The Legend of Shushan Xuanjian

The rain washes the spring face, and the dragon is seen in Hirata.

Sacrifice fish to Yingpu Island, return geese to cross the mountain.

Clouds are light and heavy, and the scenery is light and thick.

From spring to February, the flowers and colors are full of shadows.

——"Ode to the Twenty-Four Qi Poems: During the Rain in the First Moon" Yuan Zhen (Tang Dynasty)

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Bai Fu led the navy to defeat Liu Zhan's rebel army, defeat Japanese pirates, and pacify Jianghuai. The news spread to Chang'an, and the people rushed to tell each other, and every house was decorated with lanterns and festoons.

The children of the Qiwang family with five surnames are very depressed, because it means that Bai Fu will soon return to Beijing with his teacher, and the days of fresh clothes, angry horses, flying eagles and lackeys will soon be gone.

The children of these aristocratic families restrained their domineering posture one after another and acted in a low-key manner.

Unlike the folk songs and laughter, and the aristocratic family thanking guests behind closed doors, the Daming Palace remained silent and noncommittal about this victory, so the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty had to guess Suzong's mind.

Empress Zhang smiled softly, and said to the female family members: "Suppressing the Jianghuai War is certainly a great achievement of my Tang Dynasty man, but why didn't our daughter's family pay?

At the banquet, the topic of the ladies naturally cannot be separated from the Jianghuai victory.

Empress Zhang laughed and said, "But it's nonsense again. You have been in Chang'an for less than ten days, and today is your first time entering the palace. How have you ever met Her Royal Highness?"

After finishing speaking, Empress Zhang stood up and clapped her hands towards the side hall.

At the end of the song, under the leadership of Zhongbian, the chime, sheng, bamboo flute, guzheng, and pipa sang together, creating a misty rain in the south of the Yangtze River.

All the young ladies only felt the wind blowing in their ears, and a ray of piano sound pierced through the beams and entered their souls.

My uncle's youngest son, Dou Qian, is proficient in melody. He was already a heavenly man when he entered Chang'an.

According to the intention of this palace, His Majesty has to give Qing Luan a lot of rewards. "

All the female relatives echoed in unison, smiling openly, teasing Princess Qingluan one sentence at a time.Princess Qingluan is infinitely shy and extremely sweet in her heart.

Princess Qingluan chuckled in Cui Xunyan's ear and said, "Aren't you going to toast? Don't say I didn't help you."

Dou Qian's face is like a crown jade, and his skin is like creamy fat, faintly shiny and flowing.The cut pupils are like water and mist, filled with unresolved melancholy.

Cui Xunyan was pleasantly surprised, and secretly said: "Could it be him?"

This blurted line is amazing, but under the watchful eyes of the public, the naked show of love is even more daring.

After all, Princess Qingluan stood up, bowed to Empress Zhang, and said with a smile: "Mother, the skill of this song is amazing, can you invite the young master who plays the piano to come on stage, and sister Xun Yan will toast a glass of thin wine on behalf of us sisters, as a way of expressing your heart .”

Confusion appeared on this person's face, as if he was recalling something, and then he smiled freely, showing his white teeth, and said: "As the empress said, I should have never seen Your Highness before. But I always look good at His Highness, and I naturally regard His Highness as a kind person in my heart." Old acquaintances, it is not impossible to reunite today after a long absence."

The sound of the strings is resonant, like the spring dawn in Huawu, and like the chirping of birds.It is like a wind whistling in a canyon, and it is like a light cloud that is uncertain.Sometimes it is intriguing, disconnected and connected; sometimes it is sonorous and enthusiastic, and it is unrestrained; sometimes it is sad and euphemistic, with twists and turns;

This person is sickly and beautiful, with abnormal evil charms, not like ordinary people.As soon as he appeared on the stage, the entire Jixian Palace fell silent.

Cui Xunyan tugged at Princess Qingluan's sleeve, and said in a low voice, "Sister Luan, can you bother my lady so that this person can come out and see you?"

Cui Xunyan got up in a daze, took the wine and came to the man's side.

Behind the light gauze curtain in the side hall, a figure in light blue slowly turned around.A young man kneels quietly and gracefully in a posture of listening to the pine wind and cold, burning incense and playing the piano.

