At this moment, we should talk about the two romantic talents Chai Jin, a high-ranking official, and Yan Qing, a prodigal son.
By the way, Chai Jin and Yan Qing said goodbye to the Song Jiang and Liangshan armies. They felt much more relaxed and in high spirits along the way. First they took a boat by water, and then they walked by land. In a few days, they arrived at Muzhou. The place.
The closer you get to Muzhou, the greener the mountains and the more beautiful the water. Covered by green trees, people's courtyards sometimes appear. Red bricks, green tiles, temples and white pagodas. There are gurgling streams in the mountain valleys. The sun rises in Dongshan Col, and the morning bell scares the birds. Chai Jin and Yan Qing walked through the forest with high interest, like two happy birds.
Yan Qing, who was walking in front, carried a piano case on his back and an iron sword in his hand. He stepped on the rocks and walked quickly. When he encountered a stream, he jumped across it. Chai Jin followed behind, carrying a cloth bag with a few old books that had turned yellow and were ready to deceive others. He looked at Yan Qing in front of him, his face full of joy.
Yan Qing's long hair fluttered, and her clothes swayed in the wind. The scenery was beautiful, and Yan Qing became very popular in poetry. He held his head high, looked at the sky, and sang loudly: "White clouds are in the sky, and the geese are flying in a row. The flowers are blooming in the mountains, and the birds are singing."
When Chai Jin saw this, he laughed. After laughing, he said to Yan Qing in front of him: "Brother Xiao Yi is very funny. He tells the truth."
Hearing this, Yan Qing turned around, looked at Chai Jin, and said, "Brother, senior official, this is a poem written by me. How can it become the truth?"
Chai Jin smiled and said: "Brother Xiao Yi, if it's about fighting, you can do it; if it's about writing poetry, it's too real, I think I'd better forget it."
Yan Qing thought about the four lines of the poem he had just composed and thought it was quite good. Then he disagreed with Chai Jin's words and asked, "Brother, a senior official, in your opinion, my poem is not good?"
Chai Jin smiled and said: "Okay, who can say it's not good? Which of your ears heard me saying that your poem is not good?" Chai Jin's smile was more like a sneer.
Yan Qing put down the iron sword in his hand, freed his hand, took down the piano case he was carrying, put it on the ground, and said to Chai Jin: "Brother Daguanren, please take off your backpack too, so that we two brothers can have a rest. "
When Chai Jin heard this, he stopped, took off the cloth bag he was carrying, and placed it on the ground.
Yan Qing jumped in front of Chai Jin and said to Chai Jin: "Brother, the official, you said that my poems are not good. I won't discuss poetry with you anymore. I will compete with you on my skills."
Chai Jin said: "Okay! Brother Xiao Yi, I will try my best with you."
So, on the grass in the mountains, the two moved and jumped and fought for a while, until Chai Jin gradually became exhausted. After a while, Chai Jin shouted: "Stop!" and then jumped to the side. Yan Qing also stopped her fists and stood still.
Chai Jin said to Yan Qing: "Brother Xiao Yi is invincible in the world of sumo wrestling, and his archery skills are even better. Brother, I will admit defeat."
Yan Qing smiled and said: "This is the best! Brother Daguanren, let me ask you again, how do you think of the poem I just wrote?"
Chai Jin replied loudly: "Okay! What a poem! Absolutely a good poem!"
Yan Qing laughed.
The two played around for a while, then packed up their bags and started on their way.
The two walked for a few more hours and arrived at the border of Muzhou. Thinking that she was about to arrive at Fang La's lair, Yan Qing couldn't help feeling nervous. What makes Yan Qing even more nervous is that he doesn't know how the battle between Song Jiang and Lu Junyi went? Where are you traveling now?
Yan Qing thought so and said to Chai Jin: "Brother Daguanren, we are just carefree, and we have arrived at the border of Muzhou before we know it. I wonder how my brother Xianfeng and the others are doing at this moment?"
When Chai Jin heard this, he remembered that he had followed Song Jiang and saw many brothers died tragically on the battlefield, so he said to Yan Qing: "What else can it do?! Xiao Yi, think about it, the army conquered the city with overwhelming force, captured the city, and the results were brilliant. , that is certain; however, when the two armies confront each other, the swords and guns are ruthless, and casualties are certainly inevitable. Xiao Yi, since ancient times, wars have always been about one general achieving great results and tens of thousands of bones being withered."
Yan Qing said: "Brother, the official, do you think my brother, the pioneer, can take down the thief from Xiangla?"
Chai Jin smiled when he heard this and said: "How can he be a thief who can get the thief of Fang La? He is too good at getting the thief of Fang La! Xiao Yi, think about it, the thief Fang La is nothing more than a villager who gathered a bunch of rabble. , is there any reason why the imperial army cannot defeat him? Our pioneer brother will definitely be able to defeat Xia Lanasi, it’s just a matter of time.”
Hearing this, Yan Qing urged Chai Jin: "In that case, brother Daguanren, let's hurry up and sneak into Fang La's lair to find out the situation so that we can pass information to our pioneer brother."
Chai Jin smiled when he heard the words, stopped, sat on the ground, and said to Yan Qing: "Brother Xiao Yi, it's better to rush early than to rush well. Don't panic. We have been walking for a few hours. We should be tired. Come on." Come on, you sit on the ground, first, take a rest, and second, let’s practice together so that we can coordinate perfectly on the spot.”
After Chai Jin finished speaking, he untied the package from his back, took out a few of his yellowed old books, and then said to Yan Qing: "Xiao Yi, bring brother's piano case. Brother plays a song, and you can give it to me." Let’s sing a song.”
Upon hearing this, Yan Qing put down his sword, took off the piano case on his back, and handed it to Chai Jin who was sitting on the ground. Chai Jin took the piano case and threw an old book to Yan Qing.
