Bachelor

Chapter 143

As soon as Emperor Zhengde said these words, Sun Dan's uneasy heart was completely calmed down.

"The general is absurd. There are people like Sun Dan in the world. Now, I am just a small scholar. In the future, I don't know if I can pass the test!"

"If you can't win the exam, then there must be something wrong with the examiner, and you really have to investigate it thoroughly." Zhengde became happy, and his energy became much stronger: "People say that listening to Sun Jingyuan's story can cure all diseases By the way, many people like to listen to your "Swordsman", where did you talk about it last time?"

"Returning to the general, we talked about the part where Linghu Chong reached the cliff facing Siguo."

"That's right, that's right, that's the part, Lin Pingzhi is abominable, he should be killed for taking away his fiancée!" Zhengde slashed his hands like knives with resentment.This exertion made him feel weak, so he quickly asked Sun Dan to help him lie down: "Go on, by the way, the guys outside are still waiting to hear your story!"

"Yes, I'll just say it."

Sun Dan raised his spirits, cleared his throat, and continued to tell the story.

The section of Siguoya is one of the most classic parts in "Swordsman". Linghu Chong was taught by Feng Qingyang during the period of facing the wall, and he learned the Dugu Nine Swords, and he has the strength to compare with the heroes of the world.Of course, Sun Dan hasn't talked about that part yet, last time he just mentioned that Linghu Chong was punished and his mood was gloomy.

Everyone, including the eunuchs who were watching, was worried about Linghu Chong's future, and Zhengde ordered Sun Dan to continue telling the story.Soon, another group of eunuchs gathered silently and stood in the outer room to eavesdrop.

……

Linghu Chong stood on the edge of the cliff, staring blankly at the backs of the two of them until they turned around the valley.Suddenly, Yue Lingshan's clear singing voice floated up from the back of the col, the tune was very light and smooth.Linghu Chong grew up with her since she was a child, and had heard her sing countless times, but he had never heard this song before.Yue Lingshan used to sing Shaanxi ditties with long endings, swaying leisurely in the valley, but this one is like pearls turning into water, with clear and round characters.

Linghu Chong listened to the lyrics, and only vaguely heard the words: "Sister, go up to the mountain to pick tea", but she pronounced it strangely. Most of the time, she only heard the sound and could not distinguish the meaning. This new song is very nice, next time you come to the cliff, please ask her to sing it from the beginning." Suddenly, as if being hit hard by a hammer in the chest, she suddenly realized: "This is a Fujian folk song, it is Lin Shidi. Teach her!"

That night, Linghu Chong couldn't fall asleep because of his thoughts. He could hear Yue Lingshan's brisk, lively folk songs with indistinguishable voice.I complained and blamed myself several times: "Linghu Chong, Linghu Chong, how chic and easy you were in the past, but today you just want a piece of music, but you can't get rid of it in your heart. You are a man in vain." Even though she knew she shouldn't, Yue Lingshan's Fujian folk song But the tone is always lingering in my ears.

……

"How could this be?" Zhengde had closed his eyes and listened on the bed, with a look of enjoyment.Hearing this passage, his eyes opened, and they were filled with green light.

He clenched his fists tightly with both hands, and murmured in a hoarse voice: "How could this be!"

"Wow!" Suddenly, there was a low cry from the outer room.

It turned out that someone among the group of eunuchs felt sad and couldn't help but shed tears.

This cry caused a chain reaction, and gradually people joined the crying team.Even Zhengde had moisture in his eyes.

Sun Dan was a little puzzled. He also felt sad when he watched this passage for the first time, but he didn't cry out.It seems that the tears of the ancients were really low, and they couldn't hold back when they encountered classic fragments in modern literature.

"Why are you crying? What's there to cry about?" Zhengde cried out weakly.

The crying stopped.

"Ahem..." Zhengde coughed softly, but tears were already falling: "If I were Linghu Chong, I would have killed that pair of dogs..." He looked up at Sun Dan sadly, his voice trembling: "Then... Did the junior sister change her mind later... Did her lover finally get married with her senior brother?"

At this moment, Masanori, who was full of murderous intent before, turned into a pure young man with a dignified face.

After following Sun Dan's story for so long, not only the eunuchs, but Lian Zhengde fell in love with Yue Lingshan, a lively and lovely heroine, from the bottom of his heart.He had asked Sun Dan more than once before: "Are you married? Did they get married later? Linghu Chong is really lucky. With a wife like this, what more can a husband ask for?"

But now the number one heroine has empathized with someone else, which made him feel suddenly empty in his heart and extremely sad.

Sun Dan couldn't bear to tell him that Yue Lingshan would marry Lin Pingzhi in the future, and he couldn't bear to tell him that this little junior sister died a terrible death.

After only being silent for a moment, he said with a smile: "General, if I tell you the ending directly, can you still listen to this story? What's the point of a story and life without a sense of expectation?"

