Chapter 39: The Flowers
Mrs. Hua Rui, is the concubine of Meng Chang, the queen of Hou Shu, with a beautiful appearance, is a famous female poet in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, surnamed Xu, and a surname Fei Yu Nengwen, especially long in the palace words. Fortunately, Meng Chang, the lord of Shu, was given the name Mrs. Stamen. Mrs. Blossom described the woman as very beautiful, "The flower is not enough to imitate its color, and the stamen is poor in appearance."
After the death of the former Shu, the Later Tang Dynasty Zhuangzong took Meng Zhixiang as the envoy of the Liangchuan Festival, after Meng Zhixiang went to Shu, the Later Tang Dynasty was in turmoil, Zhuangzong was killed, Meng Zhixiang's ambition swelled, training armor soldiers, and after the death of Tang Mingzong, Meng Zhixiang claimed the title of emperor, but died within a few months, and Meng Chang succeeded to the throne. Meng Zhixiang was deliberate, the situation created by hard work day and night was passed to Meng Chang's hands, ten years without seeing the peak fire, not hearing the fight, five bumper harvests, fighting rice and three coins, all under the ladies, not distinguishing wheat, the people picked orchid and gave Fen, bought laughter and fun, and the court was singing every day, drinking wine every night, teaching courtesans, and lyricists and guests, decorating a scene of peace and happiness.
Meng Chang is a person who knows how to enjoy pleasure very much, he recruited Shu beauties to fill the harem, and there are twelve levels in addition to the concubines, among which the most favored is the "Lady of Flowers" Fei Guifei. Meng Chang is upside down in the palace maid team every day, every time after the banquet and songs, a little leisure, then with Mrs. Hua Rui, the harem servant Li is summoned to the front of the palace, personally selected, choose the graceful, handsome person, add the title, take turns to enter the palace, its rank is higher than that of the minister, the monthly incense powder is specialized, called the head of the month. When it was time to pay the money, Meng Chang personally monitored, and there were thousands of people in the palace, and the roll call was given, and each person walked over in front of the royal bed and received it with his own hands, called the payment to buy money.
Mrs. Hua Rui loves peony flowers and red mast flowers, so Meng Chang ordered the officials and people to plant a large number of peonies, and said: Luoyang peony is the best in the world, and Chengdu peony will be the first in Luoyang in the future. Do not borrow to send people to various places to buy fine varieties, in the palace to open up the "peony garden", Meng Chang in addition to the day and night with Mrs. Hua Rui under the flowers, but also convened the ministers, a feast to reward peonies. The red mast flower is said to be offered by the Taoist priest Shen Tianshi, there are only two seeds, it blooms, its color is red, its petals are six, and the fragrance hits people. Because of the rarity, some people imitated the style of the flower and painted it on the fan, and it became a habit to get used to it. Whenever the hibiscus is in full bloom, along the city forty miles away, all like paving the splendid general, when the Mid-Autumn Festival is near, after the main order to drive to the Huanhua River, list the water play, a piece of warbler Yanyan, long live the mouth, it is really a merry man, a grand event through the ages.
And just a few days ago, Zhao Kuangyin, Taizu of the Song Dynasty, ordered Wang Quanbin to lead an army of 60,000 to attack Shu, and ordered craftsmen to build a residence for Meng Changqi, the lord of Shu, in Bianliang, and ordered the soldiers: "Wherever the army goes, you must not burn the house, expel the people, develop Qiu tombs, cut down mulberry decay, and the city of Fanke, and do not kill prisoners indiscriminately and rob property." "This month, Bianliang snowed, Song Taizu set up an altar tent in the lecture hall, dressed in a sable fur hat to see things, and suddenly said to the left and right: "I was subdued like this, my body is still cold, I read the soldiers of the Western Expedition, and I rushed to the frost and hail, how can I be worthy of this?" That is, he took off the sable fur hat, sent the eunuch to rush to Shu to give it to Wang Quanbin, and preached to the whole army, and it was a pity that he could not be rewarded. So the Song soldiers fought bravely, and the 140,000 Shu soldiers who defended Chengdu were defeated without a fight.
After the fall of Houshu, when the green willows were yellow, Meng Chang, Mrs. Hua Rui and Li Hao and a group of 33 people were escorted to Bianliang. After arriving in Bianliang, Meng Chang was named the Duke of Qin, and was sealed as the Taishi of the school and the Zhongshu Order. Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin treated Meng Chang so favorably, just because he had heard that Mrs. Hua Rui was so beautiful, and wanted to see the color to comfort his thirst, and it was inconvenient to summon him, and he was afraid of people talking about it, so he came up with this idea and rewarded Meng Chang again, and even his attendants and family members were also a reward, and it was expected that they would definitely enter the palace to thank him, and he could see Mrs. Hua Rui. Sure enough, that day, thanks to Meng Chang's mother, Mrs. Li, was followed by Mrs. Hua Rui. Taizu paid special attention, felt that she had just arrived in front of the seat, there was a kind of fragrance into the nose, which was intoxicating, carefully examined, only felt that when I saw the driver, I wish the emperor the holy life of the boundless, that piece of delicate sound, like a warbler spring, can be heard, just called Taizu's soul back, but the two eyes still shot on Mrs. Hua Rui, without blinking. Madame Hua Rui also felt a little, so she glanced at Taizu, bowed her head and retreated. The autumn wave when he was about to leave turned even more soul-stirring, and it made Song Taizu feel uneasy. Seven days later, Meng Chang died of a violent illness at the age of forty-seven, and most historians believe that Taizu poisoned him.
