Inside the Tang family's back house.

Tang Ying was dressed in plain clothes, without any makeup. She was holding a walking stick in one hand and a silk book in the other, sitting upright in front of the window.

On the branches outside the window, three or two little birds were chirping on the ground and combing their feathers, looking very affectionate.

Tang Ying sighed, lowered her head and read the handwriting on the silk book again, and read out loud unknowingly.

"...In Jian'an, Liu, the wife of Jiao Zhongqing, a junior official in Lujiang Prefecture, was sent by Zhongqing's mother, and she swore not to marry. Her family forced her to commit suicide, so she drowned herself. When Zhongqing heard about it, he also hanged himself in the court.

Tree."

"The peacock flies southeast and lingers for five miles. The thirteenth can weave, the fourteenth learns to tailor, the fifteenth plays the harp, the sixteenth recites poetry. The seventeenth is a gentleman's wife, and her heart is always sad...

When the government officials heard about this, they knew that they would be separated for a long time. They wandered under the tree in the courtyard and hung themselves on the southeast branch."

This long Yuefu poem was a meeting gift from Wei Shi to Tang Ying.

He also knew that it would be very difficult to impress Tang Ying with only Wei's mother's friendship back then.

Tang Ying had no shortage of such common things as gold, silver, wealth and silk.

According to Wei Shi's speculation, a woman like Tang Ying who came from a rough life should care most about feelings, and this long Yuefu poem that tells the story of Jiao Zhongqing and Liu Lanzhi was rated as the two gems of Yuefu in later generations. It is expected that it can impress Tang Ying.

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More importantly, the incident between Jiao and Liu happened in the fifth year of Jian'an, which was only two short years ago. Their deeds were only spread in the Lujiang County area and did not spread to other places. Tang Ying's reclusive character

, most likely don’t know about this matter.

Of course, even if Tang Ying knew about it, Wei Shi had a way to deal with it.

In this silk book, he deliberately removed some keywords that revealed information, such as the last sentence in the preface: When people hurt him, it became a poem.

If someone claims it, it is the person of the time.

No one claimed it, so Wei Shi was so shameless that he recorded this famous Yuefu poem in his own name.

Where does fame come from?

It’s too difficult to accumulate strength bit by bit.

Wei Shi is not a stupid person. If there is a shortcut, he will not take it.

On this point, he had already made up his mind after he heard that Hongnong Princess Tang Ying was from the same family as his mother.

If there is such a famous work as "The Peacock Flies Southeast", which is adapted from a true story, Wei Shi's literary name will be spread all over the world, and even those Jian'an celebrities who claim to be literary and romantic will not be able to underestimate him.

"Then Wei Langjun is still waiting outside the door, right? Please invite him in."

Tang Ying's eyes turned red, she put down the silk book and sighed quietly. The moment she was reading, she thought of Liu Bian, King of Hongnong, so emotionally that she couldn't help but shed tears.

Wei Shi was waiting outside the door, his legs were numb and his heart was agitated.

"Mr. Sir, please come in. The princess is waiting in the front hall." Just as Wei Shi was waiting anxiously, the door of the Tang residence finally opened, and a man who looked like an old servant poked his head out.

"Only Mr. Lang is allowed to enter, and the others will wait outside the door." After the old servant said this, he looked at Guo Peng and others beside him, and gave another instruction.

The joy on Guo Peng's face immediately dropped, and he followed Wei Shi and said: "Brother Wei, please say hello to Princess Hongnong for me, and say that Guo Peng, a descendant of the Guo family in Yangzhai, is willing to be a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty.

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Wei Shi nodded towards Guo Peng and followed the old servant into the house.

Although this villa is not large in area and only has three wells courtyard, the layout inside is very exquisite. It can be seen that the Tang family has great respect for this former imperial concubine.

"This Bu Yao was given to Aunt Lu Shantang by my father. I didn't expect that when I saw it again, it would be completely different..."

The moment Wei Shi stepped into the front hall, a gentle and somewhat sad female voice came. When he looked for the sound, he saw a graceful and slender figure reflected on the side of the screen.

Wei Shi bowed his head and said: "Nanyang Wei Shi, I want to meet the princess. A few years ago, my mother suffered a military disaster in Wancheng and unfortunately died of illness. When she was still alive, she often mentioned her cousin's affairs to Shi."

According to the seniority in the family, Wei Tang is Tang Ying's aunt in the clan. Wei Shi is five or six years younger than Tang Ying. She calls Tang Ying cousin to show her closeness.

"Military disaster, alas, this great man's good country and country were ruined by those evil thieves with ulterior motives. By the way, the long poem "Peacock Flies Southeast" on the silk book was really written by you?"

After Tang Ying sighed, she changed the topic to the things she was interested in.

Wei Tang was just an excuse. She was still young at that time and had only met her father Tang Mao a few times. They were not familiar with each other. Tang Ying didn't know what to say.

Wei Shi nodded and said in a firm tone: "Princess, this matter was mentioned by Shi from merchants in Lujiang County. He thought of the incident of King Hongnong and felt deeply in his heart, so he wrote this article..."

"I'm interested. I like this long poem very much. I will tell your majesty about it when I pay homage one day. I hope he will know better..." Tang Ying said sadly with a look of approval in her eyes.

The newly recognized cousin in this clan seems to be a sweetheart as well.

Over the years, she had long wanted to pay homage to the deceased young emperor Liu Bian, but she could not find a suitable eulogy for a while. Now with this song "Peacock Flies Southeast", it has also solved her worries.

Wei Shi saw that he had left a good impression on Tang Ying, so he stopped disturbing her and hurriedly left.

Before leaving, Wei Shi ordered Guo Peng to leave a lot of cloth and gold cakes for his old servant. Although Tang Ying had no shortage of these things, having them was always better than nothing.

The matter of asking Liu Xie for an official position through Tang Ying could not be told at once. When Wei Shi saw that the old servant had received the money and silk, he asked him aside and took out a letter that he had prepared long ago.

In this letter, Wei Shi wrote down his intention to seek the position of governor of Fangling, and asked his old servant to submit it to Tang Ying when he was in a good mood.

After visiting Tang Ying, Wei Shi's main tasks in Yingchuan County were almost completed.

It just so happened that Liao Hua and Hou Yin were also anxious to send people to report that Han Hao, the guard general under Xiahou Dun, had returned from Ye County with his troops. If they did not leave, they would probably be blocked by Han Hao.

After this trip to Yingchuan County, Wei Shi and others gained a lot. Many things had to be transported by carts, and the marching speed was not fast. If Cao Jun caught up with them, the losses would be huge.

Han Hao was good at farming, and he got the title of General Guarding the Army because of his meritorious service in farming. This time, Wei and Shi took advantage of Han Hao's absence and came to Yingchuan County to steal Han Hao's credentials. Han Hao didn't

It's weird to be angry.

"Zifeng, tell me, on which road will Han Yuan Si block us?" Wei Shi and Guo Peng rode their horses and whipped their whips, rushing towards Yangzhai where the army was stationed.

Among the Guo family in Yangzhai, the most famous person is Guo Jia and Guo Fengxiao.

Guo Jia is now the celebrity around Sikong Cao Cao and his chief adviser.
Chapter completed!