Zhengde was stunned, "That's exactly the reason, but...but I'm afraid I won't be able to wait until the day when I hear the finale...I know my own affairs best. My body hurts badly. Stir the knife in it... I won't live long." His voice was very low, but tears kept falling.

Sun Dan felt a little sad in his heart, and comforted him: "I've heard someone say that knowing pain is a good thing, at least it means that you are alive, at least it means that God is still caring for you. If you don't know the pain one day , Numb, that is a terminal illness, there is no cure. General, you can rest assured, you will live a long life."

Zhengde wiped away his tears: "My tears are for my junior sister, not because I am afraid of death!" He suddenly lifted his spirits: "On the battlefield, life and death have been seen a lot, and I look down on it. The only thing I worry about It is the comment of future generations. The merits and crimes of thousands of years will be commented by future generations... I just don’t know how others will comment on me in the future? Absurd, nonsense, stupid, incompetent, disaster for the country and the people?"

Sun Dan: "No, definitely not. In Sun Dan's view, the comments of later generations on the general are most likely to be summed up in four words."

Zhengde hurriedly asked: "Which four words?"

"Not following the rules."

Sun Dan also said this sentence boldly, and he was sure of Zhengde's mind, knowing that he would not be angry.

Sure enough, Zhengde laughed, "Then I will sum up four words for myself—be innovative."

Sun Dan's face was calm: "There are four more words-Xiong Cai Da Lue."

"Really!" Zhengde's breathing became rapid, and he didn't know where the strength came from. He sat up suddenly from the bed and grabbed Sun Dan's arm: "What do you say? Why don't you follow the rules anyway?"

"What are the rules? It's not decided by the civil servants themselves. If they really act according to the rules of the dynasty, if they are replaced by Tang Zong and Song Zu, they can only sit obediently in the palace and be manipulated by others. How can the world be unified? Where did the rule of Zhenguan and the Song Dynasty last for hundreds of years?"

Zhengde laughed loudly: "Well said, if I follow their rules, what else can I do, and how can I express my ambitions? There are too many rules in this Ming Dynasty, even if you are noble and talented, If everything is done according to the rules, you will achieve nothing. Sun Dan, what you said has reached my heart. It's a pity...you can't represent the people in the world...I will definitely be written very badly in the future .”

Having said this, Zhengde's expression became decadent again.

Sun Dan: "History books are written by scholars. The general did not follow their rules. He has offended all scholars in the world. In the future, there will be no good things to say in history books. Although there are future generations to comment on the merits of history books, But it is the scholars who comment on the past."

"Then, after I die, you will write this history book." Zhengde said with all his strength: "With your talent, your vision, and your articles, you will be the leader of my Shilin in the next 50 years. I want you to give me justice, even if I die, I can rest in peace under the Nine Springs. I will leave a name after my death, but I can’t let those rotten scholars ruin my reputation.”

Sun Dan was speechless, and after a long time he said: "Sun Dan is just a scholar, if one day he is lucky enough to write history, he should write straight and straight, and restore history to its true colors."

"You can do it, you can do it..." Zhengde exhausted all the strength in his body, tilted his head, and was about to fall asleep, "Don't leave these few days, stay by my side, I will do what I have done I'll tell you everything about..."

Bi Yun tiptoed over and said in a low voice, "Sun Dan, the general is asleep, follow me."

After leaving the room, Bi Yun took Sun Dan away for a long time, found him an elegant room, and told him to live here for a few days.

And said: "Leopard's room is usually not disturbed by idlers, so you don't have to worry about being seen. Although the general doesn't let you go out, it actually shows that he values ​​you very much and doesn't want to see you get involved in the mess outside. , Delaying your own future."

When Sun Dan thought about it, he felt relieved: "That's fine, Sun Dan has been busy with affairs these days and has no time to study, but now he can calm down and study."

"That's right." Bi Yun smiled and nodded: "And don't care about anything, just sit and watch Yunqi."

While talking, Bi Yun suddenly smiled mysteriously and asked, "Sun Dan, what do you think Ping Qiuli will say to Guo Xun at this time?"

"What else can I say, it's nothing more than high-ranking officials and rich salary. But, does Guo Xunzhang lack these things?"

"Of course he is not lacking."

"So, for Guo Xun, it's better to stay still than to move. I'm afraid many people in the capital are thinking about it." Sun Dan said, "Don't worry, Mr. Bi. I checked just now, and the general's condition will not deteriorate anytime soon. No matter what, I can survive this winter."

"Are you sure about that?"

Sun Dan smiled without saying a word.

Bi Yun breathed a sigh of relief: "Sun Dan, you are finally living here now, and you can listen to your stories every day. During this time, everyone was so infatuated by your story that they couldn't live a good year."

(End of this chapter)