Phoenix Shadow Coming From the Sky: Eleven, the mind wanders together 3
After the new year, and then the spring, the weather is no longer so cold.
As the temperature gets warmer day by day, I see the trees sprouting and the willow branches sprouting. In the blink of an eye, it will be the warm spring of March with the fragrance of peaches and plums.
On this spring day full of verdant green and red flowers everywhere, in the imperial palace and the general's mansion, no one has the heart to enjoy the flowers in spring. It was the sixth day of March.
The seven people have handed over the government affairs of the DPRK and China to their successors, and the servants of each government have packed up and prepared their luggage early.
On the fifth day of March, the emperor summoned the seven kings into the palace, and eight of them drank in Lingxiao hall all night long.
Drinking altar after altar of fine wine until midnight, the eight people with a good capacity for alcohol were all drunk and hazy, one of them was lying down, sitting and leaning, each in different states of drunkenness.
Nan Pianyue, the youngest, collapsed under the long case, holding a ball of quilt on her chest, muttering: "No one will bully me anymore... so good... so good..." He said "really "Good", but his face is wrinkled like a bitter gourd, full of sadness.
Hua Jingtai was lying on the case, holding the wine jar with both hands and murmured: "If I knew the gold, I wouldn't put it in the treasury. The eight of us brought it with us. It would be great to go to the end of the world."
Bai Yima sat upright, took a sip of wine and said to himself: "This wine is not bitter, and it's not like it's gone forever."
Feng Ji sat cross-legged in front of the long table, with his right hand supporting his chest and his left holding the altar, his eyes were quietly looking at the ground, with no expression on his face.
Ning Ning leaned far away on a chair, holding a wine jug in her left hand and a wine glass in her right hand, with a gentle smile that was almost illusory on her lips.
Huang Ti held the wine jar and poured it all the time, saying from time to time: "If I don't watch from now on, you all don't want to cause trouble."
On the soft blanket in front of the window, Dong Shixiu was leaning against the round window, half lying and half sitting, half drunk and half awake, his voice seemed light and unreal: "Fenghuang, can you be the queen of the big brother?" ?”
Feng Duying was too drunk to hold the wine jar, so she chuckled and fell down beside Dong Shixiu's knee, "No, big brother is the closest and most important person in the world, so it can't be someone else."
Dong Shixiu smiled desolately, in a daze, he still stretched out his hand to caress the head that was resting comfortably on his lap, and muttered, "Fenghuang'er...Fenghuang'er..."
That night, the eight of them were all drunk, and then fell into a deep sleep in the hall.
When Long Tu, who was waiting outside the hall, heard the sound of steady breathing coming from the hall, he quietly opened the door of the hall, covered the eight people lying on the ground with quilts, and then closed the door silently and left. go.
In the dead of night, the flow of light leaks.
"Boom...boom...boom..."
The sound of the watch came from a distance, waking up the people in the palace.
The fifth watch has arrived, and parting is imminent.
Dong Shixiu got up, and said slowly, "It's time to get ready." Perhaps he woke up because of this, his voice was dry and hoarse, extremely unpleasant.
The other seven people also got up one after another, but standing in the hall, their feet could not move as if they weighed a thousand catties.
Dong Shixiu glanced at his siblings, then walked towards the gate of the palace. When Huangti passed by, Huangti said softly: "Brother, let's make a queen." He hoped that his elder brother would not spend his whole life thinking about a person he would never get and worrying about for the rest of his life.
"Squeak!" With a sound, the main hall was opened, and the palace lanterns outside the hall were projected. The bright light made the figure standing at the door extraordinarily tall and tall. "I am your eldest brother, and your eldest brother is like a father. It is reasonable for you to worship me, but no woman in this world is qualified to be worshiped by you." After saying a word, Dong Shixiu walked away.
In the hall, when the seven people heard the words, tears welled up in their eyes.
"In this life, we are just brothers, not monarchs and ministers." Tranquility looked at Dong Shixiu's far away back and said leisurely. You are a generation that has never been seen before, why should you behave like a child, let's go."
"Okay!" The six people were full of excitement, shouted loudly to shake off their sorrow, and stepped out with their heads held high.
Fengji and Feng Duying walked at the end. When they stepped out of the palace gate, Feng Duying glanced sideways at Fengji who was walking side by side, and then took out something from his arms, "Fourth brother, this year your We brothers and sisters can't get together on our birthday, this piece of jade...is a birthday gift."
A black jade moon shone faintly under the lamp.
When Fengji saw it, he felt suffocated. How could he not know what this is, the round of jade and moon that entrusted his secret thoughts will eventually be separated, and they will be separated from each other from now on. "Thank you, Seventh Sister." He stretched out his hand to take it, raised his head, and saw that the ice wheel on the sky was bright and clear, and the sparse stars were elegant. This night is not good, where will the bright moon next year be seen?" The regret must be with me for a lifetime. [Note ○2]
There are many lights and shadows, and the eight mermaids run through the palaces and palaces.
