Love Affairs in Chang'an - Chapter 2

Chapter 2 Overlord Unarmored
After fifteen bowls, Yuwen Hongtai staggered to his feet and ran away, “I don’t want to drink with you crazy person anymore. It’s like I have a grudge against you for drinking. I’ll go back and rest!”

“Pretty corpse!” Depressed, Qin Mubai threw the wine bowl and fell onto the bed.

Yuwen Hongtai felt a chill run down his spine as he thought of the Eldest Sun Empress lying in the Origin Palace.

After taking a few steps out of the door, Yuwen Hongtai woke up a lot after being blown away by the cold wind, but his urine intent came up. He walked to the side of the trestle in a daze and was about to pee when he heard the faint sound of horse hooves. Following the sound, more than a dozen people rode over on the mountain path that was filled with night.

Smoke and dust drifted about, and his riding skills were superb.

“Who is it? A group of commoners dressed in plain clothes actually dared to gallop in the Zhaoling Mausoleum. Are they tired of living?” Yuwen Hongtai shuddered and tied his trousers. He strode towards the trestle road and roared, “Who dared to run a horse in the Zhaoling territory? Are you tired of living?”

“How dare the usurper–”

The horse was as fast as lightning, and a Snow Fiend Saber rested on Yuwen Hongtai’s neck, scaring him to the point that his entire body trembled and his alcohol intent disappeared. Seeing the person in front of him clearly, Yuwen Hongtai’s eyes straightened and he knelt down, “Your Majesty!”

The person who came was actually the Great Tang Emperor, Li Shimin!

“Those who do not know are innocent. Let him go. You all stay here without alarming the others. Li Junxian, follow me into the Zhaoling Mausoleum.”

Zhaoling martial law idler avoided. Tang Emperor Li Shimin and Li Junxian got off their horses and walked towards the mausoleum.

It was already late, and Li Shimin sat down in front of Empress Chang Sun’s tomb. Looking at the thick stone door, Ying Guo’s resolute face was filled with a trace of rare grief and resentment.

Li Shimin did not bring any offerings, but took out a pipa and played the strings with a golden scratch in his hand.

“Maidservant (Empress Changsun’s nickname is’ Maidservant Guanyin ‘), today is your birthday. Everyone says that the deceased has only remembered the day of his death, but I don’t care about this, so I purposely went out of the palace to visit you. I set up a layer view in the palace to look at your Origin Palace, but Wei Zheng taught me a lesson and could only tear it down … Forget it, let’s not talk about this. “This is your favorite tune. Today, I will play it for you as a birthday present.” Li Shimin chatted softly like a lover. He crossed his arms and began to play the pipa.

A low and sorrowful pipa melody sounded in the sky of Zhaoling. Li Junxian listened from afar and shook his head with a sad expression. “Your Majesty is really a person with a good temper. He has a deep affection for the Empress. Hearing this song, even a murderous man like me is about to shed tears.”

Qin Mubai, who was sleeping blankly, heard a few lute sounds in a trance. Like a conditioned reflex, he reached out and hugged the lute to his chest. He shook his hand and plucked the strings of the lute.

“No, I must go back!”

In the silent night sky of Zhaoling, two kinds of pipa sounds suddenly sounded.

In the Great Tang Zhenguan, the pipa was played with “wooden plucking” or “iron plucking”, and the melody could not help but be intermittent and tactfully excited. Qin Mubai tossed her fingers around in a series of tossing sounds, “Pushing her hand for a spoon and drawing her hand for a pa.” Moreover, he was playing a song called “Overlord Unloading Armor”, which was the typical exciting martial music that he played when his soul traveled back then. The excited tune immediately overshadowed Li Shimin’s court elegant music.

Yuwen Hongtai, who was not far away, was dumbfounded. Old Bai, Old Bai, just play the ghost pipa properly at this time. It doesn’t matter if you disturb the Emperor, but your voice actually overshadows him … Wu, he’s dead for sure!

Li Junxian took a deep breath and gritted his teeth as he said hatefully, “I’m going to see where the Berserker is so bold!”

“Slow!”

Li Shimin stood up and handed the pipa to Li Junxian, signaling him to listen patiently. Li Junxian’s teeth were itching with hatred, how could he be in the mood to listen to any music?

Li Shimin, however, was a big fan and expert of pipa music. His expression gradually became quiet as he listened attentively to the music, and then he revealed a surprised expression.

“Overlord Shedding Armor” was completed in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the entire song is divided into 16 sections, based on the scene of the final battle of the Wujiang River of the Overlord of Western Chu. Most of the people in the front were describing the scene of raising the tents and setting up a camp to fight, so they were extremely impassioned and forceful.

“Silver bottles burst out with slurry, cavalry protruding with sabers and spears.” The excited music style and Qin Mubai’s skillful and exquisite performance skills made people experience the situation. Li Shimin, who had experienced hundreds of battles, seemed to have returned to the passionate battlefield of some Golden Goat Iron Horse back then. He held the Son of Heaven Sword in his hands with surging pride, and his troops were like lightning.

The last section of the bridge between Farewell My Concubine and the embattled King was low and tragic. “Han Bing is already slightly on the ground, and the sound of the embattled songs is everywhere. The king’s spirit is exhausted, so how can this lowly concubine live?”

The endless flow of heroic blood continued to wrap around his fingers. Empress Changsun’s voice and smile faintly appeared in Li Shimin’s heart.

