It was not a trivial matter for Tuoba Tao to meet Helianding, at least the already busy imperial court was busy with this matter even harder. It is said that some people saw Gu Bi staying up all night in the Zhongshujian and came out directly. He fell on a pillar and knocked his head off.
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All of this has nothing to do with He Mulan, because He Mulan is just a small, inconspicuous entourage, similar to the bodyguard who was beside Tuoba Tao because of his strength, or Zhao Yun who protected Liu Bei during the Three Kingdoms period That kind of status is related to the real thing...
I'm sorry, she's not a soldier yet.
Because Gu Bi was too busy, and some of his strongest secretaries took time off to take time off, it was impossible to hide when they encountered such a thing, and they were brought back to work by the people in the Zhongshujian, which led to some things He Mu Lan had to do it herself, and she missed the days when a few people and A Shan Zhiqi were helping.
"General Hua, I still don't understand, isn't it bad to sleep on the ground?" The carpenter who was recommended by someone looked at the young man in front of him strangely: "If it's a little short, an inch is already very high. Add to one and a half feet, isn't that how high it is?"
That's right, He Mulan hoped that all the furniture she was familiar with would appear in her master bedroom. She was fed up with the furniture of this era.
Not to mention other things, eating, drinking, sitting and lying are all kneeling. After a long time, a layer of calluses has appeared on her knees and heels. It's okay to sit upright as a guest. Even at home, she has to lie down to write or eat all day long. I just wanted to make a table.
He Mulan's art foundation is not bad. After all, she is studying forensics, and she needs some simple sketches. She used charcoal pen to draw some simple modern double beds, tables and chairs, and gave them to the carpenter. Tell him where to insert the tenon and mortise, and the approximate height of each part. With such a detailed explanation, as long as he is not a fool, any carpenter can do it.
But in this era when everyone was basically lying on the ground or on a low couch, the things He Mulan drew were all inexplicable "objects", at least the carpenter couldn't tell what any of them were.
For example, the chair, although it was the regime established by the Hu people in the early Northern Wei Dynasty, still sat on the ground. The carpenter thought it was a strange-looking desk at first. He Mulan told him that it was a seat, and the height should be just enough to sit on. When his feet fell to the ground, he also thought that doing so was a kind of smearing Sven.
Helpless, He Mulan gave a lot of money, and most of the furniture was simple in style. He Mulan didn't need to carve any complicated patterns. It can be said that it was a great job received at the end of the year, enough for this carpenter to live leisurely next year. one Year.
So after thinking about it, the carpenter still accepted it.
"General Hua, I made your furniture for you, and I don't dare to ask for your bounty. You only need to give me the wages and material money. I only ask you a little. When the woodwork is finished, someone will ask for it. Ask who did it, please don't say it was me."
The carpenter bowed his hands to He Mulan.
"The old ancestor gave me food and gave me this craft. If outsiders knew that I did this deviant work, no one would dare to let me take up serious work in the future. If the general can be considerate and considerate of me, then it will be no more. Nothing better."
He Mulan had seen a lot before crossing the road. What initiated the reform and made something special, and finally the protagonist's tiger body was shocked and everyone called it "wonderful". I don't know how many plots...
But now she just wants to make the tables, chairs and benches that began to appear in the Sui and Tang Dynasties in advance for her own use, and she can be criticized by an ordinary carpenter as "deviant", and she even feels that she is working for herself at the risk of losing her job. Thoroughly poured He Mulan a basin of cold water.
The attitude of the other party awakened her even more. The advent and evolution of a thing should be inherited and continued. If it appears rashly, I am afraid that many people will regard it as such a strange situation.
But He Mulan couldn't bear it anymore. She sometimes even thought that Father Hua's knees had recurred because of sitting kneeling in the damp bungalow for a long time. In this era, many people have leg problems and long-term unnatural pain. Sitting posture also matters.
She doesn't want to abuse herself.
"It's easy to talk, if you think it's bad for you, then I won't spread it everywhere. I have my own bedroom on the left and right, and no outsiders will come in. Just let it go."
He Mulan thought that it would be troublesome to find a carpenter in the future, and added: "I hope the wood can be used better, at least for decades, and I don't need to change the bed frequently. If the furniture is going to break down in the future, I will Please come and fix it."
The carpenter naturally hoped that he would often have work in the future. In addition, He Mulan was very easy-going. After a few words, he happily took the money and left.
