Qin Mugong's little princess is named "Langyu". Back then, Xirong once presented a huge piece of beautiful jade to Qin Mugong, and Mu Gong handed over the beautiful jade to her in order to make the little princess who had just learned to speak happy. The little princess grabbed Meiyu and hugged it, refusing to let go, so Qin Mugong named her Langyu.

As she grew older, she showed a strong interest in music, so Qin Mugong invited the most outstanding musicians to be her teachers, and carved the beautiful jade into a jade sheng. Lang Yu only went in and out of the boudoir and the music palace every day, and she gave up all activities to concentrate on studying and studying music; Gradually, music became the whole part of her life.

Lang Yu soon reached the age of marriage, but the girl was withdrawn and stubborn, she did not understand the sinister court, disdained to please men, and hated the red tape of the aristocracy. Qin Mugong took pity on his daughter, and he considered that the princes of Liehou were sinister, so he didn't dare to marry her to any powerful person, and he couldn't bear to make her a victim of the harem struggle. He once solemnly asked her what kind of person her husband should be, and Lang Yu said that he should be a scholar who has the same hobbies as himself.

Lang Yu began to use music to express his ideal love and deep expectations for Ruyi Langjun. In the fifth year of Lu Wengong, the season has entered early autumn. Whenever Lang Yu started to play in the evening, there would be a faint sound of the flute from the distant sky in the east, and the sound of the flute would obviously respond to Lang Yu's thoughts. The two rhythms lingered, and even if the jade had stopped, the sound of the flute still lingered for a long time.

This situation lasted for a few days, and Lang Yu told his father about it while holding his pounding little heart. She said that the man who played that voice would be her lifelong companion, and that they would be able to communicate with each other through music, and that there would be no second person in the world who could read her and be read by her; She needed someone to go to the East and invite him back to marry her.

Qin Mugong said that what is said in fairy tales is a lie, how can human beings use music to communicate? Lang Yu said that if her father said this, she would start to resent his father; If he doesn't believe it, he can go to the practice room in the evening and communicate with her.

Qin Mugong called Meng Ming and a great musician and came to the designated place on time. Lang Yu had finished her research for the day, and she handed Qin Mugong a sheet of music and said that the other party would use this sheet music to reply to her.

Lang Yu picked up the jade sheng and played a song, and the people present suddenly felt that the stagnant qi in the body and the pressure of the day instantly dispersed through the pores to the clouds, and they felt ten times lighter.

The musician said, "Although the music is beautiful, the son-in-law seems to be resentful. Soon there was a faint sound of flute in the east, and the musician nervously read the score one by one, and when the voice stopped, he said, "Not bad!" This man seemed to be comforting and encouraging the son-in-law. ”

Lang Yu wrote another sheet of music and gave it to his father. After going back and forth a few times, Qin Mugong was still a little confused, so he ordered the musician to play a song on behalf of Langyu. After the other party responded, the musician suddenly turned red, and Lang Yu covered his mouth and smiled: "The scholar heard that it wasn't me, he laughed at the master for using dog skin as a fox fur!" ”

Qin Mugong believed that fairy tales were not all lies, the stone in his heart finally fell to the ground, as for the candidate to find a good son-in-law, of course, it must be Meng Ming. Mu Gong returned to the road bed and asked Meng Ming to sit side by side with him, head to head; He picked up a bronze mirror, and the two of them looked inside together.

Mu Gong said, "Master, the widow is the same age as you. When we first met, you were a man in the prime of life with black hair. You see now, you and I are already two old men. For so many years, the master has worked hard for national affairs, without your loyalty and bravery, there would be no hegemony of the Qin State, and the most trusted by the widow is the master. The widow now needs you to fulfill one last wish: to go to the east and bring back the Jishi in Langyu's heart. can see Lang Yu marry Ruyi Langjun, and I don't have any regrets in this life. ”

Then the gray-haired Zuo Chief, for the old monarch's last entrustment, and for the fairy-tale dream of the little princess, embarked on the road of finding the mysterious existence of the musician.

Every day Meng Ming traveled, the music became clear every night. A few days later, he followed the route indicated by Lang Yu to the foot of Mount Taihua. There is a small naturally formed village at the foot of the mountain, and the aborigines of the village live an ancient and simple life of farming and weaving. Meng Ming asked an elder in the village if there was a musician in the mountains who was good at music.

The old man said, "On the fifteenth day of the seventh month, a young man came to the locality. He took a tube of jade flute and stayed in the village for a night, and the next day he went up the mountain, where he is said to have lived near Star Rock. He doesn't appear often, and sometimes he will go down the mountain to buy some wine, but he will inevitably play a song every night, which is said to be heard in Yongdu City, which is more than 100 miles away.

