Chapter 12 Xiao Lang
“This is the Chen State of the Southern Dynasty, that is, the Nanchen State established by Emperor Wu Chen Baxian after Xiao Liang. The Chen State has been established for more than ten years, and now it has experienced four emperors. The person currently in office is Chen Xu, the nephew of Emperor Chen Wu."
The two of them were walking on the streets of Jiankang City, and Fenghuang told Xiao Jinyu about the Southern Dynasties. When he mentioned Chen Xu, King of Ancheng, the boy didn't notice Xiao Jinyu's footsteps paused slightly.
People are coming and going on the street, and there is a constant flow. Oxen carts can be seen moving slowly everywhere. Most of the people riding on the ox carts are scholars and gentlemen dressed in white, all holding jade ruyi or shaking a feather fan. The conversation and laughter were so romantic.
When they reached a place with few people, Fenghuang leaned into Xiao Jinyu's ear and continued in a low voice: "I heard that King An Cheng is not a good person. Like Gao Zhan of Qi State, he also took away his nephew. The person who ascended the throne because of his position, after taking office, suppressed and purged the important officials of the previous dynasty. There is one thing that is being talked about in Jiankang City recently. "
"What happened?"
As soon as Xiao Jinyu asked, Fenghuang grabbed her wrist and pulled her into a bustling tea shop full of guests.
There seemed to be a heated debate going on in the teahouse, and some gentlemen were even blushing. The storyteller seemed to enjoy the sense of accomplishment that made people blush, and smiled without saying a word.
"It's such a pity that we will no longer hear such beautiful words as 'I heard Zhou Xiaoshi in the past, and now I am singing under the moon. The hands of jade dust are not separated, and the market of sheep carts is empty.'" One of the Lang Jun said with emotion. .
As soon as he finished his emotion, he heard another voice in the wine shop sneer and say: "A person who has achieved his current status by lying down and flattering, is he worthy of your praise?"
"What did you say?" The gentleman from before stood up angrily.
"Isn't it? That Han Manzi is just a commoner selling straw sandals and weaving shoes. His status is so humble that he can't even be considered a humble family. If he hadn't captured the heart of Emperor Wen with his face, how could he have achieved his current status? You are the only ones. Will people see this as a role model?”
"you--"
When the two were quarreling, another voice suddenly came from the ground: "No matter how General Han reached his current position, he was a virtuous corporal, loyal to his country, and bravely killed the enemy on the battlefield. How can ordinary people do this?" There is a point in despising comparisons, not using words to lift people up, and not using people's words to waste words. Since the person has passed away, why would you make such remarks to slander others?
"Hey, it's Xiao Lang here!"
I don't know who shouted first, and everyone in the tea shop turned their heads in the same direction, and saw that the speaker was actually a young man sitting in a wheelchair. Unlike the other scholars, This young man was dressed in a pure blue robe, his complexion was as pale as jade, and his eyes were affectionate. They were as clear as the moonlight among the pines, and as pure as the clear spring rocks. He had no accessories on his body, but he gave people a kind of affectionate look. "Meticulous with chestnut, warm and lustrous", clear, elegant and elegant.
This kind of temperament and appearance are undoubtedly in line with Nanshi's current pursuit of morbid beauty. However, perhaps only Xiao Jinyu can see that this young man's handsome appearance is already a body that is stretched to the extreme.
This young man is probably going to die soon!
"Master Xiao, how come you still have time to come here today to join in the fun? Didn't I hear that a young lady in your family is already suffering from lovesickness because of the death of General Han?" A young man led by E Guanbo asked. He shook his feather fan and smiled.
The young man who was called the showman of the Xiao family did not seem to care about the irony in the words, and only replied: "How can private matters at home be spread out as a joke for others to talk about? If it is really lovesickness, it will not Let Mr. Zhu know it. Mr. Zhu Si knows better than me. A young lady from my Xiao family is suffering from lovesickness. Could it be that someone from my Xiao family told you?"
This was also a change of sarcasm. He had fabricated rumors at will to slander others. At that moment, the eyes of everyone around him were looking at the gentleman named Zhu, all showing contempt. The face of the gentleman named Zhu also turned livid, and then he looked back again. become pale.
