Chapter 24: Talking about the Medium
As the saying goes, a general dies in a hundred battles, and a strong man returns in ten years. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info winter to spring, summer to return.
"Brother Xian, there are still ten miles to go to the capital, anyway, you have nowhere to go, it is better to go to my house to live first, and it is convenient to teach the piano to your lover." It was the second prince who spoke, and this journey was fulfilled on the day of Mu's nineteenth birthday. Of course, this has to be nodded by the emperor.
"No, no, we don't know about ninety good wine, we have to go to my house and drink it for a few days. Wei Zheng also hurriedly spoke when he heard this. The second prince "cut" and said, "The wine in your house will be good in my house? ”
Mu Jiushi thought in his heart, "Wei Zheng is bold, but I'm afraid it won't be flattering in Beijing." Jingshi Hidden Dragon Crouching Tiger, if you want to deal with Gonggong Li, I am afraid that you will have to rely on Li Jingyun. Then he opened his mouth to persuade: "Come on, this time I will go to Brother Jingyun's house first, and I will live on both sides, as long as you don't dislike it." ”
The two of them said again and again, "How could it be, where" and so on.
Just as a few people were chatting happily, an officer and soldier hurriedly came running: "Report!" Mu Jiushi looked at him and asked, "Who is here and what is in a hurry?" The officer and soldier jumped off the horse: "The imperial guard, Hu Yidao, has seen General Zhongwu." Saying that, he handed over the waist card, and the token of the Jingshi Mu Jiu0 didn't quite understand, so he gave it to Wei Zheng. Wei Zheng took a look at it, but was surprised: "Yes, it's the imperial guard, what are you doing here in the palace?"
Hu Yidao said: "The emperor brought hundreds of civil and military officials, waiting for the triumph of the prince and the general in the Shili Pavilion outside the capital. ”
As soon as these words came out, several people were shocked. The second prince immediately spoke: "Pass on the king's order, and the army will move forward at full speed." ”
In just a moment, the Tang Army, which was like a long dragon, was magnificent, bringing up a piece of dust and appearing in front of Li Shimin's eyes. The second prince, Wei Zheng, Mu Jiushi and other generals, when they got close, hurriedly dismounted and stepped forward to salute. Li Shimin waved his hand again and again: "Brother Xian is hard, the generals are hard, no courtesy." ”
In a period of celebration, the army camped outside the city, and a group of generals followed the emperor into the capital. Both sides of the road can be described as full of people, lights and celebrations.
In the palace, the emperor is on the throne, and the cultural relics below stand with hundreds of officials. Li Jingyun first handed over Shang Fang's sword, and then Wei Zheng handed over the talisman. Li Shimin saw it in his eyes and was quite satisfied. Then he asked: "Today, Jingyun is on behalf of me, and General Wei has a good command of the army, expelling Tubo and making it peaceful, which is really gratifying. Now he has returned triumphantly, and his hard work is high, and he should be rewarded. ”
The civil and military officials shouted: "Long live my emperor." Li Shimin asked again: "I heard that there is a brave man in the army, called Mu Jiuten, and I have also approved a loyal general, come out and have a look with me." Mu Jiu Shi came out in response, "I have seen the emperor, and the last general is." ”
Li Shimin looked at Mu Jiushi, and then spoke: "Sure enough, you are young and promising, I heard that you are like a ghost in and out of the enemy army, and killing the enemy general is like probing for something, but?" Mu Jiushi heard the words and said: "Thanks to Your Majesty's love, Tubo is like a mustard, and the enemy general is like a dog, and my Tang Dynasty lion is powerful in all directions, and the generals are powerful all over the world. ”
Li Shimin paused for a moment when he heard this, and then laughed "haha": "Good, good, good, well-said." Above the court, there are many people who have heard that if there are many generals in the army, you recognize the second, and no one dares to recognize the first, I asked Jingyun and General Wei, but they all sold me a pass, so I have to let you say it in person. Can you tell me how many Tibetan generals you have killed?"
