Records of the Lost Cases of Helaitang in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 83 Nine Beauties

The garden in the North Garden of the Wangfu Guest House is beautiful, and Taoist Huang He resumed his old habit of meditating on the rockery rocks every day.On this day, he had been meditating on the rocks for a long time when he suddenly heard laughter coming from beside him. When he opened his eyes, he saw a man in his thirties dressed as a Confucian scholar, sitting side by side with a boy of fourteen or fifteen years old, each holding a pen. It seems that I am painting.

Huang He walked over curiously and saw the man dressed as a Confucian scholar. The painting was exactly that of Huang He. Not only was his face lifelike, but his spirit and spirit were also very consistent. When he saw the young man again, he was also painted by Huang He. The brush and ink were used very briefly, with only a few words. The pens were so similar that I couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Seeing this, the young man put the drawing paper in Huang He's hand and said with a smile: "Xiao Xiang, I gave this painting to you."

Huang He was at a loss. The man dressed as a Confucian scholar scolded the young man and said, "Mu'er, your paintings can also be seen by people. The little immortal has been working hard all day long. I'm afraid he doesn't know our father and son. Our father and son live in Xiyuan, with the little fairy." The immortal has been our neighbor for more than a month."

"My father is the famous Suzhou master Shen Nanpo, who was hired by King Yuzhang to paint "Nine Beautiful Pictures"." The young man interrupted.

"What is "Nine Beautiful Pictures"?" Huang He didn't understand at all.

"I couldn't draw the origin of the mood, and killing Mao Yanshou was in vain." Seeing Huang He's confused face, the young man explained: "The King of Yuzhang wants to send nine beauties of heavenly fragrance and national beauty to the current emperor, but he has to have a skilled painter carefully depict the true beauty of the beautiful woman. Only by looking at the pictures can the emperor choose which ones will be the empresses. If the drawings are ruined by mediocre hands, the beauty will be buried."

Huang He's scalp tightened and he felt unbelievable.He had lived in the Beiyuan of the Guest House for more than a month, and he had heard a few gossips from the maids. In terms of seniority, the prince in Yuzhang City was the cousin of the emperor of the imperial capital.

The elder brother offers his younger brother nine beauties in one breath.

Uncle Qingyang said that today's society is dissolute and immoral, and favors treacherous and sycophantic people, so it is necessary to clean up the emperor. King Yuzhang sent nine beauties to the emperor. Doesn't it mean that the emperor becomes a coward like King You of Zhou?

In the limited number of stories Huang He has heard, the endings of beauties and characters like Su Daji and Bao Si are often not very happy.

Seeing Huang He in a daze, the painter and his son returned to their residence.

In the following period, Huang He often saw the painter and his son in the garden. Sometimes they painted pavilions and pavilions, and sometimes they painted rare birds and animals.

Gradually, Huang He became familiar with the young man.I heard that the young man said that he should slow down when offering beautiful women, so his father was free, and the father and son were quite idle.

Huang He suddenly realized that he had not seen Taoist Master Qingyang for several days, and he wanted to tell his senior brother his doubts.

Since the eldest brother entered the guest house, he has been showing courtesy to the maids in Beiyuan all day long, and has been a bit indifferent to the brothers.

Listening to Huang He rambling about how Uncle Qingyang has not been seen for many days and has not made arrangements for the six of them, before he could finish speaking, the senior brother sneered and interrupted: "You have to be calm when doing big things, Qingyang Of course, Uncle Master went to protect the prince."

Huang He was about to say more, and the senior brother said lazily: "Junior brother, don't worry. We have fish to eat, a car to travel, and a magnificent house to live in. We are afraid that the noble will use these good things that others can only ask for to harm us."

Huang He saw that his elder brother was so confident, so he had to bow down and leave.

A few days later, the guest house was decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, and everyone was beaming with joy.

I heard that King Yuzhang had sent troops in advance a while ago, and led his fleet eastward to capture Jiujiang, defeat Nankang, and capture Anqing. They marched all the way to Nanjing.

The maids said that King Yuzhang had established a reign title in Anqing, appointed the left and right prime ministers, and Taoist Master Qingyang had been named the Celestial Protector of the Country. Once Nanjing was conquered, the prince would ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor.

