Song Gexing

Chapter 61 The old lady’s favor
"You don't need to be polite. A young official dares to hand over old people like us to you. It seems that the rumors outside are true."

Seeing Zhao Fang's respectful salute, Zhao Quan said with a smile.

Zhao Fang hurriedly explained: "Dad didn't say leave it to me, he just asked me to come and meet the seniors."

"You silly boy, isn't this just left to you? Do you think anyone can see our true faces!"

As soon as Wu Hui finished speaking, Rong Hua shouted angrily: "Bastard, you are fooled by lard, right? Who are you calling a silly boy? The respect of superiors and inferiors, and the righteousness of monarch and minister are all thrown into the dog's belly, right? Bar!"

Yan Qing's faint voice sounded immediately: "I support Sister Rong this time. Boy Wu, you've passed this time. Didn't you hear that King Wei is the crown prince that everyone recognizes?"

Wu Hui quickly apologized, and Li Deyong, who had always been cold and cold, looked at him and snorted softly.

Lu Shouqin quickly smoothed things over and said, "Don't be upset, King Wei. They are almost isolated from the rest of the world and have no contact with outsiders. It is inevitable that they have forgotten the rules."

Zhao Fang smiled and said: "It's okay, as long as you have the Song Dynasty in your heart and look towards my father, that's fine. Besides, in terms of age, they are all my elders. It is also etiquette to respect the elderly."

"Listen, listen, what a good boy, I recognize this master."

Rong Hua poked Wu Hui on the forehead and scolded him. What he said was approved by Yan Qing, and he said with a smile: "I also recognize this master. I also heard that King Wei likes to practice martial arts. It just so happens that I give this unique skill to Wei The king is worthy of his master."

Before Zhao Fang could do anything, Lu Shouqin exclaimed and immediately urged him: "Thank you, big brother! Senior Yan's soul-inducing song and the Eighteen Shocking Styles are unique in the world. I don't know how many people want to learn them but can't."

Zhao Fang didn't know what these martial arts were, but he knew that the skills that could make Lu Shouqin move were definitely rare skills.

He immediately stepped forward and bowed to the ground: "I am lucky enough to be favored by Grandma Yan. I wonder if Zhao Fang can become a disciple?"

"Teacher!"

Yan Qing's look of surprise flashed over, and he immediately said with a straight face: "I can pass on all my martial arts knowledge to the King of Wei, but I don't dare to be called master and disciple, otherwise the King of Wei will face opposition from his ministers."

"Since we have the gift of teaching skills, how can we not have the name of master and disciple? Those people are pedantic and absurd, just ignore them."

Zhao Fang said seriously, his eyes clear and firm, which greatly moved the people present.

Zhao Quan sighed and persuaded: "Sister Yan accepts the eldest brother's wish, but there is no precedent for a prince to become a disciple. In my opinion, it is enough as long as the eldest brother has the sense of master and disciple in his heart."

"What Ninth Uncle Ancestor said is correct or not. It is true that the prince cannot become a disciple, but Fang'er once became an apprentice to Chen Xiang and studied poetry and classics. My father did not stop him at the beginning, and the ministers did not object."

Zhao Quan was stunned and looked at Lu Shouqin in surprise. Seeing him nodding to indicate that the matter was true, he couldn't help but be surprised: "It's understandable that the officials didn't stop it, but the ministers didn't object. This..."

Lu Shouqin said proudly: "The King of Wei was smart and could recite the Book of Rites at the age of seven. The prime ministers were all stunned at that time. They argued for a long time over who should be his teacher. Finally, they brought up Prime Minister Chen who had become his official official, which put an end to the debate and allowed everyone to Forget about taboos.”

Only then did the five people understand that it was no wonder that Zhao Fang was able to become a disciple of Chen Yaozuo and perform the ritual of teacher and student.

According to the law of etiquette, no one can accept the prince's apprenticeship, only in the name of master and apprentice, and there cannot be the etiquette of master and apprentice. Only the emperor and queen can be worshiped by the prince in the world.