However, he usually entertains himself, and rarely plays at banquets to add to the fun.Today, for my own sake, I am reluctant to appear on stage. "

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Yan Zhenqing, Minister of Criminal Affairs, Liu Yan, Minister of Household Affairs, and others wrote letters asking the imperial court to reward Bai Fu and other generals who suppressed the rebellion.

The female relatives were in high spirits and laughed constantly, and the maids shuttled between the banquets with food plates and jugs.Stewed venison in red, charcoal-roasted roe... A dish of delicacies from mountains and seas was served on the table, fresh, sweet, delicious and full of aroma.

The experienced veteran saw some clues from these clues, and he was not in a hurry to express his position, and waited and watched the evolution of the situation.

Princess Qingluan said with a smile: "Help, of course."

Dou Qian was as thin and slender as a jade tree. His light blue hair, which was originally loose, was held up by a jade hairpin, half tied and half tied behind his snow-white neck, and the rest of his hair hung down to his waist, fluttering slightly.

At the same time, memorials to impeach Bai Fu for evading military pay and exaggerating the achievements of the war poured into the court like a snowflake...

On this day, the courtyard of Daming Palace was full of laughter and excitement.

After finishing speaking, he left the table and walked away.

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When the song is over, the bright moon and clear stars amazed all the audience.

After the embroidery work was completed, Queen Zhang hosted a banquet in Jixian Hall to entertain everyone.

Dou Qian turned a blind eye to Cui Xunyan, but instead had a good impression of Princess Qingluan.He nodded slightly to Princess Qingluan, and said with a smile, "I've seen this younger sister before."

The combination of cymbals, drums and western musical instruments konghou and 筚篥 played the cheerful Kucha music, deducing the vast scenery beyond the Great Wall.

Princess Qingluan smiled slyly and said, "Damn girl, are you excited?"

This song should exist in the sky, but it is rare to hear it in the world.

During the Jianghuai war, the government and the opposition were able to unite as one and share the same hatred. Once the crisis was resolved, the complex and subtle side of human nature was immediately revealed.

After drinking for three rounds, the climaxes continued.

Dou Qian seems to have long been used to being shocked by others' appearance, he looked around at the girls indifferently, and smiled casually, with a kind of madness that everyone was intoxicated in his cold beauty.

Princess Qingluan was stunned at first, then she was ashamed and annoyed, her face darkened, and she said angrily: "Young master is too rude, please respect yourself."

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Cui Xunyan spat lightly, and said angrily, "Will you help?"

At the banquet, Liyuan musicians and dancers sang and danced.

Cui Xunyan pinched himself, and said to himself, "It's over, it's over, I'm stuck."

One song and one scene are like dreams and illusions.

Dou Qian, a man inside the gauze tent, nodded, wiped his jade fingers lightly with a silk handkerchief, stood up long, and walked out through the curtain.

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As soon as this statement came out, everyone was shocked.

Empress Zhang summoned more than a dozen female relatives with five surnames and Qiwang to embroider a beautiful picture of Jiangshan as a gift for Suzong's birthday.Princess Qingluan, Wang Xingshen, Cui Xunyan and other legitimate daughters of the family were all present.

If it is said that General Bai is the first meritorious service, then in this meritorious service, our family Qingluan also has a part of the credit.

After finishing speaking, Dou Qian came directly to Princess Qingluan, stared deeply at Princess Qingluan, and said: "When the golden wind and jade dew meet, they will win the countless people in the world."

Empress Zhang said to the female relatives: "How can you live up to such a beautiful occasion. I think that today's banquet is still missing a finale.

Empress Zhang nodded happily, and said to the light gauze tent: "Qian'er, since the hospitality is hard to refuse, you should come out and say hello to everyone."

After the dinner, the matter of the empress's cousin publicly courting Princess Qingluan quickly spread throughout Chang'an.

Does this peerless and beautiful relative's son really love the princess, or is he openly challenging Bai Fu?There are countless versions circulating in the market, either eclectic and exciting, or treacherous.

After the great victory of Jianghuai, Baifu once again became the focus of Chang'an.

Notes:

"As soon as the golden wind and jade dew meet, they will win but there are countless people in the world" is the poem "Magpie Bridge Immortal·Xianyun Nongqiao" written by Qin Guan in the Song Dynasty. This article makes it appear hundreds of years earlier.