When Taizu heard that Meng Chang was dead, he dropped out of the dynasty on the fifth day, published his plain clothes, gave thousands of cloth and silk, and the funeral expenses were all given by the official, and he was posthumously named the king of Chu. After Meng Chang's death, his mother did not cry, but drank and said: "You can't die a martyrdom, greedy for life so far, I also live in the world because of you, I can't bear to die, now that you are dead, what is the meaning of my life?" So he died of hunger strike for several days. Meng Chang was buried in Luoyang, and his family still stayed in Bianjing, and he was not allowed to enter the palace to thank him. Taizu saw that Mrs. Hua Rui's whole body was vegetarian, and she looked brighter and brighter, and her jade bones were Shanshan, so he took this opportunity to leave her in the palace and ordered a banquet. Mrs. Stamen at this time, she couldn't help herself, she had to turn to obey her fate, in the middle of drinking, Taizu knew that Mrs. Stamen could poetry, when she was in Shuzhong, she had made a hundred palace words, and asked her to chant poems on the spot, in order to show her talent, Mrs. Stamen chanted: The heart will be broken at the beginning of the Shu Road, and the hatred will last, the spring is like a year, and the cuckoo will be heard from time to time. The three thousand palace ladies are all beautiful, fighting Chanjuan together, and learning from the sky, who knows that it is a prophecy today. Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin was silent for a long time, drank three cups in a row, and said You will make a new song. Madame Hua Rui pondered for a moment, and then opened her lips: The flag was lowered on the tree in the king's city, and the concubine knew it in the deep palace, and 140,000 people were disarmed, and none of them were men.
Song Taizu was also a hero: he sent Jingniang thousands of miles back then, and beat all eighteen military states with a stick. At this time, I felt the thoughts of Mrs. Flower's homeland, and the pain of losing the country, which deepened my love for Mrs. Flower. After drinking a few glasses of wine, Mrs. Hua Rui, red clouds on her cheeks, even more charming and moving, Taizu took Mrs. Hua Rui's hand, entered the palace together, and soon named Mrs. Hua Rui as a concubine.
Since then, Taizu has to go to Mrs. Hua Rui every day to drink and listen to music. Three days later, Meng Changfu was invited to the palace to drink. The next day, Meng Chang fell seriously ill. Ten days later, Meng Chang died of excessive drinking.
The next day, a phoenix took Mrs. Hua Rui into the palace. On this day, I went to Mrs. Flower, walked into the palace, and saw Lady Flower, where she hung her portrait, lit incense and candles, and prostrated her head. Taizu didn't know what kind of portrait she offered, so he looked at the portrait carefully, and saw a person sitting upright, as if he had seen it somewhere, and in his eagerness, he couldn't remember, so he had to ask Mrs. Hua Rui. Mrs. didn't expect Taizu to come suddenly, he saw his secrets, and he was already panicked, and when he saw Taizu asking, he hurriedly calmed down and replied slowly: "This is the popular statue of Zhang Xian, and you can get an heir by worshipping it sincerely." When Taizu heard this, he smiled and said, "The concubine is so pious, I expect Zhang Xian to definitely send an heir." But although Zhang Xian is in charge of the matter of sending birth, what is a god, it is advisable to be in the quiet room, fragrant flower treasure cabinet offerings, if it is offered in the dormitory, it is inevitable to read the fairy spirit, and it is a crime. Madame listened to Taizu's words and hurriedly thanked her. In fact, what Mrs. Hua Rui offered was not Zhang Xian, but Meng Chang, the lord of Shu.
She got along with Meng Chang very affectionately, since Meng Chang died of a violent illness, she was forced by Taizu to the palace, because she was greedy for life and afraid of death, reluctantly accepted the rain and dew, although she inherited Taizu's favor crown of the six palaces, her heart always couldn't leave Meng Chang's past kindness, so she painted her portrait with her own hands, carried people behind her back, and worshipped privately, but was bumped into by Taizu, and had to lie that it was Zhang Xian. Pity those concubines in the palace, when they heard that they could have a son by worshiping Zhang Xian, they all went to the lady's palace to paint a picture and worship it, hoping to give birth to a prince and become rich from now on. Soon, this portrait of the fairy sending the child, actually came out of the ban, even the folk women want to give birth to a child, but also draw a shaft of Zhang Xian, fragrant flowers to pay tribute, so far. In this way, Meng Chang Jiuquan knows, and he will definitely miss Mrs. Hua Rui very much, and some people in later generations will sing about this: the spirit is said to be a god, and a little infatuation is always good;
This is a talented woman, but also a poor woman who is infatuated. When Xiao Zuo recalled the miserable experience of Mrs. Hua Rui's life in history, he couldn't help but set his eyes on his brother-in-law. I saw Yin Amei frowning, looking sad. At this glance, Xiao Zuo also guessed Yin Amei's thoughts, is this clearly the sorrow of an infatuated man who cares about a beautiful woman.
