Chapter 15: The Sound of the Piano on the River
"All the Sui Dynasty was destroyed by this river, and now it has been a thousand miles away from the Tongbo River. If there is no dragon boat in the Water Palace, Yu will not make much contribution to it."
Since Li Ke boarded the boat in Luoyang, he went smoothly, heading east and then south. In just over three days, he passed Yunzhou. It was much easier and more labor-saving than riding a horse. Li Ke stood on the deck of the big ship, looking at the boats passing by on the canal, and couldn't help but think of this song "Nostalgia for Bian River" in his mind, and read it softly.
Apart from the boatman who was holding sails on the deck, there was no one beside Li Ke, and only his Sima Wang Xuance, the Sima of the King of Chu Palace.
Wang Xuance listened to the poem that Li Ke slowly read, first nodded, then frowned slightly, and said to Li Ke: "Your Highness's poem is good, but this idea is probably quite inappropriate."
Although the Grand Canal was built by Emperor Yang of Sui, at the beginning of the founding of the Tang Dynasty, Emperor Yang of Sui was recognized as a foolish and violent king in the world and abandoned him. However, the poems mentioned by Li Ke praised him a lot, and Wang Xuance naturally felt that it was inappropriate.
Li Ke was very happy when he left Chang'an. Wang Xuance was his confidant. Li Ke didn't have to be too restrained in his words. Li Ke said to Wang Xuance: "Emperor Yang fought against Goryeo three times, visited Jiang, killed loyal and good people, and Daxing Palace, but the merits and demerits of building the canal are discussed throughout the ages, but I don't know where the king's words are inappropriate?"
Since Emperor Yang's death, comments on his merits and demerits have never been cut off inside and outside the court, especially the construction of the Grand Canal is mixed and it is difficult to stop good and evil. It is reasonable for Li Ke to say this.
However, what Wang Xuance said was not in Li Ke's words, but in Li Ke.
Wang Xuance said: "It is okay if you say this from others, but your highness is different from others. If your highness is told to others, you may cause trouble."
Li Ke naturally knew what Wang Xuance meant after listening to Wang Xuance's words.
Li Ke's mother, Yang, was the daughter of the former Sui Emperor, and Li Ke was the grandson of the former Sui Emperor Yang, and had the blood of the royal family of two dynasties. If Li Ke heard the words and spread them, it would be very troublesome.
Li Ke is Li Shimin's parent-child, and the prince of the current dynasty. What the Tang Dynasty can give to Li Ke is definitely not that of the former Sui Dynasty. Li Ke is not worried that some people say that he cares about the former Sui Dynasty and intends to restore the throne, but if someone uses this to impeach him without distinguishing good and evil, and not distinguishing loyalty and treason, it will be enough for him to worry.
Li Ke is not afraid of trouble, but it is better to avoid these bad things.
Li Ke said: "Mr. What sir said is very true, but I have misconsidered."
Wang Xuance looked at the boy standing beside him, and a smile appeared on his face, which was already a little worried.
Wang Xuance joined the palace when Li Keshang was a child. It has been seven years now, four years in the Turkic years, three years in Chang'an. Wang Xuance almost watched Li Ke grow up step by step and get to where he is today.
Wang Xuance is the best way to be erratic. He is good at peeking into people's hearts, and his understanding of Li Ke is not inferior to anyone.
Although Li Ke was young, he could not help but acted with a young mind, but he could always be humble, even when he was facing an unknown young man like him.
This is the nature of Li Ke's wise ruler in Wang Xuance's eyes, and it is also one of the reasons why Wang Xuance is willing to die.
Wang Xuance said: "Although your highness's canal is nothing wrong, it will be inappropriate if you ask others to listen. Although your Highness is traveling south simply, you must have many people who know your highness whereabouts, so it's better to be cautious."
Wang Xuance's words were nothing more than worrying that Li Ke relaxed his vigilance because he left Chang'an, so he reminded him.
Li Ke nodded and said, "What sir said is very true."
