The stage of Furong Pond is outside the Wangjing Gate in the west of Huaqing Palace, not far from Yu Guozhuang, but since Xue Bai began to rehearse, he gradually couldn't find the opportunity to spend the night at Yang Yuyao's.

Because of the grace of the saint, he was allowed to stay in the watermelon garden not far from the stage, and there were many people around, so at the beginning of July, Yang Yuyao had to come to him secretly.

"You've got your promotion? No wonder they didn't come to me for a while. ”

These are really two different things, Xue Bai said: "If it weren't for those palace envoys who kept staring at me, I would have liked to go to you every day." ”

"I know, Yuhuan is so annoying, why should my people rehearse for her? It's still so busy. ”

After complaining for a while, Yang Yuyao was still concerned about Xue Bai's future, and then asked, "Can you really stay in Zhaoying County?"

"Fifty percent sure." Xue Bai said: "It's just an official, let Daxi's father and son try." If I don't succeed next time, I'll only be in office for a few months anyway. ”

"Da Xixun dares to trade with you behind his back?"

"Don't say that my brother is afraid of me, he at least annoys me." Xue Bai said: "When encountering something related to me, Brother Nu should subconsciously avoid it. Da Xixun can feel it, and he should dare. ”

"Is that simple?

"The pressure and benefits have been given to the servants of the ministry, and it is just a trivial matter to let an eight-rank court concurrently serve as a nine-grade county.

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Xie Aman had already arrived, urging Xue Bai to go to the stage to wait for the concubine.

Although the matter is small, Yang Yuyao likes his strategizing, but he only chatted for a while, if Concubine Xie Ayin encounters a problem with singing, she will ask the champion to change the words temporarily.

Yang Yuyao didn't have this kind of style, only annoyed, and whispered coquettishly in Xue Bai's ear.

"Come to me another day, I'll ask Qinglan to help me, you must have descended this demon.

Xue Bai couldn't help but raise his head when he heard this, Yang Yuyao was satisfied with his reaction, and then he flew away.

After she left, Xue Bai really thought carefully about how to look at her.

Steep place. During the day, if he wanted to pass, the guards would let him go, but at night it was inconvenient.

You can't climb over the cliffs of Lishan Mountain, which is also heavily guarded.

There is an outer palace wall between the Furong Pond stage and the Yuguozhuang, which is directly connected to the steep part of Lishan.

When I arrived at the Hibiscus Pool, the concubine had not yet arrived, and the servants next to her had already put on makeup and were practicing singing.

Liu Hua, who was pretending to be Fahai, was holding a bowl in his hand and was practicing opera steps alone, when he saw Xue Bai, he hurriedly bowed and saluted, and called: "Xue Lang is here." ”

Liu Hua is a very complicated person, he has a magnificent body, a dignified face, and he is quite big when he stands at that time.

Temperament, this is like a collier. But he began to sing, and he could perform both ferocity and the solemnity of the treasure.

Xue Bai was puzzled every time he saw him, and couldn't help asking, "Take the liberty of asking, have you ever studied Buddhism?"

"Xue Lang is really discerning, the old slave has indeed been studying Buddhism these days, in order to play a good corner of the Fahai."

Liu Hua flattered and smiled, his temperament changed, and he completely returned to the appearance of the eunuch in the chicken fang.

Xue Bai was surprised that he could be so different from before and after, and praised him in his heart that he was indeed good at acting, and asked, "When I tried out the play, I saw that you had the Fa Xiang." ”

"It was played by an old slave."

"If you are good at acting and singing, and you are willing to work hard, Liyuan should have a place for you."

Liu Hua was overjoyed when he heard this, and said flatteringly: "The old slave implored Xue Lang to write more horns that the old slave can sing."

On the stage, Li Guinian, Dong Tinglan and others were adjusting the music, and Xue Bai didn't understand this, so he chatted with Liu Hua for a few words.

"Are you literate and have read?

