Seeing that the misunderstanding was resolved, Zheng Yanzuo said: "Yan Yushi, Young Master Jiang, let's not hang out by the river. My Zheng family also has property in Puzhou. We have nothing to do, so why not go to the village to get together."
Jiang Shuo said unexpectedly: "It's already midnight, can we still enter the city?"
Zheng Yanzuo said with a smile: "Puzhou City is a fortress. Even if you can enter the city, there is nothing to do. My Zheng family has a separate property on the Emei Plateau three miles east of Puzhou City. So many heroes and heroes used to live there. , although there is no time to arrange the music, but there is enough food and wine, and it is not as carefree as here."
As soon as these words came out, the Caogang lords burst into applause, but Jiang Shuo, Ye Qingyao and the other monks all frowned upon hearing this.
Hun Weiming was good at observing people's words and said to Zheng Yanzuo: "Mr. Zheng, my young master likes climbing high and nostalgic for the past. How come he is here today just to climb the Stork Tower? When he went upstairs, he met the old man and a large group of people surrounding him. building……"
Zheng Yanzuo just slapped his forehead and said: "Ah... this is all my fault. In this way, Young Master Jiang, you can just go upstairs and enjoy the entertainment. I will take my friends from Lulin to the village to eat and drink, so as not to disturb the young Master's elegance. I will arrange another arrangement for Cang. Head over from the wine and food. Just wait here."
After saying that, he turned around and left. Hun Weiming grabbed him and said, "The eminent monks from Shaolin and Maoshan are here. They need to arrange vegetarian food."
Zheng Yanzuo smiled and said: "Of course I know that there is Pujiu Temple at the entrance of Emei Plateau, and the vegetarian food is very good. I asked Cangtou to buy vegetarian wine and send it over."
Immediately Jiang Shuo, Ye Qingyao, monks from Heze, and Taoist priests from Maoshan accompanied Yan Zhenqing to the Stork Tower again, with Hun Weiming and Wang Qiyao accompanying them, while the heroes followed Zheng Yanzuo and headed eastward.
Climbing the stairs again, the soldiers had opened all the windows and removed the wooden fences on the corridors to prevent arrows, exposing the entire landscape. Only then could Jiang Shuo raise his eyes and look around.
The platform where the Stork Tower is located protrudes from the river bank, and is surrounded by water on three sides. The view from the upper floor is quite broad. Today is mid-spring and the sun is shining. The moonlight reflected on the river surface shines brightly, making the surrounding fields very bright. Jiang Shuo stands in the middle of the building, facing east. Looking to the north is Puzhou City with its towering walls. Looking to the north, Pujin Bridge is swinging with the river like a living dragon. Looking to the west, you can vaguely see the Guanzhong Plain on the west bank. Looking to the South Pole, you can see the towering Zhongtiao Mountain. , Zhongtiao Mountain continues to lower to the west, like an ancient giant beast diving into the river to drink water. The river turned a big bend around Zhongtiao Mountain, suddenly became several times more rapid, and rushed eastward. There were some lights on the bend of the river, which was the famous Fengling Ferry...
Although it was no longer sunset, Jiang Shuo could still feel Wang Zhihuan's state of mind when he climbed up to the Stork Tower. At this moment, he was carefully appreciating the thousands of miles in the poem, but he felt that his mind was also very broad.
Not long after, Zheng Yanzuo personally led a group of Cangtou to bring food and wine, and everyone joined in the banquet. When they were enjoying themselves, Zheng Yanzuo got up and danced. People in the Tang Dynasty would dance together at banquets. Usually the host danced first. Zheng Yanzuo was from Hedong, so he was considered a half. A master, so he took the lead in dancing. He was fat, and his dancing was quite funny. Ye Qingyao couldn't help covering his mouth and snickering when he saw him.
Seeing this, Zheng Yanzuo stepped forward and said to Ye Qingyao: "Xiao Nizi thinks my dancing is not good, so why don't you dance." Then he stepped forward and invited her to dance in the center.
Ye Qingyao shouted "Ah" and hid behind Jiang Shuo, waving his hands repeatedly and saying, "I can't, I can't."
Zheng Yanzuo said: "Then I invite Young Master Jiang to dance."