Although Li Ke traveled south with light clothes and simplicity, thanks to Zhang Yuan, at the Luoyang Wharf that day, Zhang Yuan actually set up a ceremonial guard of the Grand Governor of Luozhou to welcome him. As long as he was not a fool, no one knew who Zhang Yuan was greeting with such a big fanfare.
Although the surface of the canal looks quiet at the moment, Li Ke knew that he would arrive in Yangzhou soon had already arrived in Jiangdu.
"Zheng, zhan, zhan"
Li Ke was still thinking about this. On the side of the river, just on the side of the big boat Li Ke was riding, a melodious sound of piano suddenly came out, which came into Li Ke's ears.
"I was still ineffective at the beginning of my life. After my birth, the Han Dynasty declined. The heavens were not kind and the earth was not kind, so I met this time. The wars were searching for the roads and the roads were dangerous, and the people were exiled and sad. The smoke and dust covered the wilderness and the barbarians were prosperous, and their minds were in disgrace and their moral integrity was incomplete."
This is the guqin song "Eighteen Beats of Hu Zi" written by Cai Wenji, a talented woman in the Eastern Han Dynasty. Although Li Ke is not a person who likes to be happy, he is familiar with such famous songs through his experiences.
"Good song, this guy who plays the piano is good at piano. I didn't expect that he could hear such a piano sound on the river surface." Although Li Ke was not good at playing the piano, he was in the palace for a long time in Chang'an, and often mingled with Qin Huaidao and other powerful children in the wine shops. He practiced a good ear power, listened to the sound of the piano in his ear, and said to Wang Xuance beside him.
Wang Xuance is a real person who loves piano. He listened to the sound of piano coming from the river and Li Ke's admiration and said to Li Ke: "The sound of the piano is so sad and sad, both as clear as raindrops and as continuous as rivers. I'm very grateful to the three flavors of this song. I'm afraid even a famous piano player in Beijing may not be able to achieve such achievements."
Wang Xuance is good at zither, and Wang Xuance has a very high evaluation of the zither sound. Li Ke can't help but be interested in the zither players, so Li Ke looks back in the direction of the zither sound. Sure enough, behind the big ship Li Ke is riding, a smaller flower boat is following their left back.
Li Ke saw that there was a flower boat following them, so he asked Wang Xuance: "There is nothing to do when traveling left and right, and the sir is also very happy with the sound of the piano. I asked the musicians on the boat to play a song on the boat. How about passing the time?"
Although this flower boat is not hung with a flag, the ordinary people's boats will not be dressed in this way. This flower boat is mostly ridden by brothel women. Since it is a brothel woman, it is not impossible for Li Ke to invite him to play a song for them. Therefore, Li Ke said this.
"That's good." Wang Xuance paused at first after hearing Li Ke's words, then looked intently on his face and replied.
When Li Ke heard this, he immediately ordered the boatman who was holding the sail behind him, "The song played on the flower boat behind is very good. Please wait and find someone to invite the person playing the piano on the boat."
"No." Li Ke had the order, and the boatman who was holding the sail behind him went down to invite someone.
It is difficult to move on the water, so naturally there is no need to come on land. Fortunately, Li Ke did not wait too long. However, after a cup of tea, the boatman who was sent to invite someone brought the person over, but the person who came was called Li Ke was quite surprised.
Li Ke originally thought that the person came to sing musical music for others on this canal. He probably wouldn't look very good, otherwise why should he work so hard? He was suffering from drifting on the canal every day. But when the boatman appeared in Li Ke's eyes with the musical musical musical music, Li Ke was stunned for a moment.
The woman's eyes were like a crescent moon and eyebrows were like spring willows. She was wearing a light purple gauze and a long skirt with a flower belt on her waist, and her hair was tied with double rings to look at the fairy. Her hair hanging from her temples swayed with the light corners of her clothes, and her appearance was graceful. Her fairy figure was a big surprise, which was beyond Li Ke's expectations.
"I'm a fairy lady in my family pays homage to the young master." The woman walked to Li Ke and bowed her knees and bowed.
Chapter completed!