Liu Huaying said: "The old slave's family was fine when he was young, but later his family fell into the middle of the road, and he became a slave.

"Why is this happening?

"Back to Xue Lang, it's a drought."

"Drought? Whence?

Liu Hua said: "The old slave is a native of Huaizhou, Hanoi County, since the tenth year of the Kaiyuan Dynasty, 'from winter to spring, to the first summer, Su Mai will show, the rain has not been negotiated', long drought for many years, unable to make ends meet, coupled with the sudden death of Grandpa, the old slave has become a lonely cold.

Xue Bai noticed that he used a few words often said in government documents, a big drought is not called a big drought, it is called "the rain is not negotiated".

Huaizhou, Hanoi County, is Qinyang, Henan, and Luoyang is almost only separated from the Yellow River, which is very close to Gyeonggi.

"As far as I know, since the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, whenever there is a disaster year, the imperial court's relief has been very effective?" Xue Bai said: "Every time there is a disaster, the sage sends a disaster relief envoy to investigate, and the local officials can not help themselves, then send a righteous warehouse to give relief, and the local righteous warehouse should be effective." ”

Liu Hua was slightly embarrassed, and responded: "What Xue Lang said is that in the years of the great drought in Huaizhou, the imperial court's Yicang had sufficient reserves and timely relief. Although there were occasional outcasts and occasional riots, they were quickly quelled. ”

"Occasional riots?

In Xue Bai's impression, there should have been no rebellion in the prosperous Tang Dynasty until the Anshi Rebellion, and he was quite interested in this, and asked, "Is there one?"

Liu Huaying said: "There have been a few times in Hanoi County, and the disease of ringworm is just dozens or hundreds of thieves taking advantage of the disaster to rob the government.

Xue Bai continued to ask, "Why the rebellion? Disaster relief is not good?

"This....

Liu Hua didn't expect him to be so persistent on this topic, but how could he know why the thieves rebelled, smiled awkwardly, and responded: "If you want the old slave to say, they are all wolf ambitions, arrogant and rebellious demon thieves." ”

So what kind of people are these thieves? ”

"These are people who are deceived by prophecy and do not know the height of the sky.

Xue Bai asked, "What prophecy?"

Talking about this topic all the time made Liu Hua a little frightened.

Raising his eyes, he saw that Xue Bai's eyes were burning and he was really interested in these things, so he sighed and talked about more detailed old things.

"The old slave's hometown is a demon thief, and he is still a clansman of the old slave's five suits, the demon thief Liu Dinggao,

I was fascinated by the proverb of 'holding a golden knife in the east'. In the thirteenth year of Kaiyuan, Huaizhou was in drought for three years, Liu Dinggao gathered people to rebel, my grandfather refused to respond to him, he killed my grandfather, robbed my family property, attacked Luoyang....... and the 213 people who went with him were captured and beheaded, and it was calmed. ”

Xue Bai asked: "These people rebelled with Liu Dinggao, did they believe the prophecy, or did they not survive because of the drought?" ”

"In the Kaiyuan period, how could you not survive?" Liu Hua said with a smile: "It's like an old slave who sold his body, but he still lives well."

The topic naturally moved to Liu Hua's personal encounter, he talked about how he fell to Luoyang and Chang'an, how he learned to sing, and how he became a eunuch.....

While chatting, Xie Aman had already changed his clothes and came over.

"Xue Lang is hiding here again to be lazy, the concubine has arrived, you can come with me to see you quickly."

The water of Hibiscus Pond is so clear that people can't wait to jump into the water and ask for a coolness.

The stage was set up on the water, and it was named "Water Pavilion Song Stage".

On the stage, Li Guinian played the flute, Xue Qiongqiong was playing the guzheng, and Dong Tinglan was accompanied by a flute...... Synthesize beautiful sounds.

The sound of the song drifted into a separate dressing room, and Yang Yuhuan, who was sitting in front of the bronze mirror and dressed up, couldn't help but sing.

"Bai Suzhen under Qingcheng Mountain, cultivating this body in the cave for thousands of years....

