Eastward Flow

Chapter 25

All the lanterns lit on the stage were in full bloom, as if the gate of the kingdom of God had opened. Following the shakuhachi, which gradually became louder and louder, the young man embraced her priestess, and ran into the night sky on the colorful silk of the commanders.The young and handsome Donghuang lowered her eyes, like a witch hanging on her arm stretched her soft waist like a wicker and raised her hand, caressing Donghuang's cheek.They drove the feather clothes and flew to the Kingdom of God together.

The night lights were gradually extinguished, just like the kingdom of God closed its gates, and the last thing left in the eyes of the world was the Eastern Emperor hugging his maiden and rushing to the eternal kingdom.With a light chime, the whole world suddenly went dark.Everyone in the audience looked at the darkened stage, and all raised their hands in unison, and the tide of applause rushed towards the stage like a mountain.

Xuan Jingchen on the boat heard the crazy applause pouring into his ears, raised his hand as if waking up from a dream, and patted it lightly a few times.

"Your Majesty, do you also think the performance of the song "Eastern Emperor" is very beautiful?" After the applause passed away, Da Si Ming, who appeared on the painting boat at some time, stood behind Xuan Jingchen, looking at the stage that was gradually lighting up, Youyou said: "The Eastern Emperor transformed into three thousand people, saving the world from fire and water. I was moved by the witch's true feelings, and opened the door to the Kingdom of God to welcome her. What a romantic story, and it is very humane. This is the main god I believe in. .”

"What's the matter, Your Majesty, are you interested in my Taiyi school now? Do you want to read my Taiyi scriptures?" Chief Commander Qing Lan looked at the emperor chosen by the Eastern Emperor, seizing the opportunity to induce.

Although the emperor in front of him still used Jian Tiansi heavily, he himself was not very religious.Before that, every emperor in the Chu Kingdom more or less believed in Taiyimen, and even some of them had entered Taoism as emperors.

In a country where the Eastern Emperor's believers are everywhere, the fact that Xuan Jingchen, who is an emperor, is not keen on offering sacrifices made some people feel uneasy.Even though she didn't have a clear intention to show that she didn't care about Taiyimen, the empress had never presided over such a grand event as the Eastern Emperor Festival since she took the throne for three years, which was enough to make Taiyimen feel subtle.

Because of this, the members of the Taiyi sect, who were worried that the Queen's attitude towards the state religion would not be prudent enough, begged the chief minister Qinglan to spread the knowledge of the Taiyi religion to the queen whenever they had the opportunity, and strive to get the queen to join the religion as soon as possible.

Qinglan doesn't care whether the queen believes in the Eastern Emperor or not, as if the queen knows that the sacrifice will not get a response from Emperor Zhao, and she still routinely offers incense every year, and Qinglan will casually mention the matter of joining the religion when she sees the queen .

"Why is the chief minister here? As for the Taiyi scriptures, didn't they all read them long ago when they went to the Hongwen Museum?" Xuan Jingchen turned his head and looked at the young chief ministers, who were obviously still young, and said in a gentle voice: " Shao Siming's performance tonight..."

Da Si Ming shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, don't mention my naughty child. This song Donghuang is not something she can perform. She only performed Yun Zhongjun and then slipped away. This Donghuang, or I found a predestined person to play it."

"Oh? Who is that boy?"

"It's not a boy, it's a girl. In the name of meeting Mr. Lu, Emperor Zhao played a song "Donghuang Stepping on the Lantern Festival" at the Donghuang Festival. Fortunately, this is the case, tonight I will be able to meet a girl who can play this song." After Da Si Ming finished speaking, he couldn't help sighing: "It's also thanks to my clever calculations, otherwise my apprentice will escape tonight. If the Eastern Emperor can't act out, my Supervisor Tiansi will lose face."

"Yes, the chief commander has a clever plan to turn the tide." Xuan Jingchen replied lightly, but he remembered the sentence that Emperor Zhao used the name of seeing Mr. Lu in his heart.

She naturally knows this song, and she also knows all the shakuhachi compositions that Mr. Lu has passed down to the world.

She knew, but hadn't heard all of them.But when I listened to other people's performances later, it was far inferior to His Highness's performance.