Even Zhao Zhen's concubines don't have that right. Brother Zhao Fang only needs to bow to them. Logically, they don't even have to kneel down to their biological mothers, but no one cares about this issue.

Even if people kneel down to worship their biological mother, everyone pretends not to see it. Similarly, the common son of a common family only kneels down to worship his aunt. The biological mother also does not need to kneel, and she does not even use the title mother, but is called aunt.

Of course, in the Song Dynasty, women were not called aunt, but instead called mother-in-law or xiaoniang.In the end, Yan Qing did not agree to become a disciple, but followed Zhao Fang back to the palace that night. Then the sound of flute playing sounded from Zhao Fang's residence, and his sobbing was extremely unpleasant.

"Your Majesty, is this a gelding, or...?"

"What nonsense are you talking about? It's the truth. Your Majesty has just started studying. It's normal."

Travelers are not omnipotent, even if they have golden fingers. Yan Qing's most terrifying skill is not his martial arts, but his soul-inducing song.

This is a thaumaturgy that controls people's will through music, but first you need to master musical instruments, such as Xiao and Xun with deep and distant sounds are most suitable.

In addition, Yan Qing's martial arts skill is the Eighteen Frightening Styles, which are performed with a long flute, so he can only follow suit and use the long flute.

It cannot be said that Zhao Fang has no musical talent, but compared to those who are good at music, he is a scumbag.

That is to say, he was the kind of person who was in KTV in his previous life and his singing was not fatal. If he hadn't been a prince in this life and had learned Gong Shang Jiao Zheng Yu since he was a child, he would probably be even worse at playing now.

The ancients actually understood music better than modern people. At least every scholar must have learned it. Children have rhythm when they are enlightened, and it is arranged according to the rhythm.

If you want to write lyrics, you must also understand the rhythm. The poetry itself is the popular song at that time, especially the lyrics from the Song Dynasty, and the lyrics are the music.

Although it is still debatable whether there is music in the Six Classics of Confucianism, music education is consistent. Music is included in the six arts, and Confucianism regards ritual and music as the highest criterion.

Confucius specifically talks about music in 22 places in the Analects, and Xunzi even wrote a special music theory. Because Confucianism believes that music has an educational role, it attaches great importance to music.

This is not the case for modern people. Only those who are engaged in music to make a living will learn these things, and what they learn is not the teaching method of music, but how to use music to make money.

This essential difference allowed the ancients to better understand the connotation of music. This is why ancient songs and dances are the most popular, but language programs are not popular.

And this is common to both the East and the West. Westerners also believe that opera is elegant, and other programs are just for fun.

Two days later, the Imperial City Division's investigation was completed, and the suspect was identified as Secretary Chu Shan. Cao Quan immediately reported the news to Zhao Fang.

Even though Zhao Fang had been the deputy envoy of the Imperial City Division, he really didn't know many people. After hearing the report, he asked: "Chu Shan, how long has this person been in the Imperial City Division?"

"Chushan is 37 years old. He entered the Imperial City Division in the fifth year of Tiansheng. He is from Luzhou on Huainan West Road..."

"In the fifth year of Tiansheng, he is already an old man."

Zhao Fang pondered for a moment and then asked: "Huainan West Road is far away from Liao Kingdom and Xixia. How did he become a spy, for money?"

Cao Quan replied solemnly: "It's probably not a Xixia spy, it's from the Liao Kingdom. According to reports, Chushan Xuxian married a woman who fled famine five years ago. She is suspected to be a Khitan."

The fifth year of Tiansheng was 1025, and now it is the fifth year of Qingli. A full 22 years have passed. In other words, Chushan entered the Imperial City Division at the age of 15. It would be terrible for such a person to rebel.

Thinking of this, Zhao Fang immediately became serious and said: "Eleventh Uncle, since Chushan's wife can have problems, then the entire family members of the Imperial City Department must be investigated. I'm worried that there are others hidden deeper."

(End of this chapter)