Commander's Destiny

Chapter 5 Tengwang Pavilion

The city of Nanchang at dusk always exudes a kind of mournful beauty. There are colorful clouds seen through the ancient villages and towns in the distance after the spring rain, and there are pieces of sky curtains on the mottled ancient city walls dyed red by burning clouds in the hot summer. The Tengwang Pavilion on the Ganjiang River in late autumn, which melts into the water and the sky, has gone through the vicissitudes of generations, telling the passage of time and the changes of personnel.

Bai Wuyan stood on the Tengwang Pavilion, looking at the Ganjiang River in late autumn. The water and the sky are vast, accompanied by the sunset glow, occasionally dotted with fishing boats and water birds. Is it the situation when the sky is one color"?I don't know if he knew where his soul was, would he have written such a brilliant article.

Before when he didn't know where to go, Bai Wuyan would often run to this Tengwang Pavilion to be in a daze, and now he was about to go on a long journey again, he felt a bit reluctant to part with this Nanchang City, and even thought of going to this pavilion to have a look.

Bai Wuyan was feeling sad in the beautiful scenery at dusk, when suddenly Jiang Qianfeng pointed to a plaque with big characters written with dragons flying and phoenixes dancing, interrupting Bai Wuyan's thoughts: "Master Bai, what is written on it?"

"I can't recognize it, it's too scribbled." Bai Wuyan shook his head, this is not his field of expertise.

"Little brother, the four big characters 'magnificent and unique' written on it are the wild cursive of Huai Su, a calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty. It comes from Han Yu's article 'Yu Shaoshi has heard of the beauty of Jiangnan, and Tengwang Pavilion is the first , known as magnificent and unique'. Since then, the reputation of the three famous buildings in the south of the Yangtze River has slowly spread." An old man with black Western-style round glasses and white hair came over. Shaking the Polygonatum odoratum folding fan, he interjected unhurriedly.

"The old man is really knowledgeable, but the two of us are not lucky, we have a unique destiny, and the secret must not be leaked!" Bai Wuyan
The old man helped the small melon skin hat on his head, and continued to explain without being annoyed: "This statement is wrong. Who said I am a fortune teller? I just like the beautiful scenery at dusk on the Tengwang Pavilion, and I come here occasionally to stroll around."

"Oh? Mr. Shicai said that the Tengwang Pavilion was famous because of Han Yu?" Another young man in a white gown came here with his relatives. Hearing the old man's discussion just now, he expressed his opinion, " I can't see it, who doesn't know that the Tengwang Pavilion is famous all over the world because of Wang Bo's ancient quatrains."

"It's really boring. This Tengwang Pavilion has only caught fire more than [-] times in hundreds of years because of so many self-confessed literati and refined scholars." The old man seemed to be angry this time, and he spoke All yin and yang became angry.

It's strange to say that the passers-by who go up to the tower to enjoy the scenery don't seem to be in such a good mood on weekdays. What's the matter today? So many literati are arguing over some literati and elegant matters.

"The old man, do you know where this fire started?" The young man in white was not at a disadvantage, and he could pick up such bitter words.

I am over fifty years old, and I have never been questioned like this by the younger generation. The old man was not to be outdone, thought for a moment, and answered cautiously: "The first time the Tengwang Pavilion was rebuilt after the fire probably dates back to the Tang Dynasty. The reconstruction of the Tengwang Pavilion after Wang Bo's death. "

"That's right, more than sixty years after Wang Bo's death, the Tengwang Pavilion was on fire. What does the old man think are related?"

The old man turned pale when he heard that, waved his hands again and again, and said: "Forget it, forget it, how can I know about the ghosts and ghosts. It's getting late today, so I'm going back to my residence for the time being."

The old man turned around and left, and the young man in white complained to himself: "Cut, old pedant."

"My lord, don't be as knowledgeable as that old man, let's have a drink." The people around the young man in white smoothed things over and pulled him away.

Although it was just a matter of a few minutes, there was a huge amount of information in the words of the two of them.The most obvious feature of Jiang Qianfeng's early emergence of spiritual wisdom was his strong thirst for knowledge, and he was fascinated by what he was listening to. At the end, he didn't forget to ask the part he understood: "Has this building been caught in fire so many times? Master Bai."

"Why did you pay attention to this issue? I don't know, but after listening to the two people's arguments, it seems that there is indeed a consensus about the many fires in the Tengwang Pavilion." Although Bai Wuyan is not clear about the history of the Tengwang Pavilion, this judgment is still valid. of.

"Then why have there been so many fires? Didn't they take some measures to rebuild the fire once it caught fire? The ancients were really not afraid of trouble."

Jiang Qianfeng is like a child, always having endless questions, but Bai Wuyan's patience is usually limited: "Okay, why do you care so much, it's getting dark today, let's go eat some food nearby something."

The two came to a snack bar and just ordered two bowls of noodles and a crock pot of soup when they saw the old man with black glasses walk in.

"This noodle shop is quite famous in this generation, and the taste is very good." Bai Wuyan introduced.

"Yeah, it must be delicious. The old man we met just now came to this restaurant to eat. I remember he said he was going home." Bai Wuyan didn't notice it at first, but Jiang Qianfeng reminded him so much. Unconsciously, he began to pay attention to the old man.

The old man was alone, but ordered a meal for three people, and he actually ate two. He asked the shop to pack the other meal in a food box, and added some wine and meat, and then hurried away. The direction of departure, It was the place where Bai Wuyan and the two came, Tengwang Pavilion.

It was already dark, and he had gone to Tengwang Pavilion at dusk, but now he had to bring food back.He has already eaten it himself, so is he going to deliver food to someone?Bai Wuyan thought to himself that there must be something strange about this matter, so he said to Jiang Qianfeng: "Go, let's go quietly with him and find out."

Before Jiang Qianfeng finished eating, he was pulled out of the noodle shop by Bai Wuyan, and went straight to chase the old man.Strange to say, according to the trembling steps and slow walking speed of the old man in the afternoon, he should be able to catch up quickly, but the two of them chased for a long time, but they disappeared. Maybe they encountered a ghost.Unconsciously, he quickened his pace, and when he was approaching Tengwang Pavilion, he finally saw the figure of the old man.The old man walked vigorously, walking towards the river like a young man in his 20s.

"Let's find a place to hide and see what he wants to do. Don't make any noise, so as not to startle the snake." Bai Wuyan explained everything in detail. After all, he hasn't experienced any battles with Jiang Qianfeng, so he doesn't know the boy's path. Count, it would be bad if something goes wrong.

"Okay, Master Bai, I understand, I will adapt to the situation." Jiang Qianfeng had a look of not underestimating me, just like a child when he wants to prove himself.

Bai Wuyan didn't say anything more, and secretly observed the old man's every move in the hiding place.

The old man came to the river, sat on the ground, opened the food box, raised his wine glass to the Gan River, and cried bitterly.

"Thank you Ganshui River God for helping me come back here. Since you and I have sworn brothers, we should share blessings and difficulties together." After finishing speaking, the old man poured all the food, wine and meat into the river, and then offered Go to Tengwang Pavilion.

"What did he say? You sworn brothers with the God of the River?" Jiang Qianfeng asked in disbelief, afraid that he had heard it wrong.

"Well, this matter is not easy, let's follow up." Bai Wuyan didn't say much, but he seemed to be very clear about what he had to do.

The old man walked like flying, and climbed to the top of the pavilion in a blink of an eye.

(End of this chapter)