“I have thousands of miles of rivers and mountains to look down on the world, but I can’t keep my beloved wife’s confidante, Hongyan …”

Suddenly, a four-string chorus came to a sudden halt, and the song ended in silence.

Li Shimin’s expression suddenly changed. Even though the rain of swords and spears did not move him, he couldn’t help but tremble slightly. He took a deep breath and muttered, “What a marvelous skill! Furthermore, this tune is so compatible with my state of mind, so I’ll treat it as my best friend!”–Take a look!

Li Junxian raised his eyebrows in surprise and thought to himself, I have followed the emperor’s bodyguard for so many years, and rarely have I seen him so shocked as he is now!

Although the wine was light, it was still full of energy. After lying down, Qin Mubai was almost drunk, but his hand did not stop. He played “Overlord Destroying Armor” endlessly in a daze.

The room was a mess. The wine jars used for sacrifice were scattered all over the floor. Cups and dishes were messy on the table. On the bed was a drunken man with a soothing alcohol aura playing the pipa.

Li Junxian gently pushed open the door. Seeing this scene in front of her, she couldn’t help but be enraged. She glared at Qin Mubai with killing intent. She had the urge to pull out her saber and kill him. In the next moment, he was startled again. His eyes widened as he stared at Qin Mubai’s face, and his expression became extremely surprised.

“What’s wrong, Jun Xian?” Li Shimin walked in and asked.

“Your Majesty, this pawn …” Li Junxian was surprised. “He looks exactly like Duke Qin Shubao!”

“Huh?” Li Shimin frowned slightly in surprise and quietly waved his hand, “Go and ask someone.”

“Yes” Li Junxian cupped his hands and retreated, closing the door.

The soft-soled cloud boots were light and silent. Li Shimin walked to Qin Mubai’s side and sat down. He looked at Qin Mubai carefully and smiled knowingly. His eyebrows were wide at the temples and his forehead was straight. He was dignified and dignified. He was indeed eighty percent similar to Uncle Bao. He was handsome and graceful, except for a few strands of beard. Could he be Uncle Treasure’s third young master? He remembered that Qin Sanlang had indeed joined the Imperial Guards at an early age.

Without thinking about it, Li Shimin was already attracted to the pipa played by Qin Mubai.

“So the pipa can still play so? He didn’t need to hug her horizontally, but instead hugged the pipa vertically in his arms. He didn’t need to use a wooden pluck to play it His fingers were dancing like spirit snakes on the four strings, and his left hand was still pushing, strapping, beating, and twisting on the strings. Moreover, this tune was different from any feminine and elegant pipa tune in the palace. It was bold and heroic, strong, honest, and full of vigor. Li Shimin watched with rapt attention for a long time and secretly sighed in admiration. “It’s like an entire court musician band is playing … It’s truly a miraculous skill!”

After playing the song, Qin Mubai was even more drunk. He didn’t know where he was, but his brain was very dizzy and thirsty. He casually shouted, “Obasan, pour a cup of tea!”

There used to be a young and beautiful nanny in the family, and Qin Mubai always called her ‘Obasan’ jokingly.

“Obasan? Let me pour some tea for you … this stinking brat!” Li Shimin laughed and didn’t get angry. He really poured him a cup of tea. Qin Mubai didn’t care either. He took the tea and drank it all. He barely opened his eyes and continued to play the pipa.

Li Junxian, who had come back from the investigation, stood outside the door and listened to all of this. He was so angry that his teeth itched that he wished he could rush in and kill Qin Mubai, who had been rudely offended. But when he thought about it, the Emperor didn’t care about what he was anxious about. Coupled with the prestigious Qin Shubao … Li Junxian was secretly frightened and didn’t dare to make a mistake.

Qin Mubai snored and fell asleep after playing the song “Overlord Destroying Armor” three times.

“Haha, among the guardians of the Zhaoling Origin Palace, there are such strange people. Why didn’t I know about them before?” Li Shimin did not wake Qin Mubai, but walked to the door gently.

Li Junxian came forward and bowed, “Your Majesty, this official has investigated it clearly.” This brat was indeed the third young master of the Duke of Yi Kingdom, Qin Shubao. His name was Qin Liang Mubai, and he was usually called ‘Qin Mubai’ in words. Because he had grown up very naughty and unscrupulous, he was thrown into the army by Duke Yi three years ago at the age of fifteen or sixteen to temper his temper. Because of Duke Yi’s intentional instructions, Qin Mubai had been an ordinary soldier of the Left Guard Guard Guard for three years and had not been promoted at all. During an equestrian training two years ago, he accidentally fell off his horse and suffered a fall injury, which made him somewhat slow-witted, that is to say … a little stupid. ”

“A little foolish?” Li Shimin smiled inadvertently. “If a fool can play the pipa so well, how can we, as normal people, stand it?”

Li Junxian was stunned for a moment and didn’t say anything else. The Emperor loved music, especially the pipa, which was almost known to the world. It seemed that this time, the Emperor was interested in this absurd and rude Qin Mubai who could play the pipa well.

“Uncle Bao is the founding minister and occupies the position of Left Martial Guard Grand General, but his son is only an ordinary soldier. Such righteousness is truly a model for all ministers.” Li Shimin said thoughtfully, “Over the years, Shu Bao’s illness and sore that he had fought for his entire life has broken out. His body is getting weaker and weaker year by year, and it is difficult for the two eldest sons to fulfill their filial piety in front of their knees. Let this Qin Mubai go home and serve Shu Bao-Jun Xian, arrange it.”

“This lowly official obeys the decree!”