At the end of the Sui Dynasty

Li Yuan and Xiao Yu's wife Dugu are cousins, that is to say, Dugu is Li Shimin's cousin, and Li Xiaogong and Li Shimin are cousins, so it is not an exaggeration for Li Xiaogong to call Xiao Yu uncle at this time. Obviously, Li Xiaogong is trying to establish a relationship with Xiao Yu, and at the same time, he is using another way to demonstrate to Gao Bufan.

Xiao Yu smiled awkwardly but politely, and then took the lead into the prefect's mansion. After sitting down, they were courteous for a while, and while drinking, they chatted about some unnutritive topics, but they didn't touch the topic. Li Xiaogong and Gao Bufan tried several times, but Xiao Yu avoided it lightly.

At this time, Gao Bufan drank the wine in his cup and chanted: "The road to Shu is difficult, and it is difficult to go to the blue sky. This king has a deep understanding of entering Bashu this time."

Xiao Yu nodded deeply when he heard the words: "Bashu is surrounded by mountains on all sides, and it is a quiet corner, which is only suitable for retirement. Since ancient times, there has been a saying that old people do not leave Shu, and young people do not enter Sichuan. It is indeed because the mountains are high and the water is dangerous, and the roads are difficult. Once the old people leave Shu, they may not have the chance to return to their roots, but the young people are in the year of hard work, traveling all over the world and making achievements, so it is best not to come to this closed place to waste time and waste time."

Xiao Yu sighed after finishing speaking, and continued: "Since the second year of Daye, Xiao Yu was relegated to Ba County. It has been 13 years now. Nearly half of his life has been wasted here. The mountains are high and the roads are far away, and it is difficult to return to his homeland. Send Mingyue, and tell Yaoqin what's on her mind."

This tone, this rhetoric, sounds like a sentimental old Wenqing.Gao Bufan's heart moved, and he said slowly: "Your question is that there is no date for returning, and the night rain in Bashan floods the autumn pond. Why cut the candles in the west window together, but let's talk about the rainy night in Bashan."

Xiao Yu trembled all over, Li Xiaogong also looked at Gao Bufan in amazement, secretly called a good poem, he had long heard that Gao Changqing's son was talented in both literature and martial arts, and he was talented in poetry, now it seems that his reputation is indeed not in vain.

Standing behind Gao Bufan, Miao Concubine's eyes were burning, her face full of admiration. Although she can't write poems, she can't appreciate them, but she knows how to read her face. The reactions of Xiao Yu and Li Xiaogong are so strong, it is obvious that King Qi This song is definitely a masterpiece handed down.

Of course it is handed down from generation to generation. This is the classic representative work of Li Shangyin, a famous poet in the Mid-Tang Dynasty. It has become the masterpiece of someone Wenchao Gonggao.

"A few days ago, there was continuous autumn rain, and my thoughts were restless. When I thought of my wife and children at home, I couldn't help myself at the moment, so I wrote this song "Sent to the North in the Rain at Night", which made Lord Xiao and King Li laugh." Gao Bufan said without changing his face. .

Xiao Yu sighed and said: "A few years ago, it was spread and sang King Qi's "Ask the Wine to the Moon. When will the moon be?" ", we know that the king of Qi really has the best poetic talent in the past and present, Xiao Yu is ashamed to be inferior, ashamed to be inferior to himself."

Li Xiaogong is also good at poetry, calligraphy and painting, at this time he couldn't help admiring: "The king of Qi is both civil and military, Xiaogong also admires him very much."

Xiao Yu silently recited the complete poem of Ye Yu Ji Bei twice, the more he read it, the more he felt that this poem was written for himself, and he couldn't help crying.The reason why art is called art is precisely because it has the appeal of emotions.Xiao Yu was relegated to Berkshire by Yang Guang for more than ten years, far away from her hometown and relatives. Now that she read Gao Bufan's poem, she felt exactly what she felt. It immediately aroused a strong feeling of homesickness, and it hit the g spot... No , It should be poking at the tear point. …

"I'm sorry, Xiao Yu lost his composure and made the two laugh." Xiao Yu took out a handkerchief and wiped away her tears, and apologized a little embarrassedly.

Gao Bufan shook his head and said: "It's okay, people have seven emotions and six desires, Mr. Xiao is also a man of temperament, it is normal to recall relatives in the homeland, by the way, this time when the king entered Bashu, the Empress Dowager Xiao specially asked the king to bring Mrs. Xiao That's a good sentence."

As soon as Li Xiaogong said this, Li Xiaogong's complexion changed slightly. Sure enough, when Xiao Yu heard the words of Empress Dowager Xiao, his whole body was shocked, tears flowed out again, and he trembled excitedly: "My sister...she is still fine. ?”

Xiao Yu and Empress Xiao are brothers and sisters. At the beginning, Nanliang betrayed the Sui Kingdom and took refuge in Nanchen. Later, the Sui Kingdom destroyed Nanchen and ruled the world. Empress Xiao was married to Yang Guang, who was still the king of Jin at that time. Xiao Yu and her elder sister Empress Xiao went to Chang'an to live together. The siblings depended on each other for life, and their relationship was very good. No wonder Xiao Yu was so excited when Gao Bufan mentioned Empress Xiao at this time.

Gao Bufan smiled and said: "Master Xiao don't need to worry, the Empress Dowager lives in Gaoyang Palace now, and she is quite comfortable, but she is concerned about Master Xiao day and night, looking forward to the day when she will be reunited with Master Xiao."

Xiao Yu was even more distressed when she heard the words. As a queen, her sister experienced the pain of losing her husband and subjugated the country, and then was hijacked by the anti-thief Yu Wenhua. God knows how she got here. For a while, Xiao Yu wanted to intervene immediately He flew to Gaoyang Palace with his wings and reunited with his sister.