This is not a very troublesome job. The carpenter also has apprentices who are responsible for planing wood and making groceries. He made an appointment with He Mulan to get it later in the year, and it was less than 20 days. At that time, the military slaves in Montenegro had already In Pingcheng, the house will not be so empty.
Not only did she find a carpenter to make furniture, but He Mulan also paid a lot of craftsmen to set up horizontal bars and sandbags on the school ground. Use some dumbbells.
When a few people were not around, Chen Jie and Man Gu followed He Mulan inside and out, their eyes bulging.
What He Mulan was doing was too imaginative, and they had absolutely no idea what their general was busy with.
"General, a few days ago, the attendants in Tonglushuihu language that my mother asked for help from the Honglu Temple Tongwenguan, they have already recommended them. There are seven people in total, ranging in age from sixteen to twenty-eight years old. They are all good families with clean net worth and records in the government."
Chen Jie sent the carpenter away, returned and said to He Mulan, "I asked them to come over at the right time, they should be there soon."
"I'm looking at the military clerks in the hall. If they arrive, you can lead them directly to the front hall."
He Mulan only arranged some rooms in the front yard where he was entertaining guests and in the main courtyard where he lived by the back door. They were used to receive guests and live in them.
She will be dispatched to Bei Liang next year. Although she is not the main ambassador, she also needs to know Bei Liang and has a trustworthy entourage. Although there will definitely be corresponding translators and envoys in Beijing, but if she wants to walk around in Liang Kingdom, she hopes to use her own people, even if she spends a lot of money, it is worth it.
After all, they are still locals, or people who have no stake in them, so it is more fair to do things.
Originally, she asked Su Hejun for help, but Su Hejun told her that such people were considered as disciples or aides. Some of Honglu Temple’s little translators who were well-versed in writing had no oil and water. If He Mulan would give some money, Honglu Temple would be Will "loan" people to her.
In addition, the "Tongwen Museum" in Honglu Temple is responsible for collecting talents with clean net worth and proficient in multiple languages, recommending them to the embassies in various places at the right time, and also acts as a middleman to help matchmaking and take a cut. He Mulan needs It is impossible for people to ask Su Hejun for help, but it is easy to find Honglu Temple.
Honglu Temple is responsible for receiving envoys from various countries, in charge of the emperor's guards of honor, expeditions, and court meetings. The Northern Wei Dynasty was a multi-ethnic and complex environment, and Honglu Temple managed more. Some positions can get oil and water, and some positions You can't get any oil or water, such as translators.
Even if gifts are given, they are generally given to senior officials of the protocol, but not to these miserable translators. As for some people who travel around and speak foreign languages, I don’t know how many people want to join others. go down.
So when Su Hejun took He Mulan to Honglu Temple, there was news within a few days. I heard that in order to compete for such a worry, the translators of Honglu Temple also experienced some internal competition, and finally recommended seven people to come.
He Mulan only needed two people, but seven people came for "interviews" in a row, which made her a little surprised. But thinking that Honglu Temple may be cautious in doing things, and the mission is a major event, such an arrangement may be normal, and after a bit of surprise, I accept it calmly.
Before she had turned four pages of "Wei Liao Zi", Chen Jie reported that three people had already arrived. He was not like a personal soldier, but more like a handyman. He didn't wait for He Mulan's order. The three people who came have been received in the small hall of the front hall. After the time has passed, all seven people have arrived, and then they are led to the front hall.
With this ingenuity alone, Chen Jie had already dumped Mangu, who only knew how to fight, and didn't know where to go.
Man Gu secretly envied this little brother for being a man, but he asked himself that he didn't have such talent, so he could only sharpen his knife secretly, hoping to fight again with He Mulan in the battlefield. Go to the military to get a birth.
The seven people who entered the front hall with Chen Jie were a teenage boy, two middle-aged men, three small officials dressed in low-level official costumes, and a monk with a benevolent face.
He Mulan put down the book and was about to take a good look at them, but she couldn't help being shocked when her eyes swept across the curly-haired teenager.
Curly hair, brown eyes, facial features that look like an extremely beautiful Xinjiang teenager, and two machetes on his waist...
It wasn't that Gai Wu, who had been defeated by her repeatedly and liked carpentry, was who could it be
The seven people all came to the door with the recommendation letter issued by Honglu Temple. But He Mulan remembered that Gai Wuwei was the leader of Lushuihu in the North, and he led a group of Lushuihu people who licked blood on the edge of the knife to fight around, but he was a "senior talent" registered under Honglu Temple
Kind of weird.
