress and Feather Song" sounded melodiously.

At this time, the official ship began to move forward leisurely. Taihao closed his eyes and listened quietly to this beautiful music. He felt his soul soothed by this beautiful melody, as if he was in a dreamlike world.

When the piece was finished, Tai Hao slowly opened his eyes and thanked the woman: "Thank you for playing, your piano skills are really superb!" ”

The woman smiled and replied, "The adult has won the prize, and the little woman has only done her own small part." ”

Taihao nodded, then turned around and walked to the bow of the boat, looking at the water in the distance, with a lot of thoughts in his heart. He knew that he was getting farther and farther away from Thousand Winds City, and he felt more unease and challenge at this time. He took a deep breath and made up his mind that no matter what difficulties he encountered, he would keep going until he reached his destination.

Tai Hao asked a boatman next to him, "Brother boatman, how many days do we need to reach Jintang City?" ”

The boatman replied, "Back to Lord Taihao, it will take us about ten days to reach Jintang City day and night. ”

Tai Hao nodded and said, "Ten days, which means that the official only has ten days of free time." ”

Tai Hao thought that these ten days of wandering on the ship must not be wasted, and he should enjoy the beautiful scenery on both sides of the strait, listen to music, admire the moon, and drink wine on this official ship. ”

He walked back to his seat, and Tai Hao asked the woman who played the lute, "What's your name?" ”

The woman said, "The little woman's name is Ruoshui. ”

Tai Hao continued to ask, "Ruoshui? It's such a nice name, who gave it to you? ”

Ruoshui replied, "It was taken by the little girl's grandfather, because I was born on the bank of Ruoshui, so he named me Ruoshui." ”

At this time, a maidservant brought a jar of wine and sent it to Taihao, saying: "Lord Taihao, this jar of wine was specially given to you by the city lord when it was on the shore, saying that it came from the Western Regions, and the city lord has treasured it for many years. ”

The maidservant poured the wine for Tai Hao, and when Tai Hao smelled the aroma of the wine, he asked, "What kind of wine is this?" ”

The maidservant said, "The lord didn't tell me the name of this wine. ”

Tai Hao saw that this glass of wine was golden in color and crystal clear, as if it was a pearl. He picked up the wine glass and gently raised his hand, poured the wine in the glass into his mouth, only to feel that the wine was mellow and had a long aftertaste, as if he was in a sea of flowers, and his heart was relaxed.

Tai Hao exclaimed: "Time can have such a beautiful wine!" ”

At this time, Ruoshui raised his fingers and sang while playing, the piano sound was melodious, and there was a scene in the song.

I only heard Ruoshui sing: "Xunyang Jiangtou sends off guests at night, and the maple leaves and flowers are in autumn." The master dismounts the guest in the boat, and raises the wine to drink without orchestra. If you are drunk, you will say goodbye, and you will be immersed in the moon in the vast river when you are drunk. Suddenly heard the sound of pipa on the water, and the host forgot to return to the guest. Xun Sheng secretly asked who the player was, but the pipa stopped and was late. Move the boat to close to each other, invite each other, add wine and return to the lamp to reopen the feast. After a long time, he came out, still holding the pipa and half covering his face. The hinge plucks the strings three or two times, and there is love before the tune. The strings cover up the sound and thoughts, as if they are complaining about their lack of ambition. The low-brow letter continued, saying that there are infinite things in my heart. Gently twisting and slowly wiping and picking, at first for "Ni Dress" and then "Six". The big strings are noisy like a torrential rain, and the small strings are like whispers. Noisy and staggered, big beads and small beads fall on the jade plate. The bottom of the flower is slippery, and it is difficult to go under the drift ice of the secluded spring. The ice fountain is cold and astringent, and the condensation will not be silent for a while. Don't have gloom and hatred, silence is better than sound at this time. The silver bottle burst through the water slurry, and the iron rider stood out with the sound of knives and guns. At the end of the song, beware of drawing, the four strings sound like cracks. The east ship and the west boat were silent, and only the autumn moon in the heart of the river was seen. Groaning and plucking the strings, straightening up the clothes and showing up the face. said that she was a woman in the capital, and her home lived under the shrimp toad tomb. Thirteen learned the pipa, and the name belongs to the first part of the teaching workshop. Qu Ba once taught good people to wear, and made up every time he was jealous of Qiu Niang. Wuling is young and entangled, and I don't know how many red silk songs are played. The silver grate of the head is shattered, and the blood-colored skirt is stained with wine. This year's laughter will be next year, and the autumn moon and spring breeze will be leisurely. The younger brother went to join the army and the aunt died, and the twilight went to the past. Kurama was snubbed in front of the door, and the eldest married a businesswoman. The businessman valued profit over parting, and Fuliang bought tea the month before. Go to the mouth of the river to guard the empty boat, around the boat moon and the river is cold. In the middle of the night, I dreamed of juvenile things, and my dreams were dry with tears. I sighed when I heard the lute, and I heard it chirp again. is the same as the end of the world, why should we have met before! I resigned from the imperial capital last year and lived in Xunyang City. There is no music in Xunyang, and there is no sound of silk and bamboo all year round. Living near the river is low and humid, and the yellow reed and bitter bamboo surround the house. What did you hear in the meantime? The cuckoo cries and the blood ape wails. Spring river flowers towards the autumn moonlit night, often take wine and pour alone. Wouldn't there be a mountain song and a village flute? It's hard to listen to the dumb mockery. Hearing Jun's pipa language tonight, it is like listening to the fairy music ear for the time being. Mo Ci even sat down and played a song, and translated "Pipa Xing" for you. I feel that I have been saying this for a long time, but I am in a hurry. It was sad and not like a forward voice, and the whole audience wept when they heard it. Who cries the most in the seat? Jiangzhou Sima Qing shirt wet. ”

Singing this, Ruoshui shed tears. Seeing this, Tai Hao hurriedly asked: "Ruoshui girl, you play this song very well, it is enough to see that you are very proficient in music, but why are you crying, could it be that Ruoshui girl has something on her mind?" What's the name of this song? ”

Ruoshui responded: "This is a new song that the little girl recently learned, called "Pipa Xing", the little girl was sad and sad for the music written in this song, the life experience of the pipa girl and the misfortune of her life, so she couldn't help crying, because the little girl also had a similar experience with her......"