On that day, the eight people returned to Qilong Palace, Diyan Palace, Jinghai Palace, Jitian Palace, Freehand Palace, Golden Rope Palace, Fengying Palace, and Youyue Palace respectively. Then they put on their brand new court clothes, and then the palace painter came to draw the most glorious moment for them.
When the sun rises, a faint golden light falls from the sky, and the earth is bright.
On the Liuhetai in front of Bahuang Pagoda, Dong Shixiu is wearing a twelve-pronged crown and wearing a red dragon insignia court dress. Nine dragons and sun, moon, mountains and rivers are embroidered on the court dress. He stands tall on the platform, golden The sun shines down on the whole body, and the whole body is filled with the aura of an indomitable emperor.
In the square under the stage, all civil and military officials stood quietly, and then shouted "Seven Kings Farewell" with the servants, and then spread it from the front of the palace gate to the vermilion carpet of Liuhetai. Seven people, Baiyima, Huajingtai, Feng Duying, and Nanpianyue walked slowly side by side. All the officials looked at the seven kings in unison, watching them ascend the Liuhetai gracefully and majestically.
The flags on Liuhetai are swaying, and the canopy is like clouds.
In the middle, the crimson canopy stands like a mountain in the east, and the red Canglong Banner behind him is flying in the wind in mid-air.
In front of Dong Shixiu, the seven kings stood side by side. They all wore nine-pronged crowns and wore court clothes embroidered with eight dragons and the sun, moon, mountains and rivers. The difference was the color of the court clothes and the colors of the banners behind them. . Huang Ti was dressed in a purple court dress, with a majestic lion standing proudly on a purple banner behind him; Ning Yuan was wearing a sapphire court dress, and a big roc spread its wings on a blue banner behind him, as if it could cover the sky and block out the sun; Fengji was wearing a black court dress, The black freesia on the white banner behind him is in full bloom, like a flying fire bird and flying flames; the white horse is wearing a blue court dress, and a swan flying among the clouds is on the blue banner behind him; On the banner is a mighty Pixiu with fangs and staring eyes; Feng Duying is wearing a white court dress, and a white phoenix soars in the nine heavens on a black banner behind him; eagle.
The color of court uniforms and flags determines that in the future the imperial family will honor red, the imperial kingdom will honor purple, the Ning kingdom will honor blue, Feng kingdom will honor black, Bai kingdom will respect blue, and Hua kingdom will respect gold. Respect, the wind country is respected by white, and the southern country is respected by yellow.
"Order!" Taiyi said loudly.
Following this sound, all the officials saw Yu Yantian walking slowly in front of the palace gate holding the jade plate. Destiny came from the Nine Heavens, and it was extraordinarily solemn and dignified. All the officials lowered their heads and lowered their eyes after seeing it. Behind Yu Yantian, followed by seven handsome servants in red clothes, each of them held a white jade plate in each hand, and slowly climbed up to Liuhetai.
On the Liuhe platform, Yu Yantian walked up to Dong Shixiu holding a jasper plate, and seven servants in red clothes walked up to the Seven Kings holding a white jade plate. The order, shining with black light in the sun, is the eight-sided mysterious order made of black iron collected from the bottom of the North Sea. The one on the jasper plate is nine inches long and weighs nine jin. It is seven inches long and seven cents long, and weighs seven catties and seven taels.
Dong Shixiu raised his hand to take the largest mysterious order from the jasper plate, on the front was engraved with four seal characters of "Xuanji Supreme", and on the back was a flying dragon flying through the clouds. He held the order in both hands, held it high above his head, and said loudly: "I am Xuanji."
The seven kings took the seven-faced mysterious order from the white jade plate held by Zhu Yi's servant, held it on top of their heads with both hands, then knelt down in front of Dong Shixiu, and said loudly: "The minister is Xuanshu."
Dong Shixiu said again: "Xuanji Supreme!"
"Xuanshu is the most loyal!" The seven kings said in unison.
"I and the seven kings (the ministers and your majesty) are of one heart and one mind, and we will govern the east and the world together, so as to keep the common people safe and healthy!" The eight people chanted in unison.
From then on, the "Xuanji Order" and the imperial edict were stored together in Lingxiao Hall as the emperor's symbol, while the seven-faced "Xuanshu Order" was passed down from generation to generation as a symbol of the royal family.
After the oath, the seven kings stood up and drank blood wine with the emperor, and then a series of ceremonies such as bestowing crowns, bestowing clothes, and bestowing seals.
At the hour of Chen, when the ceremony is over, it is the moment when the seven kings leave the court.
Huang Ti bid farewell to the emperor first, and then Ning Ningyuan, Feng Ji, Bai Yima, Hua Jingtai, and Nan Pianyue stepped forward one by one. When kneeling down, Dong Shixiu personally supported him. With tears in her eyes, Kedu reluctantly turned around, and finally said goodbye to Feng Duying.