Mu Jiu raised his head and said proudly: "Back to Your Majesty, according to my position as a Tang general, there are one hundred and eighteen people above the sixth grade, and the end of the sixth grade and below is not counted." Li Shimin was also shocked when he heard this, and all the civil and military officials gasped.
Li Shimin laughed again: "Good, good, good, it's a great blessing that my Datang has such a strong general." After Mu Jiuji's thanksgiving, Li Shimin spoke again: "Spread my will." Then a eunuch with a delicate face, but white hair and white eyebrows, walked out from the side, took out a volume of holy decrees, and announced: "Fengtian carrier, the emperor edict said, the second prince Li Jingyun personally recruited meritorious service, a reward of 1,000 taels, 50 brocade horses, a piece of gold order into the palace will not be passed on, see the king do not worship." ”
After Li Jingyun thanked him, the eunuch announced: "Wei Zheng, the general of the hussars, led the army in a good way, defeated Tubo, collected three cities, forced Tubo to negotiate peace, and had a bounty of 800 taels and 40 brocades. ”
After Wei Zheng thanked him, the eunuch continued to announce: "The loyal general Mu Jiuten, who has merit in killing the enemy, beheading the enemy general, breaking the city, sealing him as the general of Yunlu, with a bounty of five hundred, twenty brocades, and you are allowed to see the king and not worship." Chin!"
After Mu Jiushi thanked him, Li Shimin asked again: "You Aiqing have worked hard, I want to ask, what else do you Aiqing want?" When Wei Zheng came back, he handed over the talisman, for fear that his merits would cover the master, so naturally he didn't mention anything. At this time, Mu Jiu Shi walked out and said, "Back to Your Majesty, there will be something to ask for in the end." ”
Li Shimin frowned, but still spoke: "What's the matter with Aiqing, you might as well talk about it." ”
Mu Jiu Shi glanced at Li Jingyun and said, "Your Majesty knows that everyone in the Zhou Dynasty is a master of the piano arts?" Li Shimin was a little surprised: "Huh?" When Li Jingyun heard this, he was suddenly a little excited, Mu Jiu Shi smiled and continued: "The master family has been passed down to the present, and there is a daughter left behind, whose name is Shi Qing. And the last general boasted that his piano skills were acceptable, so he accepted him as an apprentice. ”
Li Shimin was surprised: "I didn't expect General Mu to play the qin." Mu Jiu Shi smiled and spoke again: "However, in order to learn the piano, this woman did not hesitate to follow the army, worked hard all the way, and often stroked a song when the soldiers were tired to help the soldiers relax." This big victory can be said to be indispensable. ”
Li Shimin smiled: "It turns out that you want to ask for credit for your apprentice, indeed, I and the accompanying musician in the army had this intention at the beginning." Mu Jiu Shi shook his head and said, "Your Majesty misunderstood, the main thing is not this. Li Shimin motioned for him to continue.
"The teacher girl is generous and decent, has superb piano skills, is kind, and has beautiful facial features, so some people like it. Pity my lonely and helpless, learn the piano with me, but the two of them love each other, so that they are drunk and disorderly, and they have become husband and wife. Mu Jiu pretended to be pitiful.
When Li Shimin heard this, he was also angry, after all, Empress Wende had only been there for a short time, and she missed it very much. Then he said: "Which one is so bold, don't you regret it afterwards?" As soon as he said this, Li Jingyun on the side was scared half to death, and his heart was until "Mu Ye, where are you singing?"
Mu Jiushi looked at Li Jingyun quietly, and then spoke: "It's not like this, it's just that the man's background is too big, and the last general can't be the master, he wants to marry, but he can't be the master himself, so the last general has no choice but to ask His Majesty to be the master in this hall." ”
Li Shimin snorted: "What a bold man, whose son, in front of the law of the Tang Dynasty, he has turned the sky upside down, you come truthfully, I will be the master for you." ”
There was already a lot of discussion in the hall, and at this time, Mu Jiu Shi gave Li Jingyun a look, and Li Jingyun immediately realized, "Ninety virtuous brothers are really smart." Then he strode out and knelt on the ground: "Brother Huang is angry, I want to marry the girl who loves me as my wife, and I hope that Brother Huang will agree." ”
Li Shimin was dumbfounded this time, and the civil and military officials also wanted to laugh but held back and didn't dare to laugh. Li Shimin couldn't cry or laugh, he suddenly understood, shook his head and said: "Okay, you Mu Jiuten, are you and Jing Yun and the two of you put a trap on me?" Mu Jiu Shi said "Don't dare", Li Shimin came again: "Get up, Jingyun, since the matter has come to this, how can I not agree? You haven't married for many years, and the princess is even more delayed, you can tell me directly." I knew this was the case, I didn't have time to be happy, how could I not allow it?hahahaha!"