Jiang Shuo also smiled and said, "I don't know how to dance, but I have a master who has danced in the palace."
When everyone heard this, they all looked towards Jiang Shuo, and then looked around, thinking to themselves, who among the people sitting today are there any masters who have performed dances in the palace?
However, they heard Jiang Shuo raise his neck and let out a "唏伦lv" sound. Before anyone could understand, they saw Long Xiang's old horse Hay Cao Yuding Huang walking slowly up the stairs and facing Jiang Shuo. He snorted "Puff puff", seeming to ask him what he wanted him to come up for?
Jiang Shuo said "咴咴" for a long time, and the old horse neighed loudly. Jiang Shuo said happily: "Hurry up and give the old horse a drink."
Zheng Yanzuo didn't understand and asked curiously: "This horse can drink? This is the first time I've heard of it." Seeing the horse's mouth was wide, he found a large flat plate, put some wine on it and put it in front of the old horse. .
Lao Ma approached the plate, took a sip of it with his mouth, pushed the plate again, raised his head,
He puffed in his mouth and shook his head slightly, as if to express his dissatisfaction again. Zheng Yanzuo was already a little drunk and said with a smile: "What, Brother Ma, is this wine not to your liking?" Seeing that he did not understand what he meant, Zheng Yanzuo raised his head He kicked the plate with his hoof, causing it to flip over and fall on the floor, and the wine spilled all over the floor.
Zheng Yanzuo said: "Hey, Brother Ma has a bad temper..."
Yan Zhenqing had already seen some clues and said to Zheng Yanzuo: "Brother Zheng, give it a try instead of my cup."
To show respect, Zheng Yanzuo gave silver cups to Yan Zhenqing, Jiang Shuo and Hun Weiming, and secret-glazed porcelain cups to Shenhui and Wei Jingzhao. At this moment, Yan Zhenqing filled his silver cup with wine and placed it in front of the old horse. The old horse actually hissed happily and bent his front legs as if to bow down to Yan Zhenqing.
Everyone was amazed when the old horse suddenly held the silver cup in its mouth and jumped on the ground as if beating time.
Yan Zhenqing returned to the table and sat down and said, "We will give it a musical accompaniment." He picked up a chopstick and started tapping it on the edge of a porcelain plate. Everyone also followed, clapping chopsticks or clapping on the table to keep up the rhythm. The old horse shook its mane and tail to the beat, and really danced. The most amazing thing was the cup it was holding. No matter whether it was nodding or shaking its head, the cup always remained stable, without a drop of wine spilled.
Everyone was surprised, and the sound of the knocking became louder and louder. The old horse started to run briskly in circles in the building. It ran with a light and powerful posture, just like a person circling and dancing.
The more people watched, the more surprised they became. They saw the old horse moving forward and backward, spinning left and right. It was not satisfying, and it actually jumped and danced, as if watching Hu Teng dance. The old horse danced more and more anxiously and became more and more excited, but it always held the silver cup firmly in its mouth, which was quite unusual. Generally, when horses run and jump, they will make a neighing sound involuntarily, but the old horse clearly sees it. I was very excited, but never opened my mouth to say anything.
Yan Zhenqing said: "Quickly, bring three couches and stack them on top of each other."
Jiang Shuo, Shen Hui, and Wei Jingzhao were all top players present. The three of them looked at each other and each found a couch. Jiang Shuo stretched out his hand to gesture, Shen Hui pointed up, and Wei Jingzhao pointed flat. The three of them understood each other slightly. With a smile, they pushed out together, and three couches were stacked firmly on top of each other in the center of the building.
The old horse was even more excited when he saw this. He circled the high platform built by the three couches and jumped happily. Suddenly he jumped up high and flew into the sky. He landed on the top of the three couches. His hind hooves landed on the ground, and his two front hooves fell to the ground. Raised high, it looks quite impressive.
Everyone was stunned, the sound of clapping stopped, the old horse stopped dancing, jumped down from the stage, walked to Yan Zhenqing in small steps, put down the silver cup, took a step back, and bowed with his front legs. Yan Zhenqing raised his glass and saw that most of the wine was still in the glass, with almost no spillage.
Of course, the silver cup had been picked up by the old horse and was covered with saliva. Naturally, Yan Zhenqing could not drink anymore. He put the silver cup back in front of the old horse. The old horse leaned over and picked up the silver cup again, but this time he raised his neck. Drink the wine in the cup.
