The Conquest of the Three Kingdoms

After nightfall, the silvery moonlight shines on the ground, and crickets chirp sadly everywhere.

The aroma of the night permeates the air, weaving into a soft net, covering all the scenery in it.

What the eyes come into contact with is covered by this soft net, every plant and tree is not as realistic as in the daytime, they all have blurred and illusory colors, each of which hides its own Every detail keeps its secrets, making people feel like a dream

Outside the hall came a group of empresses, wives, and wives who came to listen to the music with lanterns.The skirts are standing all over, the eyes are full of pink and black, and there are eunuchs from the yellow family, full of jewels and jewels, swarming outside the hall with smiles.

At this time, the sound of tuning came from the Jiaofang Palace in the harem.

The big royal band, all kinds of instrumental music are tuning.

Some eunuchs are setting up the scenery and setting up the lamps.

Qiao Sheng busily inspected and guided the musicians excitedly.

The two concubines whispered among the crowd.

A concubine whispered: "I heard that the situation on the border is tense, the Huns and Xianbei continue to invade the border, and more than ten thousand refugees have poured into the city of Ye."

Another concubine also echoed, "I've heard about it too, and I don't know what your majesty thinks. I'm still in the mood to listen to this at this time."

"The king of a great country, can't you handle this matter? All the people in the court are staring at you. The more calm you are, the more calm you will be."

The palace over there shouted loudly: "The Queen of Chu has arrived----"

Accompanied by Cao Jie, Nie Zefeng came smiling...

The royal band lined up grandly in the hall

Qiao Sheng waited in the leading position.

The concubines and wives have taken their seats according to their names.

Nie Zefeng, who was on the honored seat, turned around and asked, "Is it all here?"

The waiter Cao hurriedly went out of the class and said: "Go back to the king, the concubine Sun Shangxiang has not arrived yet."

Nie Zefeng frowned and asked, "What's going on?"

"Concubine Sun arrived first, but felt that her clothes were not in harmony, so she went back and changed!"

"She's the only one who has a lot of things! Such a mother-in-law, don't wait for her, let's start!"

The servants blew out the palace lanterns.

The instrumental music seems to come from a distant place in the silence, like the gods.

Against the background of the music, Qiao Sheng recited aloud with a torch:

"Chaotic and muddy, shaped like a galloping horse. Chaos and mighty, sound like thunder drums. Angry and violent, those who meet will die, and those who are in trouble will be destroyed. The first song, "Qujiang Guantao"..."

Qiao Sheng stepped back, and the music came from the weak to the strong.

The sound of bells and drums, the beating of drums, and the strings and silk, a magnificent music picture, instantly shocked the hall, just like being in the rushing river.

The shocked Nie Zefeng was moved by the music.Obsessed with.

Sitting at the front is the maid, playing the zither.

Musicians are beating chimes.

The maid's dexterous fingers plucked on the strings.

Playing musical instruments, puffing the cheeks and blowing horns and bamboo sheng.

Drummers beat on real military drums.

The court lady played with all her heart.

Nie Zefeng listened emotionally, listening...

The wife and concubine covered their ears in shock.

Nie Zefeng was so moved that he burst into tears.

Cao Jie looked at it in surprise, and quietly took out a silk handkerchief and handed it over.

Nie Zefeng stubbornly ignored him and let the tears fall in public.

The music stopped abruptly under Qiao Sheng's decisive gesture.

The hall was so quiet that even a needle could be heard falling.The maid looked at the king.

After Nie Zefeng finished listening, he clapped his hands three times in a row, and shouted, "Okay, that's great, it's rare that the sound of the zither coincides with the king's thoughts so much..."

There was commotion behind him.

Nie Zefeng: "Back off..."

Under the leadership of the maids, the musicians greeted Nie Zefeng and retreated.

Nie Zefeng looked at Le Ren who was going away.

At this time, Princess Sun Shangxiang walked in wearing a strange costume.

Sun Shangxiang asked loudly: "Qiao Yueguan, what kind of music are you playing? It sounds like thunder and rain in the hall from a distance, so you are not afraid of shaking the roof of the hall down."

Sun Shangxiang sat down next to Nie Zefeng while speaking.

Nie Zefeng asked, "What's the next song?"

Qiao Sheng quickly replied: "Back to the King, it is based on Sima Xiangru's "Shanglin Fu" repertoire---"Royal Hunting"."

Nie Zefeng hurriedly clapped his hands and said, "Oh? Good idea!"

"I believe that the royal music should reflect the brilliance of our great Chu civilization, and should be able to arouse the admiration of the people of the time and the yearning of future generations. There are so many, the joy of hunting and hunting, the king of Chu went hunting on a thousand horses..."

Sun Shangxiang teased a little impatiently: "Can Li Yuegong come to something a little more relaxed? For example, the sentiment of 'Sangzhong', our Princess Cao has a good voice, what 'ask who is your lovesickness'? It's beautiful Meng Jiang'..." After hearing this, Nie Zefeng wanted to have a fit, but he thought that he was going to send troops to Xuzhou and adopt a policy of appeasement towards Jiangdong, so Nie Zefeng stopped talking.

But the princess Cao Jie next to her was also uncomfortable at first.

The dull Qiao Sheng agreed: "Oh, the band can play the song 'Sang Zhong' that Princess Sun said."

"Look, let the concubine do the talking, let Concubine Cao sing one, all the empresses in the palace have never seen Concubine Cao's voice before!"

