fifth form

Chapter 2290 Chu Clothes and Songs

With the "Jieshi Zhong", the imperial palace became the back garden.

Zhang Xuezhou chatted with Li Guang in the Weiyang Palace. After he had a general understanding of his situation in the court, he looked for the direction of the side hall.

"Who are you and why are you trespassing into the Pepper Room?"

After asking Li Guang, it was not difficult to find out where the new emperor was.

Zhang Xuezhou walked to the Pepper House.

This is where the new emperor sleeps in the Weiyang Palace, and the current empress also lives there. It is part of the harem area.

Looking at the woman in the crane feather cloak and shouting, Zhang Xuezhou blinked slightly, and felt that there was indeed a master in the deep palace.

The woman had a scrutinizing look on her face, and seemed to be somewhat condescending, but this was also because she had the corresponding qualifications.

Not to mention the magical power that Zhang Xuezhou felt the other party had, the kind of clothes the other party had were not something that ordinary people could own.

"I am Dongfang Shuo, the Grand Secretary of the Imperial Court. I have been promoted to the position of Imperial Secretary and can come and go from the Imperial Palace at any time to see Your Majesty." Zhang Xuezhou said politely, "I don't know how to address this sister?"

The new emperor occupied the fortune of the dynasty, obtained the six talismans of the Taijie, and had the possible help of the empress dowager, so he entered the realm of supernatural powers in his twenties.

Zhang Xuezhou, on the other hand, has entered the realm of supernatural powers by combining many factors. He is not very old, and it is rare to find people younger than them who have reached the realm of supernatural powers or even the realm of self-centeredness.

The woman that Zhang Xuezhou treated politely looked very young, only in her twenties, but she was most likely older and only had such an appearance because she had taken good care of her skin.

He addressed the other party at this time and his attitude was extremely humble, which greatly lowered the woman's guard.

"I am Chu Fu, a witch appointed by the Queen herself!"

The woman bowed slightly and introduced herself as well.

Fengchang Temple was in charge of ancestral temple rituals, and Wuzhu was an official under the command of Jiuqing Fengchang Temple.

Ordinary shamans are sacrificial personnel who only appear in grand sacrificial ceremonies to cooperate with the Dafengchang sacrificial ceremonies. They are no different from the accompanying officials who Zhang Xuezhou and others had brought with them to Fengxi Ze to perform sacrificial ceremonies.

However, the authority of the shamans who performed special rituals for the royal family was much greater. Not only did they have special temples for rituals, they also had the ability to enter and leave the palace.

If a woman wanted to enter and leave the palace more freely, only the professional shamans of the queen and others were qualified.

Zhang Xuezhou could seek the position of 'Jieshi Zhong', but these professional shamans were extremely rare, and it was more difficult to obtain one than 'Jieshi Zhong'.

If there is anything that makes the shamans inferior to the 'Jieshizhong', it is that they cannot interfere in the government affairs, cannot get close to the emperor, and can only enter and exit the palace where their specialists are.

But even so, seeking to be a witch was still one of the few legitimate positions for women to succeed in the Han Dynasty, which was like a single bridge among thousands of people.

"So you are the Chu witch. By the way, the sacrifices you are in charge of and the rituals I am engaged in both belong to Fengchang Temple. It seems that we are in the same department," Zhang Xuezhou said with a smile.

"Master Dongfang is right. I wonder what business Master Dongfang has in coming to the Pepper Room?"

Having let down his guard, Chu Fu still had a sense of scrutiny and asked Zhang Xuezhou again in a very direct manner.

"I'm here to talk to Your Majesty," said Zhang Xuezhou.

"Just chat?" Chu Fuqi asked.

"Yes," Zhang Xuezhou nodded and said, "I have nothing to do at home, and I thought I was bored, so I wanted to go to the palace to see if Your Majesty was bored, so I came here!"

"Then Lord Dongfang really has time to spare!"

Chu Fu whispered.

Palace maids could enter the palace but could not leave it. Many concubines and queens were kept in the palace like canaries almost their entire lives, and few women could enter and leave the palace freely.

There are very few free shamans like Chufu, and it is extremely difficult to obtain such a position.

Suddenly seeing Zhang Xuezhou, an official who entered the palace out of boredom, even though Chu Fu had now achieved the same goal, she felt heartbroken. She felt that the difference between men and women was too great, and that a similar status did not bring her the same treatment.

"His Majesty is not in the Pepper Room, he should be in the Shufang!"

After calming down, Chu Fu gave Zhang Xuezhou some guidance.

She stretched out her hand and pointed in the direction of the inner hall, indicating the area where His Majesty was that Zhang Xuezhou was looking for, and then looked at Zhang Xuezhou with envy.

Obviously, Zhang Xuezhou can go, but she can't.