With the help of Feng Duying, Dong Shixiu was heartbroken, thinking that since he held her in his arms, more than twenty years have passed in a blink of an eye, she is his treasure, she is his destiny The most important thing is, if possible, he wants to guard her and protect her for the rest of his life, but... He held her shoulders tightly, reluctant to let go, "Fenghuang'er, big brother will not be by my side in the future, you..." So far , I felt a cracking pain in my chest, and I couldn't speak any more.
Feng Duying was excited, his eyes were sore and hot, he leaned his head gently on his brother's chest, and said softly: "Brother, I will be fine in Qingzhou, so you should be fine in the imperial capital, we all have to Live a hundred years."
"Okay." Dong Shixiu replied in a deep voice, raised his arms to hug her tightly, and then let her go.
After the seven kings bid farewell, the prime ministers of the seven prefectures stepped forward, bowed three times and kowtowed nine times to say farewell to the emperor, and then drove out of the city with the seven kings in chariots.
The luxurious and majestic chariots of the Seven Kings drove out of the palace gate, attracting many people to watch and see them off along the way, and sent them all the way out of the city gate.
After leaving the city and driving ten miles further, we arrived at Zheliu Pavilion.
In front of the Folding Willow Pavilion, the Seven Kings got off the carriage.
In the warm spring of March, weeping willows by the lakeside of the cloud, like green gauze flying in the spring breeze, graceful and moving, the peach blossoms in front of the folded willow pavilion are in full bloom, and the trees and branches are like clouds steaming and glowing, unparalleled in beauty. In the beautiful scenery that is like a picture, it is sad because of the separation and attachment.
Feng Duying took a wine jar from Du Kang, took a big gulp first, and then handed it to Nan Pianyue, "After drinking this jar of wine, we each take care of it and go on our way."
"Okay." Nan Pianyue raised her head and took a sip, then handed it to Huajingtai, Huajingtai handed it to Baiyima, Baiyima to Fengji after Fengji, and Fengji to Tranquility Yuan, Ning Jingyuan finished drinking and handed it to Huang Ti, Huang Ti drank the last sip of wine, then raised the altar and threw it on the ground, "Bang!", the seven of them turned around at the same time, and went to their respective carriages.
"Second brother, don't practice martial arts too much in the future, it will hurt your body." Fengji said.
"Fifth brother, you can't be as good to others as you are to us in the future, there are many wolves in this world." Nan Pianyue said.
"Third brother, among so many women in your house, only the third sister-in-law treats you the most sincerely, please spend more time with the third sister-in-law in the future." Feng Duying said.
"Seventh sister, in the future, you will occasionally turn your back on your behavior, otherwise you will suffer." Huang Ti said.
"Xiaoba, if you want to cry and make trouble in the future, write to your brothers and sisters. Don't hold back, and don't make trouble with Yan Guoxiang." Hua Jingtai said.
"Sixth brother, don't be reluctant to use the gold in the future, or it won't be worthwhile to leave it to others after death." Jing Jingyuan said.
"Fourth brother, don't seek perfection in everything in the future, or you will only suffer yourself." Bai Yima said.
The seven of them spoke their own words, and each of them choked up at the end of the words. Then with the sound of "crack! Crack!" several times, the seven trains drove in seven directions.
When the carriage drove away slowly, a ray of flute sounded with the wind, drifting faintly between the heaven and the earth, gloomy and desolate, like a horse howling at the end of the world, and geese singing faintly in the sky, which makes people feel heartbroken and heartbroken. .
At the end of the song, a beautiful voice like the sound of jade is attached to the flute sound that is passing away, and it enters the ear with the wind:
"There are so many poor ways to send and send, let alone care about it.
The path of a thousand miles is sad, and the body is broken for a hundred years.
The heart is wandering together, and the life is suffering together.
No matter where you go or where you go, you are always a dreamer. "[Note ○3]
In the carriage driving to the southwest, when Feng Duying heard "wandering in the heart, suffering in the same life", he couldn't help but raise his hand to cover his eyes, clenched his left hand into a fist, and slowly pointed at himself with a line of blood Seep out of the cracks.
In a carriage behind Fengwang's chariot, Jiuyao opened the curtains, looked at the trees passing by the roadside, and listened to the wailing in the wind, couldn't help murmuring: "Life and death Farewell, it is a pain in life, but if I can choose, I am willing to be separated from my tribe forever in exchange for thousands of lives on Mount Jiuluo."
At that moment, Dong Shixiu stood with his hands behind his hands on the Bahuang Pagoda of the Imperial Palace, looking at the seven convoys that were getting farther and farther away, full of depression. Behind him stood Yu Yantian, the wind blew his robe and made a shrill sound, looking from afar, it seemed that he was going to fly away against the wind. "I have to leave as a teacher, you..." He sighed softly, "Treasure."
Dong Shixiu didn't make a sound, nor did he turn his head back, but just quietly stared ahead. Because he knew that even if he turned back, he would not be able to keep the person who was leaving.
In the imperial capital, the eight most legendary people in the past finally divided their things at this moment.