That year, that cicada, that sword

Chapter 596
After the ceremony was completed, His Majesty the Emperor slowly got up and walked down to Majesty Dan, and came in front of a couple of newlyweds.

Zhang Baisui immediately held a red sandalwood box.

Xiao Xuan opened the box, took out two jade pendants, and said with a smile: "When the late emperor and the queen mother got married, the Taoist old head teacher specially ordered the Daoist Tianchen to send these two jade pendants as a congratulatory gift. This thing is called Tianxin Pendant. It was a gift from the Daoist priests of the three generations of Daomen to his Taoist couple. Later, the two of them ascended hand in hand, and left the pair of jade pendants in the Daomen. Xuan Miao, today you two are married to Qin Jin, it is really a great joy for my Xiao family, I will give them to you as a congratulatory gift."

Tianxin Pei is far less famous than Jade Immortal, Linglong Pagoda and other treasures in terms of reputation, but the few people mentioned in the words of His Majesty the Emperor are all very famous. The Taoist old head teacher Zichen and the real person Tianchen, no matter which one is a big figure who once affected the world structure, this thing can involve these six people, and it is from the hands of today's emperor, even if it is just a pair of ordinary jade pendants, It's also worth a lot.

Xu Beiyou and Xiao Zhinan took the jade pendant and thanked them respectfully.

Xiao Xuan waved his hands with a smile, turned his head to look at Han Xuan, and joked: "Old Han Ge, where is your gift? You won't come empty-handed, will you?"

Han Xuan, who had already got up from his chair, took a long scroll and said with a smile: "The old minister's family is poor, and it can't compare with your majesty's wealth in the world, so I just wrote a picture and gave it to them."

His Majesty the Emperor smiled and said, "I'd like to see what the old Han Ge wrote."

Han Xuan smiled slightly, and handed the long axis in his hand to the two young eunuchs next to him.

Two young eunuchs carefully unfolded the long axis, and saw that there were eight big characters written on it, in pairs, namely "Qingqi", "Wanzhang", "Shanshui" and "Millennium".

Han Xuan asked with a slightly quizzical tone: "How do you explain this horoscope, do you two know it?"

Xu Beiyou stared at the horoscope for a long time and thought about it, but finally shook his head, not understanding what it meant.

Xiao Zhinan smiled slightly and said: "The green air is the sky, the ten thousand feet is the length, the mountains and rivers are the earth, and the thousand years are as long. This horoscope means forever. Zhinan thanked my father for his kindness."

Han Xuan pointed to Xu Beiyou, laughed and said, "Nangui, Nangui, you are still far behind the princess."

Xu Beiyou smiled and nodded in agreement.

After the worship ceremony is completed, there will be a banquet.

A famous eunuch and court lady entered the hall one by one and served various delicacies and drinks.

Today is destined to be a non-drunk.

……

The old man with the saber walked unhurriedly in the imperial capital, passing through the streets and alleys, as if admiring this familiar yet unfamiliar city.

Behind him followed a "woman" in Chinese clothes.

The "woman" looked at the imperial city, and said with a light smile, "Today is Xu Beiyou and Xiao Zhinan's day of great joy. The entire imperial city is decorated with lanterns and festoons, and the dignitaries of the half-dynasty are gathered here. If we take action today and raze the entire Weiyang Palace to the ground, that would be true." Great things can be done, and great things can be expected.”

The old man with the knife stopped in his tracks, and said disdainfully: "You can see the simple truth, can't Xiao Xuan and Manchu Wenwu see it? They have probably already opened their pockets, waiting for us rebellious officials and thieves to fall into the net. "

The "female" was not angry, she nodded and said, "That's the truth."

The old man also turned his head to look at the imperial city, and said, "There is an old saying in Central Plains that it is better to tear down ten temples than destroy a single marriage, so let's just watch it today."

The "woman" sneered, "I heard that you have often been to the Molun Temple in recent years. Could it be true that you believed in the monk's words? That General Shura who "killed anyone who is higher than the wheel, regardless of women and children" in southern Xinjiang. , and now put down the butcher knife?"