Could it be that the Lushuihu people are already short of money to the point where they can do any job
Maybe He Mulan looked at Gai Wu too strangely. Several older candidates had already shown a "clear" look, and there was some faint happiness in their eyes.
Gai Wu's expression darkened, but he did not show the rebelliousness of later generations.
Chen Jie took out a letter of recommendation and listed the identities of these seven people one by one. Except for the last monk who was a wandering monk who placed an order in Huguo Temple, the other six people were all good citizens with the household registration of Wei State.
Gai Wu's name is registered as "Wu Gai", he is from Yongzhou, his father is from Lushuihu, and his mother is from Xiongnu, so he is proficient in Xiongnu dialect of Lushuihu family, pure Xiongnu dialect and Xianbei dialect. But among the seven people who came together, they were the ones who were good at it.
When He Mulan read his experience, he was even more amazed.
The experience written in this recommendation book is just a few words. It is roughly that my father died in battle due to the Xia Kingdom’s campaign, and along with my mother went to Wei Guoping City to defect to my uncle’s house, and entered my uncle’s household registration. Officer, I got this recommendation and so on.
Gai Wu's father, Gai Tiantai, was a famous leader, but no one knew who his wife was. She believed that because of Gai Wu's nature, most of the experience in this recommendation letter was true. Then his mother was a Xiongnu. There is no problem with people, and my uncle still lives in Pingcheng...
"I may be dispatched to Beiliang after the new year. Many people know about this..." He Mulan knew that several of them were officials of Honglu Temple, so he definitely knew the whole story, so he won't go into details.
"I don't need a very good translator, I just need him to judge the situation and know when to speak, when to shut up, and when to say something. What kind of advantages do you each have, let's talk about it. I only need two People, including food, lodging and clothing, the monthly dowry is three taels…”
She moved her lips slightly.
"Gold."
The word "gold" made everyone fall into the curse, even the wandering monk who seemed to be outside the Fang and the youngest Gai Wu, had a different kind of brilliance in their eyes.
For a translator to do some translation work, it is only a few pieces of cloth and a dozen liters of rice per month. Three taels of gold are enough for their family to spend more than a year, not to mention how many months it is for an ambassador. , If it takes a long time, it is possible to save a pound of gold!
It is said that there must be a brave man under the heavy reward. An official of Honglu Temple said first: "I have followed Duke Shun on an envoy to Beiliang, and I have also received officials from Beiliang, and I know the various rules of Beiliang..."
Another official of Honglu Temple sneered unceremoniously: "Generals are envoys of Shangguo, and they are sent to Beiliang. When they follow the rules of our Great Wei, they know what they are! No matter how familiar you are, you will be familiar with Guohong. Is it a ceremonial official sent by Lu Temple?"
He rolled his eyes and recommended himself: "I have always been good at changing things. If the general has any orders, I will be able to do it successfully."
This is a bit of a false statement. I interviewed people and said, "I have a calm and polite personality." My personality is "lively and cheerful."
In addition, this person directly ridiculed his colleagues, and there were some problems with his character. He Mulan directly crossed this person in his heart, and then turned to look at the other people.
The two middle-aged people were a little old. One saw He Mulan looking at them and couldn't help rubbing his hands. One of them said, "I did business in Beiliang, and I returned to Pingcheng after my business was broken, but I am very familiar with the business routes of Beiliang, and if the general needs such convenience, I can provide it."
Some envoys will bring some special products of Wei and Jin Dynasties to Beiliang and Hu merchants to sell, and trade some good horses and wine, which can be regarded as extra money, so this ability can bring practical benefits. took him down.
But He Mulan was not short of money, or in other words, she didn't need to make money in this way, nor did she have the time to make it. When she went to Beiliang, she was an envoy in the clear, but secretly she wanted to inquire about Beiliang's attitude towards Wei and the attitude of the people towards Wei, and doing business was not on her agenda.
So the other people were a little frustrated, but He Mulan didn't appear too happy, nodded and asked another middle-aged man.
"What's your business?"
The man smiled and said, "My youngest son is teaching Sinology in Guzang in Beiliang. I am not doing this envoy for money, but I want to take this opportunity to visit my youngest son who has not returned to China for many years. On the way to Beiliang, there are many thieves and bandits. I just want to be safe. Not only can I speak Lu Shui nonsense, but I can also speak Xianbei and Chinese.
He paused.
"But this is not an advantage. In this way, if the general is willing to provide me with food and accommodation, then I can not offer the three taels of gold every month, and let the general send it."