When the people in the mountains heard the sound of the flute, they forgot their tiredness and worries, but no one had ever been to the place where he lived. Two days ago, he came down and said that an old master would come here to look for him, and the old man guessed that you were old. ”

Meng Ming also stayed in the village for one night. Early the next morning, Meng Ming began to climb the mountain in the direction guided by the villagers. At dusk, the panting Meng Ming finally dragged his tired legs onto Star Rock. There is a simple thatched hut next to Star Rock, and a young man in white is bathed in the halo of the setting sun, sitting on a straw mat with his eyes closed. Meng Ming's first impression of him was: "How good would it be if he were my son-in-law?" ”

Meng Ming sat aside and waited quietly. After the young man opened his eyes, Meng Ming identified himself to him. The young man said that his name was Xiao Shi, and his ancestor was a historian of the Western Zhou Dynasty.

After Meng Ming explained his intentions, the young man looked very happy: "Thank you Emperor for not deceiving me for making Yuguo!" Meng Ming replied: "Of course you won't deceive you; If you dare to deceive the jade, the Emperor of Heaven will not be able to save you! ”

Xiao Shi said: "Our marriage is arranged by God, I can't deceive jade, let alone deceive the sky." ”

The next day, Meng Ming took Xiao Shi down the mountain and rushed back to Yongdu. Qin Mugong was first satisfied with the appearance of his future son-in-law; The two chatted for half an hour, and then praised his knowledge; After hearing Xiao Shi's performance, he stood up and exclaimed: "Celestials." Mu Gong held a wedding for the two on the day of mid-autumn.

Later, Lang Yu asked his father to build a Fengming platform, and after the high platform was completed, the couple moved to live on it. The two of them only study music every day, and their ensemble music can attract auspicious birds to swirl over the Dazheng Palace, echoing the sound of the sky with their songs. Gradually, the amount of food for the two of them became smaller and smaller, and the real thing that was finally delivered was brought down as it was.

One night, Qin Mucheng was asleep when he suddenly heard strange music from the Heavenly Palace. He woke up suddenly, and saw that the door was open, and the sky was shining, and the curtains were fluttering in the wind. Mu Gong ran to the window and looked out, and saw Xiao Shi and Lang Yu each riding a golden dragon and colorful phoenix, radiating a strong light, surrounded by hundreds of birds and hovering in the colorful auspicious clouds. Mu Gong saw Lang Yu and Xiao Shi smiling at him, Mu Gong stretched out his hand and waved it gently, smiling with tears in return. The dragon and phoenix circled a few times and then flew into the bright sky.

Qin Mugong suddenly opened his eyes, but it was a dream; His heart was palpitating, he was panting, and his pajamas were already soaked with sweat. Mu Gong summoned the maid and asked to change her clothes immediately and board the Fengming platform.

The maid fell on her knees and replied in fear, "Didn't my lord see it just now?" The princess and her son-in-law have ascended to heaven with a dragon and phoenix! Mu Gong was shocked and immediately called more people. The words of the people all confirmed the statement of the maid.

Qin Mugong immediately ascended to the high platform, which was already empty, only a phoenix bird feather on the desk, leaving a trace of comfort for the comer.

Qin Mugong has been ill since then, and his health has deteriorated accelerated by his longing for Langyu, and he can't wait to return to the place where he lived before he was born and reunite with his wife and daughter. In the summer of the sixth year of Duke Lu Wen (BC621), Duke Mu of Qin died of illness, and Duke Kang of Qin ascended the throne.

Qin Mugong's conduct was almost impeccable, he was loved and admired by the people from the bottom of his heart when he was alive, but after his death, he was criticized by the people. It turned out that he had lamented the loneliness after death at a banquet before his death, and the three brothers of the Ziche clan swore that once Mu Gong returned to the west, they would follow the monarch; And Mu Gong actually agreed. Therefore, the three brothers of the Ziche family committed suicide and were buried in the Mu cemetery, and the other martyrs were as many as 170 people, most of whom were forced to commit suicide.

The three Ziche brothers are the pillars of the country, so the death of the three made the people feel unacceptable, and the Qin State lost several important people for a while, and the Qin people were even more sad. Someone composed a song "Yellow Bird" to express the condolences to the three and the condemnation of Mu Gong: "Surrender the Yellow Bird, stop at thorns." Who from Mu Gong? The car is dying..."

The successor, Qin Kanggong, did not inherit his father's eloquence and his mother's courage and righteousness, but inherited the narrow-mindedness of his uncle Jin Huigong. During his lifetime, Qin Mugong implemented a series of policies to recruit talented people, and the treatment of scholars was very generous, and the expenses of the office were also very huge. Qin Kanggong was heartbroken by that huge wealth, and soon issued a decree to reduce and cancel the treatment of most people.

Some scholars had no choice but to do things that were unspeakable and unsightly to supplement their families; Some people simply left the Qin State to find another way out. The scholar class was a basic part of the state, and without the support of the scholars, the Qin state began to gradually decline. From then until the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, the Qin State could not compete with the Jin State.