After drinking, the old horse swayed, with his head down and tail down, as if he was drunk, and then he knelt down on the ground, his head resting on his back, his eyes slightly closed, as if he was in a false sleep.
At this moment, not to mention everyone else here, even Jiang Shuo was quite surprised. The day he met Zhao Rui, Zhao Rui made the old horse dance in horse language. At that time, Zhao Rui said that the old horse was a flying dragon dancing with a horse, so Jiang Shuo said that he He met a master of dancing in the palace, but he didn't know that the old horse could dance like this with a cup in his hand. He couldn't help but curiously asked Yan Zhenqing: "Master Yan, how did you know that the old horse could dance like this?"
Yan Zhenqing said with a smile: "I have long heard that there are hundreds of disc horses, or dancing horses, in the Xianglin and Fengyuan stables in the palace. They pitch and jump, all in harmony with the music. Zhang, the famous prime minister of Kaiyuan, said there is "Dancing Horses, Long Live Long Live Yuefu Ci" "cloud:
Tianma Laiyi comes from Haixi. The wrists and feet come together and bow to the knees,
Proud pride will not advance like a thousand hoofs. When the mane is in full swing, the painted mane squats down and steps forward, and when the drum is angry, the body suddenly rises up.
What I want to talk about is this horse. "
Hun Wei said clearly: "There are actually a hundred such horses... The sound of a hundred horses dancing must be extraordinary, Sanlang really knows how to enjoy it."
Yan Zhenqing said: "It is said that it is not easy to get this dancing horse. You have to get the flying dragon Pegasus from Yuezhi Cave to train it into a dancing horse. But firstly, the Pegasus can travel thousands of miles in a day, and it is hard to catch when it comes and goes like the wind. Secondly, the Pegasus has an unruly temperament and is difficult to catch." tame and difficult to train. Therefore
There are only about a hundred dancing horses in the palace, but there is one like this outside the palace. It is really strange. "
Jiang Shuo said hurriedly: "Lord Yan, you don't know. This old horse probably came from the palace." Then He Zhizhang rode the old horse to Nanling to announce the edict. Later, he was in danger in the Han River. He and the old horse both fell into the water, and he rode the old horse again. Ma escaped from Xixi Villa, and then met Zhao Rui by chance and found out that the old horse was good at dancing. He entrusted Li Tengkong to go to Yuezhou to return the old horse. Unexpectedly, He Zhizhang had passed away, so his son He Fu gave the old horse to him and told all the stories to Yan Zhenqing.
Yan Zhenqing marveled and said, "Looking back, you are really the most adventurous person in the world. Regardless of your young age, you have encountered all kinds of coincidences." After hearing this, Jiang Shuo couldn't help scratching his head and laughing at himself.
The dancing horse holding the cup pushed the banquet to a climax. While everyone was drinking, Yan Zhenqing asked Jiang Shuo: "Looking back, I haven't asked you yet, why did you come to Hedong County?"
Jiang Shuo didn't dare to hide anything, so he told all the stories that happened in Song Mountain and Zhongtiao Mountain. Yan Zhenqing muttered: "Looking back, this is really a terrible thing. I think An Thief and the Demon Cult may have a deeper hidden purpose. Why did they arrest all the leaders of the Cao Gang and the Jianghu Alliance? If they just wanted to disrupt the martial arts world, it wouldn't be more convenient to kill them directly. Why did they take them to the west? And you said thank you and Luo Xishi took your head to Xijing , is there any relationship between this?"
Jiang Shuo said: "No way... Shuo'er heard that An Lushan and Li Linfu are not in the same family?"
Yan Zhenqing said: "I don't know about this anymore, but things in the imperial court are not as simple as they appear on the surface. Anyway, I will take you to the capital together, and you can investigate more carefully."
Jiang Shuo was overjoyed when he heard this. There were many checkpoints in Guanzhong, and he was a group of monks, Taoists, and laymen, and they had no formal standards. The journey was not easy. If Yan Zhenqing could help him, the journey to Xijing would be much easier. We immediately agreed to have a good time and get drunk tonight, and we would go to Xijing together tomorrow.