Xie Aman heard such a moving singing voice when he went upstairs, he couldn't bear to interrupt, and stood by the door and waited.

Or Yang Yuhuan turned around and asked, "Coming?"

"Yes, Xue Lang is waiting downstairs."

"Let him come up...... Diligent cultivation and hard work to attain the Tao, reborn into a human being, ahh......h

When Xue Bai ascended the stairs, he just heard this singing, although there was only one "ah" word, but it was also tactful and soft.

He stopped, and could see Yang Yuhuan's peerless face reflected in the bronze mirror opposite.

"Watari Suzhen....... huh? Here it comes. ”

Yang Yuhuan turned around and said with a smile: "I got up late, you've been waiting for a long time, come over and see how I look at my makeup?"

The costumes on her and Xie Aman's bodies are all made by Xue Bai, one white and one green, completely different from the bright style of the world, a little cleaner, fairy-like, but at the waist, Yang Yuhuan's lines are well outlined.

is different from Li Tengkong's delicate and fragile feeling, and it has more charm.

The clothes were slightly changed the day before yesterday, so today Yang Yuhuan deliberately stood up and turned around.

"Is it beautiful?

"How's the headdress?

The headdress is also designed by Xue Bai, referring to the shape in the Wu opera, such as the stamen-shaped Hua Tian, which is also a rare costume before, which is eye-catching.

"How's the headdress? Isn't it good?

Xue Bai was thinking about it, and muttered, "The sideburns can be adjusted slightly. ”

He raised his hand and wanted to play with Yang Yuhuan's sideburns, but soon realized that something was wrong and stopped.

Although they are righteous sisters and brothers, this action is indeed too excessive.

"Ahem."

After Xue Bai stopped his movements for a few breaths, Xie Aman hurriedly stepped forward and stood in front of him, holding his breath and asking him to adjust her sideburns.

"Is there water?

Then Gong E handed over a glass of water, and Xue Bai's fingers dipped some water, curling the hair on Xie Aman's sideburns a little.

When Yang Yuhuan saw it, his eyes couldn't help but light up, and he was pleasantly surprised: "It's so good-looking, it has the charm of a green snake." ”

Xie Aman's face was wet, annoyed that he had made up her makeup, and when he heard such praise, he was curious and happy.

With this detail added, they looked at the bronze mirror and became more and more satisfied.

"I didn't accept this righteous brother in vain, it's really two hits." Yang Yuhuan looked in the mirror again and again, reluctant to put it down, and finally glanced at Xue Bai, "He is a beauty who understands beauty."

She calls herself a "beauty", which is too modest.

After that, it was nothing more than a rehearsal, Xue Bai led three servants, but every time he hid behind the curtain and quietly took a nap, and others only thought he was pondering.

On this day, he was caught by Yang Yuhuan.

"Okay, you Xue Bai, can't I sing well? You see that you are asleep. ”

"Back to the concubine......

"It's called Sister, a white-eyed wolf who can't be raised."

Yang Yuhuan was in a good mood, raised his hand and pointed at him, quite intimate.

"I'm thinking, the waterscape of Hibiscus Pond is picturesque, if you add a fold of the white snake and the green snake playing barefoot in the water Xue Bai's voice is not over, Yang Yuhuan covered his smile, stepped forward in two steps, lifted the embroidered shoes under the skirt, stepped on him lightly, and taught him a lesson.

"Who's messing around with you? Think of what you don't have, and beg for a beating. ”

After that, before a group of palace ladies could catch up with the stage, she turned around and left. Xie Aman glared at Xue Bai unto be outdone, saying that he would not play in the water to show him.

"The concubine gave the dim sum fruit, and then arranged it twice with heart, and it will be performed in front of the Qixi Festival immediately.

Speaking of fruits, this year's lychees have also arrived.

"Knock, knock!"

Suddenly, the drums sounded.

A halberd man stationed on the west side of Lishan Mountain stood on a large rock and looked west.

