"He is good at drums, clouds and harps, and often hears the spirit of the emperor's son. Feng Yikong dances by himself, which is unbearable for Chu guests." [Provincial Examination of Xiangling Drums and Harps]
"Where?" asked the emperor.
Li Jian replied: "In Tianlu Pavilion, I said that I have a problem in the book and I want to ask Cai Gong for help."
The ten thousand-year-old princess Liu Jiang has left the palace to live in a separate residence, so every time she enters the palace, someone will come to report to the emperor, and the emperor will also go to see her according to the situation. At this time, the emperor thought for a moment, then nodded quickly and said:
"I haven't seen the imperial sister for a while, so I'll drive to Tianlu Pavilion instead."
After he finished speaking, he called Mu Shun over again and asked softly in his ear: "How is the matter that I asked you to inquire about last time?"
Without thinking about it, Mu Shun immediately understood that the emperor was asking about the eldest princess. This matter was a private matter of the royal family. Mu Shun had no real evidence and did not dare to talk nonsense in front of the emperor. When the emperor asked him about it at this time, he could not
Bu replied: "We have some clues, but I don't dare to make a conclusion..."
Then he told the emperor exactly what happened.
It turns out that before Liu Jiang left the palace, he often went to Tianlu Pavilion to read, and there was only one road across from Shiqu Pavilion where everyone in the Secretary Prison was. Many secretaries in the Secretariat Prison were all rare handsome men in the world regardless of their talent and appearance. Liu Jiang Zengyuan
After snooping from a distance, I actually had a crush on one of them.
The emperor suddenly remembered a piece of jade that Liu Jiang had just started carrying around with him and playing with all the time, and he was a little unbelievable: "Is it him?"
"I don't know. I'm afraid it will damage the reputation of the eldest princess, so I don't dare to say anything." Mu Shun lowered his head and said.
"You did the right thing." The emperor said casually, and then couldn't help but sigh and said, "This is going to be difficult!"
The two of them were speechless for a while, but after a while, they went to Tianlu Pavilion.
I think Zhonghuangmen didn't say hello in advance, or the chariot arrived too quickly, and the other party didn't react for a while. As soon as the emperor arrived at Tianlu Pavilion, he heard the crisp sound of the piano coming from the attic on the third floor.
The sound is like the warm wind blowing on the river embankment in spring, the chirping of birds in the mountains, and the slow flow of clear springs under the moonlight.
It was not that the emperor had never heard the music played by the palace musicians, but they all followed the rules, and every tune conformed to the music theory. The ancient sages taught the principles and intentions of the music, and they were all majestic and solemn tunes. He originally thought that this was
The monotonous sound of the guqin would only make people feel sleepy, but now it made him change his mind in an instant.
It turns out that there is no bad piano music in this world, there are just people who can’t play it.
Lantai's Shi Caiyong obviously did not expect that the emperor would come so quickly. He hurriedly communicated with the five classics in the main school, Cui Lie, the servant who was responsible for collecting and compiling the "Huanglan", and several scribes from Tianlu.
He walked out of the pavilion and stood beside the emperor with an embarrassed look on his face when he heard the music that still continued to play.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me..." Cai Yong was about to explain, but was interrupted by the emperor waving his hand.
But this still alarmed the person playing the piano, and a good piece of music came to an abrupt end. The emperor was very unhappy. Ignoring Cai Yong and others, he strode into the pavilion, climbed to the third floor, and found that the room in the middle was filled with
Sitting on the table next to the ten thousand-year-old princess Liu Jiang is a lacquer table. On the lacquer table is a piano. The end of the piano seems to have been scorched by the fire. A Boshan stove is slowly rising from the table.
White smoke.
There were several screens behind Liu Jiang, and there was no other exit in the room. When he saw the emperor coming in, Liu Jiang stood up immediately and said with a calm smile: "Your Majesty is here, and he didn't send anyone to inform you. It seems that this place
It’s cramped.”
"Who is playing the piano just now?" The emperor glanced at the screen.