Xuan Jingchen had heard Zhong Lisuo play shakuhachi seven times in total. The first time was on the night when he left Yunzhou, Zhong Lisuo played a song "Seeing a Deer in the Forest", and the second time was "A Deer in the Forest" on the Yulong Terrace. See the month".For the next five times, every year on a day when the spring was brilliant and the cherry blossoms were in full bloom, Zhong Lisuo stood under a tree and played a song that had no name until now.

The melody is faint, brisk with a little longing, like a child whispering coquettishly to its mother, yet a little sad amidst the warmth.

Only on this day can Xuan Jingchen hear the sadness that the seemingly strong and optimistic person cannot confide in his heart.

One day, when he heard the musician playing Zhong Lisuo's piece, Xuan Jingchen realized that that person was really gone.The sadness of missing but not being able to see each other came surging, which made her stop the musician's shakuhachi and prevent herself from thinking about others.

But today, seeing this extremely beautiful Donghuang Song, she couldn't help wondering whether the Donghuang Festival she had never witnessed was also as wonderful as this.It was a pity for Zhong Lisuo that such a wonderful picture could not be passed on to the world.

Even if Zhong lisuo was gone, it might be a good thing that her songs were spread around the world.Xuan Jingchen thought about it, and felt that he said casually because of sadness in his heart: "Shakuhachi is the sound of subjugation." It was too rash, and it was too selfish not to want people to play Zhong Lisuo's tune.

She pondered for a while, looked at Da Si Ming in front of her and asked softly: "Since that girl has done such a great favor to Jian Tiansi and is so proficient in musical instruments, I feel a little bit sorry for her talent. I don't know if Da Si Ming asked that Who is the child, please pass me a note tomorrow so that I can reward her."

If someone who loves Shakuhachi deeply, Xuan Jingchen thought it would be a good idea to pass on His Highness's score to her.

This is also considered, to find a successor for His Highness.

After hearing Her Majesty's words, Da Si Ming felt a little subtle. She looked at the solemn Queen in front of her and smiled slightly: "Didn't Your Majesty recognize the person? You don't even feel familiar at all?"

Just now she clearly lured the empress to enter the country, why didn't she feel familiar with the young master after falling into the illusion, didn't she ever half regard her as Emperor Zhao?

Qing Lan didn't expect the queen to believe in the rebirth of her soul, at least she could help the little princess plant the seeds of recognition in the queen's heart in the little time left.

Thinking of this, Qinglan couldn't help thinking, Taiyi Sect's preaching was not in place, why the empress in front of her didn't have any extravagant desire for the dead to come back to life.

Of course, Xuan Jingchen had such an extravagant wish in his heart, and because he knew it was an extravagant wish, he became more and more aware of Zhong Lisuo's departure in his heart.

In her heart, Zhong Lisuo had disappeared for more than three years, no matter how similar people were, she would only think of Zhong Lisuo, not her.

Just like, Xuan Jingchen saw Le Zhengying's face that looked like Zhong Lisuo every day, but he could still clearly distinguish it.

The moment she couldn't tell the difference was when she saw that boy on stage just now.

But she knew that it was the bewitchment of the commanders, and it was that the thoughts accumulated in recent days had become too heavy for her to bear.

The handsome young man on the stage was so familiar that she could only think of Zhong Lisuo, Zhong Lisuo was gone, who else could make Qing Lan say she was familiar with him?

It can't be Le Zhengying.If it was Le Zhengying, why would Qinglan call him a girl?

Suddenly, a young man in a white robe standing under a lantern broke into Xuan Jingchen's mind, and Xuan Jingchen said belatedly, "Is that child Asu?"

Forget it, at least he can remember Le Zhengsu, and it seems that things are not that difficult.

Da Si Ming sighed, thinking how he should take care of marriage even though he was crossing the next life.But there is no way, whoever made this a destined marriage, naturally find a way to make it more happy.

Da Siming Qing Lan, who is over half a hundred years old and has no intention of cultivating sex, nodded and said, "It's not Young Master Lezheng. When I first found her, I was a little surprised. She looks so similar to Emperor Zhao, and she can sing a song." Such a shakuhachi, and such a pure heart, I almost thought that I saw the real person in "Taiyiji" Resurrection."