Not to mention that the new emperor was in the Shufang, even if the new emperor was in the Pepper House and was with the empress, these "Jieshizhong" officials could enter and exit the Pepper House on the pretext of the emperor's presence, and they did not need to worry about whether the empress was dissatisfied.

"Grand Doctor Dongfang Shuo!" Seeing Zhang Xuezhou turn around very casually after saying goodbye and not entering the Pepper Room, Chu Fu couldn't help but recite a few times.

"He is not a royal relative, but he has managed to climb to this position. I wonder where he came from?"

There was a gleam in Chu Fu's eyes. He waited until he heard a call from the hall behind him, then he turned around quickly.

"It's a doctor named Dongfang Shuo... It turns out that your majesty doesn't recognize him either. It seems that he should be a young official recently promoted by your majesty... Your majesty, don't worry. It's very difficult for you to learn to sing and dance, but your majesty has a beauty that can make fish sink to the bottom of the water and geese fall to the ground. It won't be a problem for your majesty to attract your majesty. Once your majesty knows how good your majesty is, he will definitely stay in the Pepper Palace all day and won't want to go anywhere else..."

In the Pepper Room, the sound gradually became farther and farther away and could no longer be heard.

Following the direction indicated by Chu Fu, Zhang Xuezhou shook his head and did not continue eavesdropping.

He also watched the TV series about the Luofu Dynasty when he was young. The women in the harem in the play also had such trivial matters. They spent the whole day thinking about how to please the emperor and how to exclude other concubines to gain his favor. The intrigues were endless.

Zhang Xuezhou used to think that these TV dramas were a bit exaggerated, but he didn't expect that they were actually very close to real life.

He put aside the sound of the Pepper House, and waited until he walked more than two hundred meters and passed the three levels of guards, only to hear a very melodious and clear singing voice in his ears.

"This song is of a high standard!"

Anyone who can sing a song beautifully is a singer with real talent.

Zhang Xuezhou had heard this kind of singing when he attended a banquet at the Marquis of Pingyang's Mansion. At that time, he only felt that the other party's singing level was very good, but he always felt that something was missing.

When I listened to it again at this time, there was something different in the song.

“A good word can do wonders!”

Zhang Xuezhou stopped and listened for more than ten seconds, then moved closer to listen.

The voice is the most important physical condition of a singer, while the lyrics give the other party room to perform.

Obviously, the uniqueness of this a cappella singing is inseparable from the lyrics, even Zhang Xuezhou was somewhat absorbed in it.

"Sima Xiangru's Zixu Fu is a fu about hunting and advising people on gains and losses. This kind of poetry..."

If Sima Xiangru's fu were to be categorized, Zhang Xuezhou felt that his fu occupied a moral high ground, similar to the 'main melody' fu.

However, Zhang Xuezhou never found main-melody songs pleasant to the ear. Even though many main-melody songs were played like brainwashing when he was in school, Zhang Xuezhou never appreciated or even became addicted to main-melody songs.

At this moment, he only felt that the main melody of the song was full of charm, which made him willing to listen attentively.

"It's rhythm, this is a rare sound rhythm monk!"

After listening to this a cappella singing, Zhang Xuezhou felt that his body seemed to relax naturally, as if lubricated.

There was also a slight tremor in the area of ​​the head, as if in harmony with this rhythm.

When there was a "click" sound in his head, Zhang Xuezhou only felt the sound of the overpass in his mind closing.

He had previously found it difficult to use his magic power and had not noticed this symptom, but now he was affected by the rhythm and returned to his original position.

This does not mean that the injuries to the Second Bridge of Heaven and Earth were repaired after Zhang Xuezhou listened to a cappella song, but that the song brought resonance to his body, which led to natural adjustments of his body and put it into a better state.

This made him exclaim in a low voice, feeling that he had met an extremely rare cultivator in the field of sound rhythm.

This kind of singing style is no different from Sima Xiangru's zither skills and can last for a very long time.

The effects brought by rhythm tend to be beneficial and rarely destructive. And because each person's condition is different, the benefits brought are also different.

It is normal that some people benefit while others see no effect at all.

As for the present, Zhang Xuezhou is at least extremely satisfied.

"That singing girl actually has such a talent... Your Majesty really has good taste!"

Following the sound of singing, Zhang Xuezhou looked up and saw the words "Shufang" on the door, which made him know who was listening to the song in the room.

When the song ended, Zhang Xuezhou was about to clap his hands, but then he remembered the etiquette of the Han Dynasty, which made him quickly change his mind and knock on the door.

"Your Majesty, this song only exists in heaven, and it is rare to hear it on earth!"

Zhang Xuezhou called someone and then flattered him.

This silenced the voices in Shu's room, and then the new emperor could be heard mumbling about a headache.

"So it's you, the one hiding everywhere, who's back again!"