Eastward Flow

The chief minister ordered Xiang Sinian to receive the imperial edict, and arrived at Zhaohui Hall half an hour later.Xuan Jingchen took care of part of the official business, put down the ink pen and got up, motioned for the Commander-in-Chief to follow her to the couch in the west hall and sit down.

"What is your Majesty ordering me for?" Da Si Ming saw the ceremony, and his eyes fell on the queen.The queen looked at the girl who was becoming more and more stable, and said in a warm voice: "I ordered you to come here at night, just thinking about Emperor Zhao's feelings. I heard that people from the Taiyi sect can ask the spirit of the kingdom of God. Ask if she is okay?"

Xiang Sinian was slightly taken aback when he heard the words, a look of surprise appeared in his big black and white eyes.Having been by Qing Lan's side for many years, Si Nian already knew what His Majesty's attitude towards Jian Tiansi was.Even if Qinglan helped her break through Yunzhou back then, His Majesty has never asked Jian Tiansi for help in the years since.

This is the first time His Majesty has ordered the Chief Commander to do something other than his duties in the three years since his Majesty ascended the throne.

"But, can't?" Xuan Jingchen looked at the girl's slightly startled immature face, and bit by bit pushed back the delusion that had accidentally protruded from his chest.

"It must be." Xiang Sinian leaned over and quickly explained: "It's just the first time I've been sent by His Majesty, so I'm very frightened."

"As for the matter of asking the spirit, it is the most important thing. There are clouds in the Taiyi Book, ashes return to ashes, and dust returns to dust. The two have nothing to do with each other." The girl said slowly, explaining to the empress word by word: "The matter of asking the spirit is a matter of life and death, and it is a matter of forcing against the will of the Eastern Emperor. I have a shallow cultivation base and have never asked before. I don't know if it will work this time." Ask for His Majesty."

Xuan Jingchen laughed when he heard the words, sighed lightly, and said, "If that's the case, forget it."

Xiang Sinian thought for a while, and then said to His Majesty: "In ancient times, asking about spirits is always for important matters. If Your Majesty just wants to say hello to Emperor Zhao, I have a way."

"How?"

"Wushan Yunmeng." Xiang Sinian replied, "On the occasion of the three-day sacrifice for Emperor Zhao, His Majesty will burn incense and chant scriptures every day. On the night of the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, in the Taiyi Temple, I will perform a dance for His Majesty Yunzhongjun. I have to meet Emperor Zhao in a dream."

Even in the Hongwen Museum, the queen who learned the scriptures casually knew the allusion of Wushan Yunmeng.What she asked for was not the favor of the goddess, but the permission of Yun Zhongjun to meet with her deceased wife.

Believers of Taiyimen have more or less begged Taiyimen to ask Yunzhongjun for a cloud dream in Wushan, just to reunite with their dead lover.The empress, who had never thought of this before, hesitated for a moment after hearing what Xiang Sinian said, and said: "Since that's the case, if you want to, you may give it a try."

Xiang Sinian lowered his head and said with a smile: "I should do my best. Only the emperor asks Wushan Yunmeng. The elder and younger commanders are required to sing and dance together. Your Majesty, I will do the sacrificial dance. As for the hymn..."

"If Your Majesty doesn't mind, I have a little brother who is good at the language of the gods. She will sing, I will dance, and send Your Majesty to Yunmengze together?"

"That's what Qing said." The Queen nodded, and said again: "But this is a private matter, I hope Qing knows, the less people know, the better. As for your little brother..."

"I'll save you." Xiang Sinian lowered his head, the immature girl seemed to understand everything, showing a reassuring smile for the empress.Yun Jingchen nodded in satisfaction and said no more.

The next day, when heading to the place where he had agreed to teach with Xiang Sinian, Zhong Lisuo received a second commission from Chief Commander.

"The master once told me that the younger brother is especially good at singing and music, as beautiful as the language of the gods. Now I have something to ask the elder brother. I wonder if the elder brother will agree?"