"What are you looking at? I'm just asking casually." After that, Zhu Silang waved his long sleeves and hurried out of the teahouse with a few followers, muttering before leaving. He said, "No matter how you pretend, you are just an unpopular abandoned son of the Xiao family. Do you really think that because of your literary talent, you can occupy the reputation of being the most handsome man in Jiankang City?"
The young man named Xiao Xian still didn't care, he greeted the boy behind him and was about to leave.
At this time, a boy's voice suddenly came and asked: "Wait a minute, Xianlang of the Xiao family, are you from the Xiao family of Lanling?"
It was Phoenix who asked the question.
The young man immediately ordered the boy to stop the wheelchair and cast his eyes in the direction of Xiao Jinyu and Fenghuang.
"Exactly, I dare to ask this young man, what do you do for me?" Xiao Xian asked politely.
He is worthy of being a descendant of this southern family, and his every move is elegant and noble.
When Fenghuang was about to answer, Xiao Jinyu held his hand.
"I've heard about Xiao Lang Jiankang for a long time. My brother-in-law just admires your reputation and wants to say hello." Xiao Jinyu said first.
Phoenix was stunned. Just when he was about to say something, there was a sarcastic sound from the surrounding area.
"It turns out he is a person who doesn't know the heights of the world and wants to cling to the Xiao family!"
After all, the Xiao family is a well-known noble family. Although it has fallen into decline, there are still many people from poor families who want to take the opportunity to cling to it in order to get the chance to be recommended to the officialdom.
But this kind of clinging behavior often makes these nobles look down upon.
While everyone was watching the show, they didn't expect that Xiao Xian's face was not sulky at all, but he actually smiled and nodded at Xiao Jinyu, and ordered his entourage to push the wheelchair away. After Xiao Xian walked away, Fenghuang couldn't help but ask: "Brother Qing, why didn't you let me explain to him just now so that you could get to know the Xiao family."
Xiao Jinyu shook his head: "You saw it just now. We are just saying hello, and we will be despised by others. It can be seen that the southerners have a higher concept of gentry hierarchy than the northerners. If we admit relatives rashly, it will be counterproductive. That's right. No matter how much, they won’t believe it.”
Phoenix then nodded: "That's right. Those nobles value their status and will never look down upon the poor family of the common people, let alone accept a stranger as a family member rashly."
People in this era still value surnames and pure blood. Even if you are in a high position, without a noble surname, you can only be considered a poor family, and those who pretend to be noble surnames will not even be guaranteed their heads.
"Then what should we do?" Phoenix became a little anxious, and then thought of something else, "But, Brother Qing, didn't my aunt leave you a token? She said that with those you can go back to the Xiao family and recognize your relatives."
Mentioning those tokens, Xiao Jinyu was silent for a moment, then Fang shook his head and said: "Just having tokens is not enough. First, we don't know why my mother left the Xiao family and went to Northern Qi to serve as an official. Second, I don't know yet. Who is my father, and why does my mother only live with me and never mention my father? Thirdly, what do the Xiao family think of my mother? " Will they really recognize me as their granddaughter? "
When Xiao Jinyu said this, Fenghuang also fell silent.
"That's true, but it's not because of these reasons that Brother Qing won't go back to the Xiao family, right?" The boy said, suddenly an idea flashed, "Why don't I go and find out what the Xiao family is like first?"
After that, without hesitation, he took Xiao Jinyu's hand and walked out of the tea shop.
At this time, Xiao Jinyu asked again: "By the way, Phoenix, the Han Zigao they were arguing about just now, who is he?"
Fenghuang then smiled and said: "This Han Zigao is as famous as Gao Changgong in the North. There is a saying, 'There is Gao Changgong in the north, and there is Han Zigao in the south.' A few years ago, this Han Zigao was known as the most beautiful man in the South. I heard that originally He was just a commoner who came from a humble background and made a living by weaving shoes. During the Hou Jing Rebellion, he met Emperor Chen Wen and Chen Qian who went to Wuxing to serve as the prefect. She was favored by Emperor Chen Wen because of her "beautiful appearance and resemblance to a woman." He took him with him to fight everywhere and made many military exploits.
