Rose arrived at the imperial mausoleum, and waited until it was dark before sneaking into the courtyard where the fourth prince lived. This year, he and Zhang Yunzheng were trained in the south as key porters of wine barrels, and the fat they had grown at that time had long been lost, replaced by thick arms. Although his lightness kung fu is not that good, he climbed up to the top of the wall with a jump, pulled his body up, and climbed up the wall easily. Then he sat on the wall, took a small stone, and knocked on the window of the light.
Hearing the sound, Waiter Ding hurriedly put on his clothes and got up, and went out of the house with a beating heart. When he arrived in the yard, he looked up at the rose on the wall under the winter moonlight. Although his face was a little blurry, he knew immediately that it was rose. Waiter Ding only felt that his eyes were moist immediately, Rose was his only friend in this life, a person who had an equal relationship with him. He broke into his life, told countless ghost stories, and then disappeared suddenly. Now that he came back suddenly, Ding Neishi half opened his mouth and stood helplessly, as if he was stupid.
Rose laughed softly, jumped off the wall suddenly, and landed in front of Ding Nei Shi, Ding Nei Shi took a step back in fright. Rose smiled and said to Ding's waiter: "Ha! Little Dingzi! Are you scared? Look at me, I'm so powerful now! Come, touch my arm, it's a big lump of iron! My young master asks me to lift it every day. Hundred catties of stone locks hundreds of times! I am so miserable! I miss you every day! Now no one brings me water, no one cooks for me! It takes a long time to beg for a spoon, It’s better when I’m with you, it’s really like being in heaven! I can’t wait to live with you again one day..." As he said, he pulled the dumb waiter into the house.
Waiter Ding Nei came into the room, and then he came back to his senses, hurriedly lit the lamp, and went into the back room to call the fourth prince. The fourth prince has also woken up, sitting on the bed. Waiter Ding recovered his voice, and whispered to the fourth prince, "It's the rose." The fourth prince hurriedly put on his coat, and went to the outer hall with Waiter Ding.
Rose became more serious, saluted the fourth prince, unwrapped the package on his back and gave it to the fourth prince, saying: "These are dry goods from the south, and my son gave them to His Highness."
The fourth prince motioned Ding Neishi to pick it up, and asked: "Does your young master have any letters
Rose shook her head in embarrassment, glanced at Ding Neishi, and said with a smile: "I... we just passed by... to say hello..."
The fourth prince understands that Ganqing Rose is here to see Ding Neishi! He was somewhat disappointed—he secretly expected that there might be a letter from Su Wanniang or something. He sighed secretly and asked casually, "Where are you going?"
Rose said cautiously: "The coast is north."
The fourth prince knew that he was transporting things to the border, so he nodded and said: "Okay, you guys talk, I'm going to bed." Sadly, he went back to the back room.
Rose asked Ding Neishi with a smile: "Do you have anything to eat?" Ding Neishi hurriedly stammered: "Yes... yes..." He was about to go out, but stopped again, and carefully looked at the door of the inner room.
The fourth prince lay down in the back room, listening to the servant Ding whispered to Yue Ji outside: "Follow me...to the living room..." Rose answered, and the two of them went out, and it was quiet outside.
The fourth prince couldn't fall asleep, tossing and turning. According to Shen Wen's estimation, Bei Rong will attack in a year's time, with a menacing momentum. It's only been a year, and I don't know how the preparations are going... It's rare for him to feel anxious, but he can't do anything except being trapped here.
Rose followed Ding Neishi to the living room, Ding Nei Shi ran to the kitchen and made noodles for Rose, knowing that Rose had a big appetite, he ordered a catty of noodles, put bacon, laid two eggs, and ordered sesame oil, and gave it to the fourth prince Of course he won't tell others.
Rose ate happily without stopping to talk, and told Ding Neishi two more ghost stories. In the middle of the winter night, watching a solitary lamp, seeing Rose's eyes emitting a strange light, Ding Neishi was so scared that he kept blinking, which gave Rose a sense of accomplishment.