"She is the daughter of Cai Gong's family. Because she is quite interested in arts and science, she will come to the palace to help organize the books when she has nothing to do." Liu Jiang smiled with his face hidden, walked up and took the emperor's hand, and said: "Originally
I wanted her to come with me, but she hid like a frightened bird. When people get anxious, things get worse and worse. Your Majesty understands that my daughter is shy and dare not face the saint.
, just forgive her this rudeness."
"The daughter of Duke Cai?" The emperor remembered this talented woman with a poor life in history and said, "Is it Cai Zhaoji who married the Wei family in Hedong in the early years?"
He had already heard that last year, the widowed Cai Zhaoji followed her father's orders from her hometown in Chenliu and came to Chang'an alone. During this period, he had always wanted to meet this talented woman, but he could not find a suitable name to summon her.
Later, when government affairs became increasingly heavy, he put the matter behind him. When Liu Jiang talked about it, he immediately became interested.
Liu Jiang took the emperor's hand and pushed the door gently, not wanting the emperor to come in. She corrected: "It's not Zhaoji. Zhaoji is a widow at home and doesn't want to show up. This is her sister Zhenji."
, Your Majesty, have you forgotten? A few years ago, Duke Cai was falsely accused and imprisoned, and it was this woman who went to see him and asked for mercy."
After being reminded, the emperor remembered that this incident had indeed happened, and Zhao Wen had submitted Cai Zhenji's memorandum on her behalf. Later, the emperor was able to directly visit the chancellery and take back the long-lost power of reviewing memorials in one fell swoop, saying
It was mostly thanks to Cai Zhenji's help.
Cai Yong's two daughters, the second daughter Cai Zhenji was not as famous and talented as her sister Zhaoji. If he had not heard about it personally in this era, the emperor would not even know that Cai Yong had two daughters. He remembered this and followed Liu
Jiang took a step back with all his strength and said, "I remember this, and I issued an edict to reward her at that time. Why, are you trying to shut me out?"
"Calling her out at this time, wouldn't it mean that she is 'fearful of the king like a tiger' and 'disrespectful before the king'? It is important for a woman to clear her name, and he made this stupid move out of desperation. He did not intend to hide." Liu Jiang Haosheng.
Explained: "Even if your Majesty doesn't care about this, you still have to care about Duke Cai's reputation. Why don't you pretend not to know and wait until next time when we meet again."
The emperor was very interested in this easily frightened woman for a while. Even though he had no intention of blaming her, it was not easy to force her to come out at this time, otherwise she would feel guilty and spread the news that Cai Yong had no way to teach his daughter.
, it’s not beautiful after all.
He nodded and followed Liu Jiang obediently to another study room.
After the two people left, a pretty and fair face appeared from behind the screen. There seemed to be two morning stars hidden deep in those dark eyes. The morning stars jumped a few times. After confirming that there was no one in the room, the figure
Only then did the petite Cai Zhenji come out from behind the screen. She was upset at first for the mistakes she had made when she panicked at the beginning, and then felt frightened again. Fortunately, the emperor did not force her to come out, otherwise things would have been difficult to handle.
"Both Cai Gong's daughters are well versed in literature and science. Cai Zhenji has been with Cai Gong since she was a child. She is good at diction, allusions, and piano music. So sometimes, Cai Gong often takes her in to sort out books, or play the piano and talk with me like today.
." Liu Jiang was afraid that the emperor would think too much, so he took the initiative to tell the reason.
It is not uncommon for officials to bring their relatives to work in the palace. For example, Huang Wan's grandfather, Huang Qiong, a famous official during the Emperor Xiaohuan's reign, often followed his father Huang Xiang in and out of the Tai Pavilion when he was young. He later learned stories.
Because of his early experience in Zhongtai, he was a well-mannered and well-mannered man, and no courtiers could argue with him. In addition, there was also the servant Zhao Qi, who was born directly in Yushitai, so he once said
Zi Taiqing.
There are all kinds of things like this. This is an old rule that has been adhered to a long time ago. The emperor also knows a thing or two. Fortunately, only those famous ministers with great reputation or high-ranking ministers dare to bring their families in.
Most people didn't dare to go in and out at will, so the emperor had no choice but to let it go.