"Concubine Cao just sings, these musicians can keep up with any rhythm ---"

Cao Jie naturally knew that the reason why Sun Shangxiang was able to be so domineering was that his elder brother Sun Ce Tezuka had a large army and was the overlord of the ruling party. She hurriedly declined and said, "Forget it, Princess Sun, my concubine hasn't sung for a long time, The yellow accent makes the sisters laugh."

"Hey, look at what my sister said, it's all my sisters, whoever is laughing at whoever, don't focus on having children, forget about your profession, you are an expert..."

Nie Zefeng, who really couldn't listen to it anymore, waved his sleeve and said, "Okay!"

"My lord, such a small request from my concubine cannot be granted..."

Nie Zefeng stood up slowly, and then sternly said, "My lord agrees! You let her sing it well...sing it well!"

Nie Zefeng walked away with a flick of his sleeves.

Sun Shangxiang got up and chased after him. While chasing, he grabbed his sleeve and shouted: "My lord -----"

Nie Ze left without looking back.

Cao Jie said to Qiao Sheng who was stunned: "Go on and play music, Music Officer Li!"

Back in Cao Jie's bedroom in the harem, Nie Zefeng yelled at Cao Jie: "...Why are you so obsequious! You poor bastard! You are weak! You should slap her in the face for me in public! I can't slap her, you Can't you fight for me? You, you just want to be a good person! But do you know that she is not talking about you, she is mocking me!"

Cao Jie just sobbed.

"You're still crying, but others are forcing you to your door, humiliating you, mocking you, but you can only cry! You're just so worthless!..."

Cao Jie, who was scolded anxiously by Nie Zefeng, wiped away his tears, and said with certainty: "You only talk about concubines? Your Majesty! The concubine asks you, how many people have been taken away by the Huns? How much property? Yecheng Refugees in the city are flooding the streets and alleys. They have no fruit and no clothes. As their monarch? How do you do it? When someone hits your right cheek, don’t you also stretch out your left cheek? A concubine is weak, at best one person will be humiliated, but the king is weak, a country will be humiliated?"

Bang, Nie Zefeng slapped Cao Jie.

This slap stunned both of them.

In embarrassment, Nie Zefeng stomped down the desk next to him and ran out the door.

Nie Zefeng's annoyed voice came: "Master Cao, let's go, tonight, go sleep with me on the street!"

On the streets of Yecheng, officials distributed corn to refugees.

Numerous rice bowls were held in the hands of the refugees, and they crowded towards the cart.

There was a long queue of refugees inside and outside the parking lot. People were ragged and hungry!

From a distance, Nie Zefeng and his waiter Cao Chang, who were dressed in casual clothes, looked on sadly.

"It's so miserable, so miserable!"

Nie Zefeng remained silent.

An official with a whip is maintaining order.

The official grabbed a refugee in the team and said, "Why, you came here again after receiving one serving, you want to eat two servings, get out!"

The refugee argued: "My mother is sick, and I will pick it up for her. It's double!"

"Is your mother sick? Telling lies again! Get lost!"

The palace maid and a few girls walked over talking and laughing.

The maid came over and said, "My mother is sick, why not come here and get an extra copy?"

"What do you know, little girl, how dare you control me..."

Just as the official was about to whip his whip, his raised arm was pinched and he couldn't move.

Nie Zefeng, who was covering his arm, asked, "How can you hit someone casually?"

The ruthless official asked: "Whose son are you, you came here to show kindness... Ouch, Ouch... I warn you, I was sent by the king to relieve the disaster..."

"I'm warning you too, I'm just paying people who help disasters!"

The palace maid took a look and recognized her, and Nie Zefeng also recognized her, and gave her a wink to keep her quiet.

The maid nodded knowingly.

………………

Cao Jie, who was in a hurry, said to the rushing Cao Zhang: "Brother, hurry to find the king! I heard that he is out of the palace, and he didn't bring a single police officer with him! What if something happens to you, hurry up! Go and help your sister!" Get the king back! It's also my sister's fault that angered the king..."

Cao Zhang hurried out of the palace, clutching the sword in his hand and ordered: "Notify Yulin and Qimen to gather immediately, leave the palace immediately, and find the king!"

Although Cao Zhang is only 16 years old now, Cao Zhang has already become the commander-in-chief of the Palace of Chu.

At this time, hundreds of refugees, young and old, were sitting around the fire, staring at Nie Zefeng who was talking, and the palace maids and those girls were sitting in the front row.

Nie Zefeng seemed to be explaining the imperial court's policies to appease the refugees.

"... Your situation is known to the court, and so is the king."

Someone next to him interrupted and asked, "Since you know, why don't you go and fight the Huns and Xianbei?"

"Of course you have to fight. If you don't fight, you will be fine. If you fight, you will win. If you want to win, you must be fully prepared."

Nie Zefeng paused and continued: "The Huns come together like beasts and go away like birds. They can live everywhere without the encumbrance of the city walls and palaces. They have no defense line. In contrast, our Han Dynasty had a line of defense against the Huns from Liaodong to Longxi. But relying on the Great Wall alone is not enough to restrain their horses. If the fortresses along the border are all stationed with heavy troops, it is financially unacceptable. If reinforcements are sent temporarily, the Huns will be far away when the Han army arrives. (yang Yang) , it is difficult for the Han army to catch up with them. But once you retreat, they will make a comeback..."

Another asked, "So... what to do then?"

However, a middle-aged man, who looked like a scholar, said: "I heard that you, King Chu, are slow to use troops in the north because the Xiongnu, Xianbei and other places are relatively poor, and occupying them is useless. They are not as rich as Jiangnan, Xichuan, and Hanzhong... "