The old man smiled lightly and said, "How can there be pure evil and good people in this world? Evil people will occasionally do good, and good people will occasionally do evil. Even if I am a well-deserved evil person, it does not prevent me from doing good every day."

The "woman" looked at the imperial city with fireworks rising, and smiled softly: "The Buddhist struggle between good and evil, and the Confucian struggle between kings and hegemony, are all debates that have been fought for thousands of years and can't tell the result. In fact, whether it is good or evil, in the final analysis, we all see, say, and do it from our own standpoint. Take Xiao Yu as an example. Now that he is the founding king of Daqi, Emperor Gao, the great ancestor of Daqi, can be placed in 60 years ago, he was a rebel, a thief who coerced the emperor to make the princes steal the country, and now the Xiao court regards us as rebellious officials and thieves, but we don’t know who will be the king and who will be the thief after thousands of years.”

The old man with the knife said calmly: "Although I don't like to talk about these poor truths, it doesn't mean I don't understand. The old Zheng was corrupt and corrupt, and the building was already falling. Even without Xiao Yu, there would be others to take that The world, so Xiao Yu is following the trend, killing and stopping killing under the general trend, even if it is not an exaggeration to say that he relieved the people, but what we are doing now is to rekindle the flames of war in the peaceful world, and what we are doing is There is a big difference between the two when it comes to the loss of life."

The "female" was slightly startled, then shook her head and said with a smile: "I almost forgot, you were also an old man who followed Xiao Yu to conquer the world back then, and this world owes a lot to you."

The old man with the knife did not speak.

……

In the East Lake Courtyard outside Jiangdu City, there is a mourning hall that burns with eternal lights all day long.

A woman in plain white mourning clothes walked into the mourning hall, sat in front of the enshrined tablet in the mourning hall, and talked to her deceased husband.

The husband and wife have no children in this life, and her husband has only one apprentice who treats him as his own, and passes on his mantle and the burden on his shoulders to this apprentice.

Now this apprentice is going to get married, which is a happy event, and it can be regarded as a settlement of a concern.

The ever-burning lamp in front of the memorial tablet was a little dim, and the flames danced erratically, making shadows in the mourning hall dim.

She refilled the lamp and picked out the wick.

The flames brightened up again, illuminating the entire dim mourning hall.

In a thousand-year-old dark room, one light is bright.

Take a breath, light a lamp, illuminate a path, and read a person.

Always remember, there will be reverberations.

……

Under the stars at night.

Xu Beiyou left the imperial city with the smell of alcohol all over his body and three points of drunkenness, went out of Chengtian Gate, and headed for the emperor's son-in-law's mansion.

He was riding a horse, and Xiao Zhinan was sitting in a sedan chair, one in front and one behind.

After returning home, Xiao Zhinan went to the wedding room first, while Xu Beiyou stood outside the door, dispersing the smell of alcohol on his body.

Just when he was about to turn around and enter the house, a red python robe appeared in sight.

Xiao Bai asked: "Take a step to speak?"

Xu Beiyou hummed lightly.

The two came to a secluded place, Xiao Bai cut to the chase and said, "I only have this younger sister."

Xu Beiyou hummed.

Xiao Bai turned his head to look at him, and said softly: "I won't say harsh words, I hope you treat her well, don't let her down."

Xu Beiyou hummed heavily.

Xiao Bai patted his shoulder and strode away.

After Xu Beiyou stood there for a while, he turned and entered the house.

In the room full of red eyes, Xiao Zhinan sat on the bed without covering his head, and the distinctive blush on his face was clearly visible.

After all, she is just a young woman in her early 20s.

Xu Beiyou walked towards her slowly.

Outside the window are full of bright red lanterns that never go out all night, and the blush passes through the window, as if it is about to penetrate into every corner of the wedding room, and the waves of light flow.

Men are like dragons, women are like a big red carp.

One night fish and dragon dance.

(End of this chapter)