Zhong Lisuo became curious as soon as he heard it, and asked, "Is there anything I can help with?"

Xiang Sinian said: "Good thing, help the lover to meet again, will senior brother help?"

"If there is any work, I will do it." Zhong Lisuo happily asked, "You haven't said anything yet, so what's the matter?"

"Wushan Yunmeng. Therefore, I ask my senior brother to play a piece of Yunzhongjun." Xiang Sinian said, explaining clearly in a soft voice: "I have a believer who wants to meet his dead wife again, but Tiansi is not suitable. The person who sings and dances with me, so I seek the help of my senior brother."

"It's easy to say." Zhong Lisuo nodded, and then asked, "I don't know when and where?"

"The ninth day, Taiyiguan, coincides with the end of Emperor Zhao's Great Ceremony, so I can find an excuse to keep my brother here."

"Okay." Zhong Lisuo answered a word, took the shakuhachi when he went back, and changed the song Yun Zhongjun again, just waiting for the girl to play a perfect Wushan Yunmeng on the ninth day of the lunar new year.

Chunshen tentatively stepped into Yuanzhou, blowing out the buds of the weeping willows on the river bank, sprinkled bright green on the dry ground, and arrived at the seventh day of February, the grand sacrifice to Emperor Zhao.

On the seventh day of February, everything recovers, and it is time for everything to start again.

On this day, Taiyi Temple, where a grand event was held, was crowded with civil and military officials.Zhongli Shuo sat among the people of Taiyi, wrapped in a green robe and combed in a bun, half-closed his eyes in the flourishing incense, and absently recited the scriptures of blessing to himself.

Her eyes fell on Xuan Jingchen, the head of all the officials, and she was moved when she saw the queen's face devoutly offering incense and praying for her.After the empress offered incense to Emperor Zhao, all civil and military officials offered incense to Emperor Zhao in order of rank.

Zhong Lisuo listened to Da Si Ming's words, and relied on his excellent memory to recognize all the ministers and ministers.These officials are very different from when she was in power. It can be seen that the group of old people in Yuanzhou City have been driven out by the queen.

Sitting among the Taoists, she listened to the solemn and lengthy sacrificial speech of Da Si Ming, her heart and eyes were filled with the side face of the queen listening quietly.During the bursts of singing, she greedily watched the god in her heart in the thick incense that she could not open her eyes.

After the lengthy sacrificial speech, it was the sacrificial speech written by the queen to her.

The sacrificial speech that Zhonglishuo had been thinking about finally came. At this moment, she straightened her back and listened attentively to what the queen was going to say to her.

"When the people are in trouble, come out of the Dongjun, and chase the greedy wolves to defend the country..."

Zhong Lisuo was familiar with the empress's words, but he didn't know that the empress, who had always used straightforward words, would praise her as the god of light, Dongjun.

The queen praised her as a hero in troubled times, who was attacked by enemies in the northern border, and wisely saved the people when the southern dynasty was in trouble.Punish corrupt officials, punish rebellious ministers, and master evil and barbarians.One by one, attribute everything they did together to her.

She always felt that she should be a very useless emperor.But she never thought that the queen would have such a high opinion of her.Those past events, coupled with Tai Taoist's sympathetic mourning, actually made Zhong Lisuo's nose sour and his eyes filled with tears.

"The soul returns and waits for the people of Li, and is willing to guard the four directions with the king."

If your majesty has a spirit, then return your soul and continue to defend your people.As a wife, I will follow you in this life and guard the world.

Zhong Lisuo heard the sacrificial speech, tears could not help but flow down, he raised his hand to wipe the tears all over his face, only wiping his nose and tears.Perhaps it was because Da Si Ming's voice was too cold, or Zhong Lisuo's crying was too contagious. In the second half of the song, the Taoists thought about the gloomy and cold road back to the ruins, and also thought about the beautiful Emperor Zhao, who was so beautiful and beautiful. I couldn't bear to cry and fell down.

