Prince Liu Yan and Lu Zuo were sitting in a sedan together. On the way back from Prince Ning's Mansion, Liu Yan kept observing Lu Zuo intently, trying to get a glimpse of the other person's inner thoughts from his expression, but he could not tell that Lu Zuo's expression was happy. It's anger.
After Prince Liu Yan brought Lu Zuo back to his residence, he also treated him well, with good wine and delicious food, without any slights.
After dinner that day, I don't know when the wind stopped and the snow stopped, and the moon rose over the eastern mountain. So Prince Liu Yan took Lu Zuo to the Qiuban Pavilion in the palace, and they played the piano and admired the moon together. First, the prince sat upright and played a song. Lu Zuo beside him just stood on the eaves of the pavilion and looked up at the moon, reluctantly listening. It was a little louder, and the sound was high-pitched and long, and the sound was irritating, but in the end it still lacked some heat.
The prince stroked it and said with a smile: "My Jiaowei Qin was bought by the Emperor's grandfather from the descendants of the Wang family at a cost of thousands of gold. It can be regarded as an unparalleled and excellent Qin! It is said that a sword is given to a hero and a good Qin is given to a close friend. Tonight, as soon as I am done with it, I will give this piano to Mr. Lu!"
"A gentleman does not take away what others like, so Your Highness should give the piano to someone who is destined to do so! Common people really can't bear it!" Lu Zuo declined again. At this moment, if he accepted the prince's things at will, it would be tantamount to showing the prince a clear conscience. Lu Zuo knew that he must not let the prince know his position too quickly.
"It's just a piano. Mr. Lu doesn't need to be so polite." The prince sneered, "I heard that Mr. Lu's piano skills are as good as those of Boya. Why don't you just take this piano and take advantage of this good night to play a song? How about ?”
Although Lu Zuo had no expression on his face, he was a little reluctant but had no choice but to respond. So he sat on the stone bench covered with fox fur, facing the prince Liu Yan, and took the piano from him. After Lu Zuo adjusted the tone, he slowly started playing. For a moment, the pavilion was filled with wonderful sounds. Sometimes the water flowed slowly, sometimes it was majestic and majestic. The moonlight was like washing. The pool in front of the Qiuwan Pavilion sparkled with the sound of the piano, and the snow on the eaves seemed to follow the sound of the piano. The beautiful sound of the piano melts.
After Lu Zuo stroked, the prince pondered for a long time, as if he was recalling the wonderful sound of the piano. Then the prince Liu Yan clapped his hands happily and praised, "Sure enough, you can only hear such wonderful music when you meet a close friend of the piano. Listening to this piece of music, it feels a bit ancient." Qu Yiyun!" Then he frowned angrily, "I wonder what the name of this piece is? Mr. Lu, can you give me some advice?"
"Your Highness laughed. It is well known that "High Mountains and Flowing Waters" has been lost for a long time. The common people also composed this song "High Mountains and Flowing Waters" based on their own feelings to show their respect. I am afraid that the title of the song will be stained! The prince is also a person who understands the principles of qin. If there is anything wrong, could Your Highness please give me some pointers?" Lu Zuo smiled slightly.
The prince obviously expressed his sincere admiration and gave thumbs up repeatedly, "Anyway, Mr. Lu's song is probably even worse. This is the best piece of music I have ever heard. They all say, 'The last sound is three'." I didn't believe it at first, but after listening to it tonight, I know what the real lingering sound is!"
After playing the piano, Lu Zuo gradually began to chat with the prince. Although he had not yet made up his mind whether to assist the prince, he also wanted to test the prince Liu Yan, "The piano is a good piano. It is said that the Jiaowei Qin was cast by Cai Yong. Cai Yong was an upright man. , Dare to speak out. It is a pity that Emperor Ling believed the slander and made Cai Yong flee across the rivers and seas. When he fled to Wudi to live in seclusion, he rescued the sycamore wood from the fire, and then forged a piano from this wood! Does the prince know? "
Prince Liu Yan knew that Lu Zuo wanted to test him, so he sneered and said, "It is said that 'Emperor Ling has no choice but to choose good generals, and Jiao Tong is lucky enough to judge famous pianos.' Emperor Ling has no choice and is narrow-minded, so the outcome is conceivable." You know it. If I were the Ling Emperor, I would never let Liangcai leave like this!"
"Oh!" Lu Zuo seemed to be interested and raised the corner of his mouth slightly, "Some people say that there are two kinds of people in this world: one is to leave a name in history, and the other is to leave a name for the Mingzhu Qianhu. I wonder which one your highness is? Or maybe? Which one do you like?"
Lu Zuo looked at the prince's disdainful expression and already knew the answer in his heart.
"Pearls, thousands of dendrobiums, gold and silver, treasures are nothing, this is definitely not what I, Liu Yan, want. As for the first one you mentioned, the so-called leaving a name in history, I'm afraid I won't be able to see it in this life." The prince said with some affection. Moved, he stood up and looked at the bright full moon in the sky, "It's just that if this great river and mountain belongs to me, then that's it. If not, I will overturn it!"
The corner of Lu Zuo's mouth raised slightly, and he already had half an answer in mind, so he did not continue to ask further, and just smiled.
The prince was not interested. Hearing the sound of "Dong! Dong!", it was already the second watch. The prince still wanted to order his servants to prepare wine and food. Lu Zuo felt a little tired after a long day's work, so he politely declined. Only then did the prince Liu Yan give up and ordered his servants to take Qin and take Lu Zuo to have a rest!
Lu Zuo returned to the guest room and saw Lu Renxiang and Yin Ji still playing with the various furnishings in the room. He stopped in a low voice, "You two naughty boys, this is the prince's residence, why are you so rude! You are not afraid of others seeing the joke."
"Master! You don't know how big this house is!" Yin Ji put the porcelain bowl in his hand back on the shelf full of antiques and looked at Lu Zuo with excitement, "Brother Lu and I have been shopping all afternoon. Finished shopping!”
"There's really nothing we can do about you! There are places you shouldn't go, but don't run around. This is the prince's residence, and there must be a lot of women, so you'd better go out less often!"
"Brother! What I was about to say is that this Prince's Mansion is really strange. Apart from a few maids and servants, there is no one else in the house. I see that other people's princes, grandsons, nobles, and their families are just one person. Two hundred are common, but this huge Prince's Mansion is empty. Even the gatekeepers are a few elderly servants, who are not as good as our village!" Lu Renxiang analyzed what he saw today seriously. smell.
After hearing this, Lu Zuo just smiled and said, "It seems that the prince's ambition is not small!"
"What do you mean?" Lu Renxiang asked curiously.
"These are all for people to see!"
"Doing it for people to see? Who?"
"Could it be us?" Yin Ji rubbed his hands and giggled.
"Us?" Lu Zuo said with a half-smile, "Of course we make it for those who want to see it! In the eyes of those people, we are just chess pieces that can come and go when called upon!" Lu Zuo took a deep breath with a solemn expression, thinking that although the prince was young, he was deep in the art of strategizing, and he actually took such meticulous actions. He thought that there might be an expert behind the scenes. If he became an enemy with the prince, he would have to improve himself. Just be extremely vigilant!
"Brother, what should we do next?"
Lu Zuo's face was as dark as water, he stood up, stood in front of the window with his hands behind his back and pondered for a moment, then smiled and said, "Stop with silence! You and I, brothers, just need to prepare for the next test."