His name is Liu Zhan, tall and dignified, if it weren't for his official rank, others would only think that he was a lieutenant general.

At this time, as far as the eye can see, you can see that the powerful and other industries outside the Huaqing Palace are connected, corresponding to the Zhaoying City on the bank of Weishui...... Dust and smoke billowed from the official road, and a team of fast horses was galloping.

In the Huaqing Palace, the palace doors were opened one after another, and the palace people were busy running to the inner hall, extremely busy.

Liu Zhan knew that the emperor had specially sent someone to transport fresh lychees from five thousand miles away in order to curry favor with his concubine.

Watching the play.

He sneered slightly and cursed in his heart.

"Faint."

Liu Zhan knew that until the seventh day of July, Dujun would go to the Furong Pool stage outside the inner palace wall to watch the play after dark........

On the seventh day of July, the five elements of Jumu and Chong Ma Sha Nan. It is even more difficult to guard against if you don't draw water, and you don't ask if you are in trouble.

Stationed in the Huaqing Palace, Li Longji does not have to ask about the intrigue between the court and the central government, he is happy and comfortable, singing every night, and the sun is not high. Today is not until the afternoon again.

There was some smell of sweat on the couch, a little strange, and the beauty who slept last night had left.

He sat for a while, ate the lychee peeled by Gong'e's hand, woke up, and then got up and let Gong'e change his clothes for him.

"Have a feast.

"Saint system, feast."

A eunuch left the main hall in small steps, passed the holy oracle, and the door of the outer palace slowly opened. The ministers and nobles who accompanied the Huaqing Palace walked to the stage of Furong Pool in turn, waiting for the holy driver.

Li Longji boarded the palace unhurriedly, went out of the palace, left the forbidden room from the Yuehua Gate, and then left the inner palace from the Wangjing Gate, to the Furong Pond stage, boarded the flower viewing platform, and accepted the bows of the ministers.

Today, Yang Yuhuan did not accompany him, but prepared to sing on stage, but the concubine's seat was still reserved for her, and the concubine next to her was not allowed to sit.

This is the affection of the saint.

It's nearly dusk, but the play doesn't start until after nightfall, and the lights have an atmosphere. At this time, the first performance was cockfighting, Li Longji watched it for a while, and in the spirit of having fun with the ministers, he bet on Jia Changsheng.

Yang Zhao, who was in charge of the Taifu treasury, had already prepared and asked people to take out a Yangzhou water heart mirror. The atmosphere was lively, and officials gathered around the cockfighting ring.

Yang Zhao looked at the cockfighting on the field, and was shouting and coaxing, when he suddenly felt that someone behind him called him twice.

"Yang Zhongcheng."

Yang Zhao turned his head to look, only to see that it was Ye Fashan, the Taoist chief who presided over the Haotian Temple next to the Huaqing Palace, and asked with a smile: "The real person also wants to bet on the treasure?"

"Back to Yangzhongcheng's words, there is a great drought in Qinzhong, Hanoi and other places, and there is no rain from March to June.......

"Real people." Yang Zhao hurriedly interrupted and said with a smile: "It's okay to let me spoil my fun, but don't sweep the saint's Yaxing."

This matter cannot be mentioned, because when the saint was in Chang'an, he had been praying for rain in the Dragon Hall of Xingqing Palace, but there was no response, and now he can only wait.

Ye Fashan said: "The old Taoist saw that the Yangzhou water mirror that the sage had just taken out had a coiled dragon on its back, and the sun was shining brightly, and it was as vivid as a force. If the saint asks for rain with it again, he will be able to move the heavens sincerely. ”

"The real person is teasing ......" Yang Zhao was about to refute, when suddenly his mind moved, and he glanced at the sky with Ye Fashan's gaze, and asked softly: "Can a real person look at the sky?" Can it really rain?

Ye Fashan stroked his beard and smiled, and nodded.