He said in his mouth that he "understood the writing and ink", but his expression was very proud, and he was obviously very confident in his writing. Otherwise, even a son would not be teaching Sinology abroad.
A Han Chinese who can speak Xianbei dialect, Han dialect and Huns of Lushuihu family must not be a small family, and everything he said about "don't want money" must be true.
But precisely because his conditions are so good, how could such a person not be able to find an escort? He Mulan felt a little uneasy in her heart, but still nodded with a calm expression, and then looked at the remaining people.
One of the officials of Honglu Temple was obviously beaten to the ground, and said dejectedly: "I... I have no ability. I was in charge of receiving the countries of the Western Regions at Honglu Temple. I can speak Xiongnu and Tocharian, and they recommended me. come because..."
He Mulan looked down at his recommendation and couldn't help but smile.
It turned out that the recommendation book said, "This son has a pure heart, a simple and honest character, and can be driven at will."
It means that he is an honest person and can be used with confidence.
He Mulan's smile was meant to be a compliment, but the official probably thought that He Mulan was laughing at him, his face was even more red, and his head was lowered to his chest.
"Your recommender has a high opinion of you. Your recommendation is the most suitable for being a follower. But I have to listen to the other two people."
He Mulan turned to look at the old and the young, and took a look at the recommendation book in her hand.
It's just that the paper on which the old monk's recommendation letter was written made her hand tremble slightly, and she almost couldn't hold the thin letter.
"Ci Xin, a monk from Baoen Temple in Guangping, who traveled around to promote Buddhism, traveled to Beiliang, Xia Kingdom, and Western Qin, and was familiar with local customs and conditions. He was good at medical skills, and was recommended by the monks of Honglu Temple."
Compassionate.
Compassionate.
For the first time, He Mulan felt that the arrangement of fate was so wonderful.
The old monk's relic was once carried by her into the Baoen Temple in Guangping, and indirectly saved his apprentices Chiran and Sun Ruoye. Even the two monks who were rescued said they were compassionate. Bless, He Mulan will be sent to the temple, save their lives and not starve to death.
He Mulan liked Cixin's two apprentices, Chiran and Airan, and believed that they were both "spiritual" people, and a monk who could teach two such disciples must be an interesting person even if they were not high-ranking monks.
And Cixin seems to be an ascetic. Not only did he not enjoy the incense in the temple, but instead, he ran away from the world and lived with his apprentices in Yunbai Mountain. Later, he drove the apprentices down the mountain one by one.
'The Buddha is in my heart, how can it be destroyed! '
Airan's unwilling shout after the outbreak seemed to still linger in He Mulan's ears.
The old monk had been holding the Buddha beads and stood neither humble nor arrogant. When He Mulan looked at him, he chanted the Buddha's name.
"The poor monk's name is kindness."
He Mulan expressed respect and stood up for the first time to show her respect.
This completely different attitude from before made Ci Xin couldn't help but be slightly surprised. After the two exchanged salutes, Ci Xin said:
"The poor monk will come here, it should be the arrangement of the Buddha. General Hua, you have a fate with me. The fate is often unspeakable, but it can bring infinite changes. Maybe what you need is my fate, waiting for It is also the 'predestined' that I came here, so that we can meet."
He Mulan didn't know much about Buddhism and looked at him in confusion.
Cixin continued to explain: "I would not have come to Pingcheng originally, so I was planning to travel all the way to Beiliang to visit Master Tan Wushen, but halfway through, I heard that Master Tan Wushen followed the Beiliang mission to Pingcheng, so I rushed again. When I came to Pingcheng, I couldn’t get into the Protocol Courtyard, so I had to place an order at the Senglu Division and leave the monk’s ultimatum.”
"After a few days, Master Tan Wushen entered the palace, and I heard that he saved General Hua, and because of this he won the favor of His Majesty, I knew that it would be a long time before I saw Master Tan Wushen again. The master has placed an order at Huguo Temple, and I still saw him and got to know you."
He stared at He Mulan quietly: "Master Tan Wushen is a real eminent monk, he said that you are a person of great fortune. But I was supposed to be in Beiliang, thousands of miles away, but I came to Pingcheng, This is the fate arranged by the Buddha."
"Master Tan Wushen and I became friends because of Buddhism, so I was entrusted by the master to go to Beiliang Guzang to pass a message on his behalf, rejecting the good intention of the Beiliang king to make him a 'national teacher'. I stayed in Wei State."
Kindness smiled.