Huang He was shocked after hearing this. Before going down the mountain, the real person asked them to listen to the orders of Taoist Master Qingyang and assist King Yuzhang in eradicating the evildoers. On the side of Qingjun, how could King Yuzhang himself be proclaimed emperor now? This cannot be regarded as rebellion. ?

Huang He's heart was beating wildly in his chest and he rushed into his senior brother's guest house. Unexpectedly, there was no one in the guest house. He asked the waiter and said that the Taoist priest had not returned from his afternoon outing.

Then I went to find other brothers and sisters. They were shooting at each other for fun, and no one paid attention to Huang He.

Seeing that there was no one to talk to, Huang He had no choice but to return to his guest house.He sorted out the items brought out from the mountain and sorted out a baggage. The rest were not taken away from the ritual objects and clothes given by King Yuzhang.

When it got dark that day, the senior brother didn't come back.

The time to leave the city has long passed, so we have to stay one more night before talking about it tonight.Huang He was not sleepy at all that night. He just lay with his clothes on, his mind was racing, and he desperately wanted someone to talk to him.

At the fourth watch, the south window reflected a ray of red light, and then it became brighter and brighter, and gradually the red light reached the sky.

That was the direction of Yuzhang Prince's Palace. Huang He stepped out of the court and saw a raging fire burning in the palace's pavilion. Something must have happened, and cold sweat began to break out on Huang He's back.

In an instant, noisy people and horses neighed outside the Yingbin Garden. The sound became louder and louder, mixed with the banging of weapons.

Huang He realized that he couldn't stand still, so he ran to the senior brother's guest house in two or three steps, but the senior brother was still not there.

In the blink of an eye, the chaotic footsteps had reached the corner of Beiyuan, and the fire lanterns illuminated it as brightly as day.

Outside there were soldiers beating drums and shouting: "General Shenwu has quelled the rebellion. The rebel king has been put to death. The rebels are captured and brought to justice. Those who lead the way will be heavily rewarded."

Huang He panicked and didn't choose his way. He tripped over a vine next to the Taihu Rock. He couldn't move for a while and had to lie in the shadow under the Taihu Rock.

At this time, a group of soldiers had already rushed into Beiyuan and headed towards the guesthouse.

There was such a big commotion, and of course the other brothers woke up and came out of the house one by one to take a look.

The leader of the army shouted: "Demon Dao, King Ni has been executed. General Shenwu has ordered the generals to kill you without mercy."

The brothers looked at each other in confusion, not understanding what the military man was saying. The fourth brother was a little brave and sneered: "Which one is the demon? Master Dao, I am the Seven-Star True Immortal."

The soldier didn't want to talk to them anymore, so he slashed with his sword.

The fourth senior brother forced himself to calm down and shouted: "Get in formation."

Although there are three fewer people, the Seven-Star True Immortal Formation can still barely form a formation. Even if it can only exert [-]-[-]% of its power, it doesn't matter if it can be resisted for a while. If it lasts for a while, there may be a turning point and an escape. opportunity.

It's just that this enchanting formation and several green-edged swords have no effect on the soldier. The soldier raised and dropped the sword without any tricks, but he was killed with one blow.In a moment, all four brothers fell to the ground and died.

Huang He saw it clearly and forgot about his fear. He kept thinking that something must have gone wrong. How could the Seven-Star True Immortal Formation be so vulnerable?

Taoist Qingyang taught them the heart method and footwork. At that time, he had doubts. Why did Taoist Qingyang teach them all as long as their postures were good-looking? Moreover, according to the classics, there were only a few people who could practice the Seven-Star True Immortal Formation. However, they were lucky enough to do so. It's so big that it only took seven days to complete.Could it be that they haven't practiced at all?

No, no, that day when Master Yuanyang inspected the school, he clearly trapped the Master in the formation and was unable to fight back. It was so powerful that Master Yuanyang also personally praised it.

Huang He further thought that the entire Tiandu Sect's techniques might be just like the Seven-Star True Immortal Formation, flashy and arrogant.

Thinking of this, I felt quite discouraged.

Quietness gradually returned to the guest house. The soldiers held torches and went elsewhere. The night still shrouded the place.

The smell of blood penetrated Huang He's nostrils from time to time, frightening him and reminding him that he must find a way to leave here before dawn, or at least find a temporary shelter.

Otherwise, if he is discovered tomorrow, his fate will not be better than that of these brothers.

Huang He fell to the dirt ground, motionless, waiting for his fate.

(End of this chapter)