Even in the later sacrificial speech, it was written that the weather is good, the country is peaceful and the people are safe, and the souls of Emperor Zhao are comforted, but it did not stop the crying of the Taoists.

In Her Majesty's sacrificial oration, she wrote that Zhong Lisuo cried, and that Taoist Taiyi cried.The civil and military officials kneeling on the ground also fell down crying when they heard the young man's cry.

After a great ups and downs, it suddenly turned into a crying spirit meeting.When all the ministers lamented the early death of Emperor Zhao, Xuan Jingchen, who was most sad, held back tears and burned the written sacrificial rites one by one.

In this way, it can be regarded as making up for the unfulfilled wish of three years ago.

After the seventh day, the Queen's sacrificial rites were distributed all over Kyushu.The subjugated monarch who did nothing in the eyes of everyone has suddenly become a wise monarch who endured humiliation and died young.Zhong Lisuo's reputation as an emperor was returned one by one under the operation of Taiyimen and the empress.

Just wait for the historian to write, and the word "Zhao" that originally belonged to Zhonglisuo will be included in the annals of history and passed down through the ages.

At the same time, a decree arrived at Hongwen Hall.The empress specially set up a shakuhachi subject in Hongwenkan, requiring students in the academy to take one year of shakuhachi, and appointed Lin Mengdie as the head of the shakuhachi section.This is a very different purpose from many years ago, which makes Hongwen Museum puzzled.

The only thing that is confirmed is that everything about Emperor Zhao is affirmed by the empress.

The deceased Emperor Zhao held great weight in the Queen's heart.Young couples are deeply affectionate and human.On the eighth day of the eighth day, Zhong lisuo, who heard the news from the mourners, was both happy and excited.

She wished she could fly to the queen and tell her how she felt.She is very happy, even if she doesn't expect others to forgive her, but with Zitong's approval, all the hardships in this life are worth it.

Because of this touch, Zhong Lisuo didn't notice that the number of mourners increased day by day in the next two days.After two days of hustle and bustle, Taiyiguan finally calmed down after closing the door on the night of the ninth day of the lunar new year.

After Xiang Sinian explained the reason to Zhenbeihou and his wife, Zhong Lisuo was able to stay outside when his parents were not around for the first time.The lights were lit up in the Taiyi Temple, which was full of peach blossoms, and Zhong Lisuo followed Da Si Ming with a lantern, walking towards the distant side hall.

As soon as he stepped into the empty hall, Zhong Lisuo's eyes were drawn away by the portraits painted on the walls.Holding a lantern, she walked around the empty hall, looked at the lifelike murals and said, "What kind of hall is this? Is there such a place in Taiyi Temple? I never knew."

"This is the Yunmeng Palace of Supervisor Tiansi. Come here, little senior brother. Let's light the candles first." Xiang Sinian waved to Zhong Lisuo, motioning for her to light the candles around the warming bed behind the screen in the main hall one by one.

Zhong Lishuo followed his words and lit the candle together with Da Si Ming.Candles formed a circle around the warming bed, and a two-step-wide path led to the warming bed.Holding a candle, Zhong Lisuo saw the warm bed surrounded by candles like stars and moon, and sighed: "This formation of Lord Yunzhong is really very romantic."

The girl walking towards her with the shakuhachi smiled, "The romance is yet to come. Come on, brother, sit there and cover your eyes."

The stove in the hall had already been fired, and it was full of warmth at this moment.Zhong Lisuo took the girl's shakuhachi and a piece of black cloth, looked at the futon in the corner of the warming bed, and walked towards that end.

She sat squatting on the futon, put the shakuhachi on her lap, and looked at the girl with bright eyes while holding up the black cloth amidst the rich soothing incense.

There were footsteps coming from outside the corridor, and the girl put her index finger to her lips to signal Zhong Lisuo to keep silent, "Blindfolded." The girl said softly, and then walked cautiously towards the outside of the hall.

Zhong Lishuo followed his words, covered his eyes with a black cloth, and held the Shakuhachi in his hand.

The author has something to say: Jiantiansi: It is passed down from the ancestors.