"Although I agreed to his entrustment, I don't know how I can meet the lord of Beiliang. I had planned to spend a while in Beiliang for this agreement, but I was just looking for you to understand the customs of Beiliang and meet Lu. Accompanied by water nonsense, this is another kind of fate arranged by the Buddha."
"I have traveled in Guzang and Dunhuang for three years. I know most of the Buddhist temples in Guzang City, and I have close Buddhist friends in Dunhuang. Maybe I can help you, General Hua. This is not fate, what is it?"
"The Age of Rebirth"
The so-called fate refers to the arrangement of fate, not to mention that He Mulan believes in "destiny", even if she doesn't believe it, after hearing Ci Xin's words, she will also think that there are many things in the dark. Really coincidental.
Xianbei people believe in Buddhism, Lushuihu people also believe in Buddhism, at least Gai Wu believes in Buddhism. When he heard that the master and the illustrious "Tan Wu Prophecy" had become acquainted to the point of entrusting each other with important matters, he couldn't help but bowed his head and bowed his love.
"I understand what the master said, and I will consider it carefully."
He Mulan nodded and looked at Gai Wu who held the disciple ceremony.
"You are the youngest, and to be recommended, you must have extraordinary abilities. I don't know what abilities you have? I see your appearance, it seems... "
Before He Mulan uttered the words "Lu Shui Hu Ren", Gai Wu gritted his teeth and nodded, agreeing:
"Yes, I'm a douchebag."
"Huh? That's not what I meant..." He Mulan waved her hands again and again. "I don't have any prejudice against other people's origins. I am still an ordinary military household after Xianbei and Han people. I just said, you seem to be from Lushuihu, why are you in Pingcheng?"
When Gai Wu heard He Mulan's words, his face slightly improved, but his tone was still a little hard.
"I originally lived in Xia, and when Xia was destroyed, I came here. Lu Shuihu couldn't make a living in Wei, but in Pingcheng, there are always more opportunities..."
He raised his head suddenly.
"Originally, with this master here, I should just quit obediently and stop fighting for this errand, but I still have a family to support, and now I need this money, so I can't be humble."
Gai Wu's tone is very proud, as if as long as he fights, this position must be his. Therefore, except for the kindness, everyone else showed expressions of disdain or anger, but the young Gai Wu stood still and continued to stare at He Mulan and speak.
"General Hua asked me what I could do..."
While speaking, Gai Wu shook his hands and made two "snacks", the two knives around his waist were already in his hands, and he danced a knife flower and struck with both knives, pointing at He Mulan.
"presumptuous!"
"How dare you use a knife in the General's Mansion!"
It was also "Kangcang" twice, Mangu and Chen Jie both drew their weapons, and guards on the left and right stood in front of He Mulan, glaring at Gai Wu!
The whole room was taken aback by this sudden change, and the two middle-aged men even stepped back in fear, shouting "I'm going to kill you!" and "I'm going to kill you!"
Gai Wu frowned and cursed.
"Who is going to kill? Isn't it up to me?"
He didn't know whether it was really unworldly or eager to show his ability. He looked at Mangu and Chen Jie, probably because he felt that Chen Jie couldn't show his ability at a young age. go!
Man Gu only felt an extremely fast blade wind swept across his face, and immediately waved the blade to block, but unexpectedly another blade stretched out from the side of his neck like a poisonous snake, fast and light, with a slight movement. There was none. Seeing that his throat was about to be separated, he was so shocked that cold sweat broke out from his back, and he couldn't move forward or retreat.
Just as the knife was about to slash Mangu's throat, a strange finger appeared on the back of the knife.
It turned out that He Mulan, who was standing behind Man Gu, saw that Man Gu was wearing the "double-knife flow" and was worried that Gai Wu Young would lose his hand, so he rescued him.
"In my general's mansion, you can't use weapons without authorization, not to mention there are other guests here."
He Mulan's face was frosty as he pushed the knife back with just one finger, causing Gai Wu to be vigorously led back several steps.
Now that she has regained the strength of her heyday, she has fought many times with Gai Wu, who has already mastered his martial arts skills.
Gai Wu is not a swordsman who wins by force. In addition, he is still young and his swords are unstable. When the two swords cooperate with each other, there is a phenomenon of stagnation.
However, Gai Wu has established a reputation among the Lushui Hu people since he was a child because of the family's double swords. Now that He Mulan only stretched out a finger and turned his sword back, he was surprised and surprised. Fear, the hand holding the knife was shaking violently.
"You... are you a monster?"