Chai Jin then opened the piano case, took out the guqin, placed it on his knees, plucked the strings with his ten fingers, and started playing.
Guqin music immediately surrounded the valley.
At this time, the sky is blue and the clouds are white, the mountains are green, the water is green, the grass and flowers are bright, the swallows are dancing and the orioles are singing, and the valley is filled with a peaceful atmosphere; the sound of the piano is melodious, soothing, lingering, like the sound of mountains and flowing water, like the sound of nature.
Yan Qing was originally a romantic talent, with good lyrics and good songs. He also seduced Zhao Yuannu and Li Shishi into intoxication and couldn't stop.
At this moment, sweet music floated into her ears, the green mountains and green waters touched her emotions, and she was full of passion. Yan Qing opened her mouth and sang:
"The blue sky will clear up after the rain. The white clouds hang high and the rainbow surrounds the blue sky. The creeks are rushing and the mountains are not falling, and the green grass is thick. You go early. The sound of the piano in the mountains and flowing water is seconds away. Leave melancholy and don't be annoyed by ruthlessness. There are many ways to go to Muzhou , why bother to run away in a hurry."
After Chai Jin heard this, he laughed loudly and shouted: "Wonderful! Wonderful!"
Yan Qing also laughed loudly, and then asked Chai Jin: "Brother Daguanren, can this poem I sing compare to the poem I just composed?"
Chai Jin laughed again and said, "How can I catch up? I can't catch up."
In the valley, Chai Jin and Yan Qing had some fun, put away their instruments, swords and books again, stood up, and followed each other over the mountains and ridges, climbing mountains and wading in rivers, heading towards Muzhou City.
Not long after, the two came to a pass.
While Chai Jin and Yan Qing were walking, a general and a soldier jumped out from the pass, blocked Chai Jin and Yan Qing with their spears, and shouted loudly: "Zhuo! Who are you? Where do you want to go? Show me the road!" "
Chai Jin and Yan Qing were startled and quickly stopped and stood still.
Chai Jin calmed down and said to the general guarding the pass: "Master, please don't scold me. This young man is a scholar from the Central Plains. His surname is Ke Mingyin. The boy following me is my servant. He has no surname and only the nickname Hunk." Son. The Central Plains were defeated. We, one master and one servant, traveled thousands of miles to join our country. We had no other intention but to seek a future."
The general guarding the pass asked, holding his gun horizontally: "Zhuo! You said that you are a scholar from the Central Plains. Let me ask you, what ability do you have, so that you dare to come to my country? Since you are a scholar, you are not seeking a future in your territory of the Central Plains, but come to me. Which future can we seek in the country? You don’t see the current war between the North and the South and the chaos in the world, so why are you here to mess around? Could it be that you are here to be a spy?"
When Chai Jin heard this, he pretended to be scared and said hurriedly: "Master, don't be ridiculous. Anyone can be a spy. If you don't get into trouble, you will be beheaded! There is only one guy who can do this. How can he be willing to lose his life for being a spy?" The guy who is eating?! Master, although I am a scholar, I know astronomy from above and geography from below. I am omniscient in the three ways and nine streams. I am good at understanding yin and yang. I know the wind and clouds of Liujia. I can distinguish the three colors of complexion. Because I can see the direction of Jiangnan. There is an atmosphere of the emperor, so I left the Central Plains and came all the way to pursue the atmosphere of the emperor. It is actually to seek a bright future."
When the generals guarding the pass heard this, they looked at each other and asked: "Xiucai, according to what you said, does my southeastern territory really have the image of an emperor? Should I, the king, want to be the emperor?"
Chai Jin said: "That's natural. Otherwise, we would only seek a future in the Central Plains. We have to cross mountains and ridges, climb mountains and wade through rivers, and go through thousands of difficulties and dangers. What are we doing here?! We are full of food, aren't we?!"
When the general guarding the pass heard this, he thought to himself: "If there is indeed an emperor's atmosphere in the south of the Yangtze River, it must be fulfilled in my lord Fang La. We will follow Fan La to raise troops and guard the pass here. If Fang La is really the emperor, Should we also have a future? We can’t spend our whole lives guarding the pass!”
With this thought in mind, the general guarding the pass wanted to ask Chai Jin about his future.
The general guarding the pass said secretly, since he knows astronomy from above and geography from below, he knows all the three ways and nine streams, is good at understanding yin and yang, knows the wind and clouds of Liujia, and can distinguish the three colors of complexion, why don't you ask us about our future?
How could the thoughts of the two generals guarding the pass escape Chai Jin's eyes?
Just when the general guarding the pass was about to ask, Chai Jin went ahead and said: "I see these two military masters, they are magnificent and have extraordinary bearing. They are not just ordinary people. They should not be guarding the pass, but now they are on duty here." , it is destiny, in less than a month, you two will be promoted, one will be promoted to a school officer, the other will take over as a lieutenant, both of you will be rich and noble."
With his words, Chai Jin promoted two soldiers guarding the pass. The two people were overjoyed when they heard that, they knew that the Central Plains was full of talented people, great talents, and they had piercing eyes! Everyone has seen our future!
The two generals guarding the pass were overjoyed because Chai Jin had given them a future. They hurriedly put away their guns and led Chai Jin and Yan Qing to the pass. They served a large piece of meat and poured a large bowl of wine, and entertained Chai. After Jin and Yanqing talked about it, they immediately sent someone to Muzhou to inform the Prime Minister Zu Shiyuan that it turned out that there was a master in Taoism and the emperor was here for us.
The soldiers received the order, rode a fast horse, and galloped away to report the news to Zu Shiyuan, the right prime minister of Fangla Kingdom.