After that, Emperor Chen Wu and Chen Baxian destroyed Hou Jing and replaced Xiao Liang as emperor. After his death, he passed the throne to his nephew, Chen Ba Emperor Wen Chen Qian, so Han Zigao also enjoyed the wealth and honor, rose rapidly, and became a general with a heavy army in Nanchen. For a time, he had great power in the government and the public. However, I really didn't expect that Emperor Wen of Chen died just two years ago. Years ago, Han Zigao suffered a tragedy."
At this point, he paused and said with a smile, "It seems that Brother Qing is right. Since ancient times, beauties are like famous generals, and the world is not allowed to see white heads. This Han Zigao can also be called a beauty and a famous general, right?"
As soon as he finished asking, Xiao Jinyu asked: "Hou Jing, is he dead?"
Seeing that something was wrong with her expression, Fenghuang hurriedly stopped his smile, put down the tea cup in his hand, and nodded: "Yes, he died long ago."
"How did you die?"
"I heard that he was killed by one of his subordinates, Yang Kun, the son of Yang Kan. After killing him, he gave Hou Jing's body to General Wang Sengbian, and then Wang Sengbian took it His hands were cut off and given to Gao Yang, the then Lord of Qi, and his head was sent to Jiangling to Xiao Yi, the then Emperor of Liang Yuan. His body was thrown into Jiankang City and was eaten by all the people in Jiankang City. The Liyang princess he took as his concubine even ate a piece of his flesh!"
Liyang?
Liyang was only fifteen or sixteen years old at that time, right? And how could the men of the Xiao family, who were her father and brothers, bear it?
"Sister Yuqing, your handwriting is so beautiful. Why don't you teach me how to write when I come to your house often in the future?"
Seeing that Xiao Jinyu's eyes seemed to be filled with tears, and the waves were flowing, shining with an unusually fragile crystal, Fenghuang quickly closed his mouth, and said cautiously with an apologetic look on his face: "Brother Qing, did I say the wrong thing again?"
Xiao Jinyu immediately looked back and said with a smile: "No, you said before that the current emperor of the Southern Dynasties is Chen Xu, King of Ancheng. He is the nephew of Chen Baxian who was once left in Jiangling by Xiao Yi, King of Eastern Hunan. ”
Fenghuang thought for a while before nodding: "Yes, before Chen replaced Xiao Liang, he seemed to have been a hostage in Jiangling. Later, the Western Wei Dynasty sent troops to attack Jiangling. Emperor Xiao Yi of Liang Yuan was defeated, and he and Chen Chang, the son of Chen Baxian, were captured again. He took the Zhou Kingdom as a hostage, but after Emperor Wen ascended the throne, he recalled him from Zhou and gave him the title of King Ancheng. As for the name Chen Shili, I don’t think I have heard of it. Is it his name? The name seems to be Chen Shaoshi?”
After saying that, he smiled again and said, "I didn't expect Brother Qing to still remember things so long ago."
Xiao Jinyu smiled slightly and did not answer. Chen Shili was just his small name, but probably no one could have imagined that Chen Xu, who was a hostage in Jiangling, would rush to Guangling and kill her.
She still remembers what the man said in her ear when she died: "Don't worry, I will definitely avenge you and your family, because only in this way can I gain his trust and complete the mission." Our common wish.”
King Ancheng Chen Xu, he really lived up to expectations...
In her last life, she was proud and had never surrendered to anyone. She also boasted that she could identify and employ people. She probably never thought that one day she would be betrayed by such a person!
Thinking about it, she smiled bitterly inwardly and couldn't help clenching her fists again.
"Fenghuang, how long has it been since Hou Jing was in chaos in Liang?"
Phoenix thought for a while and replied: "It should be almost twenty years, right?"
Really? Has it been that long? In other words, she was reborn twenty years later.
After thinking for a moment, she suddenly stood up and said, "Fenghuang, come with me to Wuyi Lane!"
(End of chapter)