Yang Zhao's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help asking, "Can the Taoist help me calculate my future?" ”

"Nature makes." Ye Fashan asked Yang Zhao about the eight characters, pinched his fingers, thought for a long time, and muttered: "Yang Zhongcheng...... It's time to change the name.

"Why?

"Zhongcheng's name has 'Golden Knife', and sooner or later there will be a big disaster." Ye Fashan twisted his beard and said lightly.

Yang Zhao immediately exclaimed, secretly saying that he had never thought of this, and couldn't help but worship this old Taoist as a god, and planned to change his name tomorrow with the saint.

It was getting dark, and the night was finally completely falling.

The inside and outside of Huaqing Palace are brightly lit, and even the hibiscus pond is lit with lanterns.

The music started, and "The Legend of the White Snake" was about to start.......

At the back of the stage, Yang Yuhuan happily danced his water sleeves, and took advantage of the last bit of time before going on stage to ask Xue Bai, "How do I look like this?"

Xue Bai didn't want to answer her, and always said "good-looking" to evaluate her beauty, which didn't mean much.

But the backers still have to be coaxed.

It happened that the stage had already begun to sing "Cultivating this body in the cave for a thousand years", so he replied along the lyrics.

"Beautiful women have seen each other for a thousand years.

Yang Yuhuan was stunned for a moment, and finally he was a little embarrassed by him, maybe it was because he was a little nervous about going on stage.

Immediately afterwards, he sang on stage: "Leave Qingcheng to Jiangnan!" ”

With this sentence, Yang Yuhuan and Xie Aman took the stage hand in hand, and the two figures, one white and one green, were graceful.

And backstage, Xu Hezi, who was dressed as a small student, had already stood beside Xue Bai. She had the least contact with Xue Bai, but she really had the strength, and she was silently reciting the words of the play at this time.

In terms of singing skills, Xue Bai can help her very little, and she can only hand over a paper umbrella.

"Thank you, I forgot again."

Xu Hezi muttered in a very low voice, took the umbrella and opened it, and walked onto the stage. Soon, her singing words sounded on the stage, which was completely different from the high-pitched and melodious in the past, but gentle and elegant.

"The right talent and spirit are hidden in the first place, and the wind and rain are suddenly blurred when they return, how can there be leisure in their busy schedules?"

Xue Bai watched it seriously, and it wasn't until the end of the first scene that he glanced behind him, only to find that Liu Hua, who was pretending to be Fahai, was not there, so he asked someone a few words.

Fahai is still there, it's time to change clothes, and there is still a whole fold of drama before it is his turn to take the stage, "It's still too late." ”

Xue Bai glanced into the distance, and saw that there were still guards around the Furong Pool, and it was impossible for Liu Hua to run around.

Sure enough, it didn't take long for Fahai to return.

The opera on the stage is still going on, but it can already be seen that the response is excellent, after all, it is three beauties with the best appearance and singing and dancing skills are performing, and everyone is fascinated by it.

Li Longji didn't mind the concubine's performance on stage, but was proud of it.

He really admires Yang Yuhuan, his singing voice, dancing skills, beauty, figure, and temperament. He knew very well that she did not perform for the courtiers to please anyone, but that she loved them.

He understands all of this and can tolerate it, so he has never regretted snatching her from his son.

The world will never be able to understand his feelings for her, beyond the limitations of the world, and even beyond the love between men and women, because they see the farther world, because the music is so elegant that the laity will not understand.

watched like this, and arrived at the beginning of the third fold.

The surrounding eunuchs began to change the candles in the lanterns, and on the stage, the solemn Fahai took the stage with a Zen staff in his hand, opening his voice, and the momentum was shocking.

"Xu Guanren! Seeing that you have been deeply fascinated, good words persuade you not to wake up, and you can see clearly when disaster comes! ”

At the same time, on the Lishan Ridge in the west, the firelight suddenly dimmed.

The guard, who was watching the water pavilion from a distance on the wall of the outer palace, turned his head to look at Lishan, squinted his eyes, and suddenly began to drink.

"Who is that?!"