Li Xiaogong secretly cried out that it was not good. After Gao Bufan moved out of Mrs. Xiao, the lethality was too great. Xiao Yu was afraid that he would completely fall to Gao Qi, so he coughed lightly and said: "His Royal Highness, since Queen Mother Xiao entrusted you to Good question, Mr. Xiao, didn't you bring a letter with you?"

As soon as this remark came out, Xiao Yu also immediately realized that something was wrong, and looked at Gao Bufan suspiciously.

Gao Bufan calmly said: "Originally there were, but it is a pity that during the process of entering Shu by boat, this king encountered an earth dragon and overturned near Baidi City, the boat was hit by falling rocks and capsized, and the burden sank into the river with the boat , and the letter was lost.”

Li Xiaogong was speechless immediately. Gao Bufan's reason was so damn good that he couldn't refute it, because not long ago there was indeed a major earthquake in Padang County, which collapsed tens of thousands of houses, even the city wall of Padang County. All collapsed.

Xiao Yu was skeptical, but the earthquake was also felt strongly in Berkshire. From this point of view, Gao Bufan did not lie, but he did not know whether his sister had asked him to send the letter. Face to face can be confirmed.

In fact, the Empress Dowager Xiao did not ask Gao Bufan to send a message at all, let alone send a letter to Xiao Yu. If you fool Xiao Yu over, it doesn't matter if you are exposed in the future, at most you just laugh it off, even if the historian writes it down, he will only praise His Highness Qi Wang for his wit.

"That's such a pity." Xiao Yu sighed, wiped away her tears with a handkerchief, calmed down, and regained her clarity of mind.

Li Xiaogong already felt that something was wrong at this time, so naturally he couldn't let Gao Bufan play any longer, he changed the topic and said, "This time Xiaogong brought some souvenirs for my uncle and aunt, but I forgot about it just now." Clap your hands. …

Li Xiaogong's entourage immediately came in with several gift boxes, all of which were valuable supplements such as ginseng antler.Xiao Yu hastily rejected and said: "Prince Li Jun is too polite, he won't be rewarded for nothing, how could Xiao Yu accept such a valuable thing from Li Jun Wang, and ask Li Jun Wang to take it back."

Li Xiaogong said sincerely: "This is just a little affection from my nephew to my uncle and aunt, please don't refuse."

Xiao Yu was determined not to accept it, so Li Xiaogong had no choice but to order someone to carry it down, and his expression became a little unnatural.Miao Yu was secretly amused, this man surnamed Li wanted to give gifts to build relationships, but it was a pity that Xiao Yu wouldn't accept it, it seems that His Royal Highness Qi is better at playing chess, hee hee.

The next three people continued to have a banquet, but the atmosphere was not as harmonious as it was at the beginning, and after chatting for a while, the banquet ended. Xiao Yu sent Gao Bufan and Li Xiaogong out of the prefect's mansion, and sent two more to each other when they were parting. He sent an invitation card and said politely: "The opening ceremony of Lingyun Temple will be held on the eighth day of the next month. If King Qi and King Li Jun are free, you might as well join in the fun."

Li Xiaogong took the invitation and opened it for a look, then nodded and said: "The elder invites you, I dare not refuse, Xiaogong will definitely go on time." After speaking, he took a look at Gao Bufan, then turned and left.

Gao Bufan looked at the very familiar handwriting on the invitation, and smelled the faint scent on it, his complexion became even weirder, he coughed lightly and said: "May I ask if this invitation is from Mr. Xiao?"

Xiao Yu shook his head and said: "These two invitations were given to the lower official by Master Huijing's high apprentice Yunshang, and she asked me to forward them to someone who is destined. It happened to be the time when King Qi and King Li came here, so I just gave them to you two. .”

Gao Bufan's heart moved, it really was her, no wonder the handwriting was the same as the handwriting of "Guanyun Xinfa", and the fragrance was clearly the unique fragrance of Bai Yunshang. It was a coincidence that I met her here. This invitation is specially reserved for Li Xiaogong and me?

"Could it be that King Qi also knows layman Yunshang?" Xiao Yu asked in surprise.

Gao Bufan smiled and said, "I have also saved a few faces."

"So that's how it is." Xiao Yu suddenly said, "Then the king of Qi is going to come to join us."

Gao Bufan couldn't help but see Bai Yunshang's amiable appearance like a neighbor's sister in his mind, he nodded and said: "I will definitely go."

Xiao Yu sent Gao Bufan away and returned to the mansion, Dugu was already waiting in the hall, seeing her husband, she couldn't help asking: "Have you made up your mind?"

Xiao Yu sighed and said: "Li Xiaogong is indeed a character, but compared with Gao Changqing, he is still inferior. No wonder this son can rule the Central Plains, it is not easy."

After hearing the words, Dugu knew that her husband was more inclined to Gao Qi, and said softly: "Everything is up to the husband, by the way, just now, the concubine took a peek behind the screen, and the king of Qi, Gao Changqing, was actually wearing black clothes bunt, and the black dragon I dreamed about that day, could it really be on this son?"

Xiao Yu's heart skipped a beat when he heard the words, he didn't notice this at the time, and now he couldn't help being startled and uncertain, hesitantly said: "This... I'm afraid it's just a coincidence."

"Amituofo, Layman Yunshang said that day, I told my concubine to pay attention to the person who came from the east along the river, and this person will definitely visit the prefect's mansion, isn't he talking about King Gao Changqing of Qi?"

Dugu believes in Buddhism, so she naturally believes that Gao Bufan is the black dragon in her dream.