For some reason, Xuan Jingchen's heart skipped a beat, but he forced himself to suppress that hope, and said, "Don't be joking, Chief Commander."

"I also feel like I'm joking. As we all know, Emperor Chu is the incarnation of the Eastern Emperor. If it were Emperor Zhao, I'm afraid he would have already returned to the Kingdom of God." Qing Lan pointed to the night sky. In a split second, the originally empty night sky exploded. All fireworks.

Countless fireworks bloomed brightly under the night sky, and the lights reflected on Da Si Ming's face that seemed to be eternally youthful.Da Si Ming looked at the resolute emperor in front of him, and said with a soft smile: "The gate of the Kingdom of God is wide open tonight, and I am very happy to see His Majesty before."

"From now on, the sea will be clear and the river will be peaceful, the country will be peaceful and the people will be safe, and His Majesty Wanwang will cherish it."

Qing Lan's voice gradually faded away, Xuan Jingchen looked up at the night sky, and suddenly saw fireworks covering the night sky.The applause like a tide poured into her ears crazily with the sound of fireworks blooming. She turned her head, and was surprised to find that the sisters beside her were lying on the railing, looking at the stage on the other side that was still slowly lighting up, and said softly: "The one who will play the role of Donghuang?" Your young man is Shao Siming? He really is very beautiful."

No, something is wrong.

Xuan Jingchen thought, just now he clearly saw Da Si Ming, maybe he fell into her illusion again.

Xuan Jingchen thought for a moment, then said to the hidden guard, "Go to the unknowable."

She always felt that something was going to happen.

Lantern Festival tonight is a good day. According to the scriptures of the Taiyi Sect, it is the day when the gate of the Kingdom of God is opened.Fireworks covered the entire Yuanzhou City, but I don't know if the fireworks couldn't reach it, it was shrouded by the full moon tonight.

The huge moon weighs heavily on the exquisite pavilion in the unknowable plum grove, and against the bright lights in the pavilion, it is as weak as a firefly.

Da Si Ming wore a loose blue Taoist robe, soaked a pot of wolfberry, sat on the small couch in the hall, flipping through the "Tai Yi Ji" in his hand boredly.

There was a rush of wind coming from the depths of the Merlin, Da Si Ming put down the book in his hand, looked towards the door, and sighed, "I still ran back."

As soon as she finished speaking, a girl wearing a scarlet sacrificial gown and a jade crown landed barefoot on the wooden floor at the door.The girl is only 16 years old, with a slender figure and immature face.She stood timidly at the door, looking at Da Si Ming who was sitting on the couch, with eyes full of water, she was about to cry.

"Why are you crying, I won't scold you if you can't dance to the Eastern Emperor." Da Si ordered to stay on the bed, walked up to the girl, stretched out his hand to caress her tender cheek, and said lovingly, "Have you finished dancing, Lord Yunzhong?"

The girl nodded vigorously, stretched out her hand to grab Da Si Ming's sleeve, and looked at her with tears in her eyes.

Da Si Ming asked again: "Have you passed Le Zhengsu and Your Majesty's horoscope?"

The girl nodded vigorously again, and Da Si Ming let out a long sigh of relief, and smiled at the girl: "You remember what I said, master won't scold you if you can't dance Donghuang, let's dance to the master again .”

The young girl agreed, wearing the scarlet robes dedicated to Lord Yunzhong, watching the chief commander return to the couch, tapped the cup, tapped her jade feet, and stepped on the consonance to welcome the Eastern Emperor.

The girl's crimson clothes were swaying, as if a fire had been ignited in the cold room.Outside the house, the plum blossoms under the full moon have withered in large numbers.Inside the room, the forever young Da Si Ming slowly closed his eyes.

Ding.

With the final sound of the jade cup, the girl stopped dancing.She looked at Da Si Ming who was sitting on the couch with his eyes closed, and approached step by step, until her fingertips touched Da Si Ming's still warm body, she burst into tears.

Tonight, the gate of the Kingdom of God is opened, and the maiden serving the Eastern Emperor is due to return.

The author has something to say: Da Si Ming: Even if you die, you will be a matchmaker, and the director will give you chicken legs.