It's just that how did Yin Amei know Mrs. Hua Rui, and now that he wants to grab a woman with Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin, what should he do. Xiao Zuo lifted the teacup and drank it all, unexpectedly seeing his eldest brother this time, he encountered an even more headache.
Seeing that Yin Amei broke into the palace at night, threatened Zhao Kuangyin's posture, did not hesitate to offend the entire Song Kingdom, and rescued Mrs. Hua Rui, Xiao Zuo knew that it was completely impossible to dissuade his righteous brother from competing with Zhao Kuangyin for women, but to help him regain Mrs. Hua Rui from Zhao Kuangyin's hands, it was simply self-defeating.
Xiao Zuo was in pain, and he didn't know what to do for a while, but at this time, Yin Amei smiled self-deprecatingly and said, "I met my wife in Shudi, and she was not Meng Chang's concubine at that time. The first time I met her, I was shocked by her talent, and then I fell in love with her. ”
"But I knew that I was just a rough person and was not worthy of her, so I kept this love in my heart silently until she was summoned to the palace by Meng Chang five years ago. At that time, I didn't accompany my third brother to Agarwood Valley, but I went for my wife. By the time I arrived in Shudi, she was already Meng Chang's concubine. Seeing that she and Meng Chang love each other very much, although I feel very uncomfortable, I also sincerely bless them. ”
"When I reunited with her at that time, I planned to meet each other and go back to Taoshan, but as soon as I saw her, she knew that I was good at martial arts, so she asked me to go to Yongming Temple to seize the relics of Huangchao. It's a pity that I didn't make good on my promise to bring the Yellow Nest relic to her. Since then, I have no shame to see her again, and after returning to Momoyama, I practiced martial arts day and night, just hoping to help her again in the future. ”
"But what I didn't expect was that in just five years, it was rumored that Shu was destroyed by Zhao Song, and she was unfortunately included in the palace by Zhao Kuangyin, I know that she is very affectionate to Meng Chang, Zhao Kuangyin must have played a trick to force her. Madame is deep in the palace, how can I bear to let her live such a reluctant life, so I have this helpless move, but unfortunately, in the end, I still can't help her. ”
When Yin Amei mentioned Mrs. Hua Rui, her heart was full of bitterness, Xiao Zuo listened silently on the side, he saw a man who paid for his beloved woman without regrets, and his deep love. But fate made people make everything so cruel.
"Big brother, I can't do anything now, why don't you go back to Nantang with me, and when the time comes, we will come to Tokyo to rescue Madame." ”
Xiao Zuo's words were not meant to be perfunctory to Yin Amei, but sincere and heartfelt words. He has the heart to help his eldest brother regain his beloved woman, but with his current ability, it is impossible to confront Zhao Kuangyin. He needs to gather strength and wait for his chance.
And the opportunity he thought of was to completely take refuge in Zhao Guangyi, and when Zhao Kuangyin died, it was his chance to rescue Madame Hua Rui from the palace.
After a night of saliva, Xiao Zuo still did not persuade Yin Amei to give up the idea of robbing a woman with Zhao Kuangyin. Although Yin Amei was not sure that she could rescue Mrs. Hua Rui from the palace ban, he wanted to try to meet Madame Hua Rui first, and then find a way to take him away.
Xiao Zuo saw that Yin Amei was resolute and knew that he was a straight person, so it would be difficult for him to turn around if he made up his mind, so he dispelled the idea of taking him back to Jinling.
The two brothers reunited after a long absence, and they wanted to drink and talk, but unfortunately in the dead of night, and Yin Amei's current identity is very sensitive, and the entire Tokyo city is full of his portraits, although the portrait is only painted in three points, Xiao Zuo is still worried that going out to eat and drink will cause unnecessary trouble.
In the end, the two reminisced, and Yin Amei didn't want to involve Xiao Zuo, so she had to leave. Xiao Zuo wanted to keep him in Honglu Temple to avoid the limelight temporarily, but he couldn't twist Yin Amei's insistence, so he could only helplessly watch him leave.
Xiao Zuo secretly thought in his heart, when the matter over there in Jinling was over, he would immediately return to Tokyo to see his eldest brother, or, find an opportunity to ask Canglong if he would like to stay in Tokyo, so that he could look at Yin Amei.
However, why can't you see the dragon these few nights?