Li Jingyun's eyes were red, and Mu Jiu was also ashamed. Li Shimin said again: "However, General Mu said that he was the master of the girl, and I was quite surprised. The master of the princess is not so good, you are in this hall, stroke the qin, if it is acceptable, I will be approved, if you deceive me, hum, I will cure you for the crime of deceiving the king. ”
Li Jingyun, Wei Zheng and other senior generals who had just returned to the dynasty all laughed "haha" when they heard this. However, Li Shimin and the civil and military officials were a little inexplicable, and asked: "What are you laughing at?" Wei Zheng took a step forward and replied: "Back to Your Majesty, General Mu's piano skills, Your Majesty will know it after hearing it." Li Jingyun also spoke: "Brother Huang, I think it's better to let someone go to my carriage outside the palace first and get General Mu's piano." ”
Li Shimin looked at them: "Oh, come here, according to the will of the second prince, go and get the piano for General Mu." ”
After a while, the two eunuchs came in with a lyre, and after placing it, among the hundred officials, Fang Xuanling immediately said: "Isn't this the 'Nine Heavens Ring Pei'?" Li Shimin heard the words and asked: "'Nine Heavens Ring Pei'? Xuan Ling Mo didn't read it wrong? Do I remember that the qin was not in Jingyun Mansion?"
Fang Xuanling stepped forward, looked carefully, and replied: "Back to Your Majesty, this is definitely the "Nine Heavens Ring Pei". Li Jingyun spoke: "Brother Huang, this is the "Nine Heavens Ring Wear" in my house, since the first time I heard General Mu's piano skills, it was turned into a celestial and given to the general. ”
Li Shimin was really interested now, and even the civil and military officials were all exclaimed. Li Shimin spoke: "Then ask General Mu to play a song, after he got this piano back then, he was reluctant to give it to me, I want to hear what General Mu has to do to make Jingyun give the piano." ”
Mu Jiu Shi responded, sat in front of the piano, waited for the hall to be quiet, his fingers stroked, a song around the beam, refreshing people's hearts. At the end of the song, Li Shimin got up and stroked his palms, only to wake everyone up, Li Shimin shouted: "Okay, this song should only be in the sky" Civil and military officials also responded one after another. "I don't know what General Mu's song is called?"
Mu Jiu got up and returned: "This song is a temporary intention, which means a good match for a beautiful woman, a match made in heaven." It has never been famous, and please give it to your majesty. Li Shimin thought about it, and then said: "Then this song is called "Phoenix Seeking Phoenix". The following hundred officials chimed in: "Your Majesty is wise. ”
Li Shimin spoke again: "General Mu is really both civil and military, and he is here to prepare the purpose." The white-haired and white-eyebrow eunuch came out again, and Li Shimin spoke: "Spread my will, add the seal of Mu Ninety as the Qin Xian Hou, give the marriage teacher and the Yun Prince Li Jingyun, and the Princess of Qinde, and wait for the completion of the Qin Xianhou Mansion to hold a banquet in the Yun Prince Mansion." ”
Then he said: "So you two are satisfied," the two thanked again and again, Li Shimin's face turned pale, and he spoke again: "Jingyun, you paid all the money for General Mu's Waiting Mansion." The marriage matter is in accordance with royal etiquette, and if you lose the face of the royal family again, I will not spare you. Alright, let's retreat. ”
The white-eyed eunuch shouted: "Get up and retreat." All the officials shouted: "Congratulations to Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live long live." ”