In the middle of the night, when Rose had eaten and drank enough, she burped and said to Ding Neishi, "Thank you, little Dingzi! Let me just say, you are the best person in the world!" After some nonsense, Rose said: "I have to go, I'll tell you a story next time I come back."
Ding Neishi couldn't say anything, so he accompanied Rose to the yard. When they were together at that time, Ding Nei Shi was often silent, and Rose was used to talking to himself, so he didn't think there was anything unusual about Ding Nei Shi.
Before going to climb the wall, Rose patted Ding Neishi on the shoulder: "Little Dingzi! Why are you so thin? You should eat more!" Ding Neishi put a blank face and said nothing, Rose smiled: "You are still so stupid !” Then he jumped up to the top of the wall, turned back and waved his hand, jumped off the wall and disappeared.
Ding Neishi looked at the high wall, and after a while he choked up and said: "Who... who's in a daze..." He is usually very smart, who ever said he was in a daze
After the fifteenth day, the third official Yan and his wife left for the wine cellar first, and the second official Yan also took a group of excited students to bid farewell to the academy and set off.
Shi Helin carried the package and joined Yan Erguan's team. Su Chuanya came to see him off with an unhappy face: "Master is biased! How could you leave me?"
Shi Helin sighed: "You have someone to take care of you here. Now I miss your senior brother again. He hasn't been alone in the past. I don't know how he is now. I have to go and see him."
Su Chuanya said: "Master, isn't he afraid of the cold? Why are you going to the border?"
Shi Helin replied: "Isn't it spring? I'll come back when it really is winter."
Su Chuanya was going to the border, but the master thought she wanted to take the opportunity to drop out of school, so she was punished again. Shi Helin thought that the master was very responsible, so he told Ji Yan that he was going to the border, hoping that the master would take care of Su Chuanya more often. Ji Yanshi also had the idea of going to the border, and simply told his grandfather that Su Chuanya was valued by his master, and Shi Langzhong would leave, so he let Su Chuanya live in his grandfather Yan Jing's residence, saying that it was convenient for him to read books and help him prepare imperial examination.
Su Chuanya really felt that everyone had abandoned her, feeling depressed, holding back her exams, soaring into the sky, becoming a civil servant as soon as possible, and ending this life of being kicked around.
The day the students left, the academy was particularly lively. In addition to the relatives and parents who saw them off, other students also came to see them off. A large group of people, horses and vehicles rushed out of the city, and no one noticed that there were two more carriages inside.
After dinner, Mrs. Yan sent someone to say that Ji Yan had entrusted the child to her for a day, and just now she sent someone to deliver a letter, saying it was for his grandfather, and Yan Jing knew something was wrong.
He got Ji Yan's letter, and after reading it, his face turned blue with anger, and he said to people: "Go and invite high-ranking officials!" Then he read the letter again.
In fact, the letter just said that Ji Yan was worried about her husband, and now that someone was escorting her, she went to the border gate to visit her and asked her grandparents to help her look after her child. But Yan Jing always felt that the meaning of this letter was not enough, so he read it several times, and suddenly said: "Go to the second official's courtyard to find out if the second wife is still there." How could Ji Yan walk alone? It must be accompanied by a female family member. Judging from the situation, it must be his second daughter-in-law who also went.
Sure enough, the person soon reported that the second wife went to the border with the second official, and the notice said that they would tell the old official Yan after a day or two. The father apologized, saying that he couldn't help his wife to go with him, so he went together, and promised that he would not make any mistakes because of this.
Yan Jing became even more angry, why is this son so confused! How can someone travel thousands of miles to the border but bring his wife with him? ! ... Suddenly, his heart trembled, yes! My son has always followed the rules and helped me manage the academy. He has always been orderly and rigid. He definitely shouldn't take his wife to the border because of his noise! Moreover, my daughter-in-law is not an unruly person, unlike her daughter...
Yan Jing suddenly felt that his body was half cold! That Yan Wu! Unscrupulous, arrogant and crazy! Who is she married to? ! Shen Jian, the second son of the Marquis of Zhenbei, is now at the border! Yan Wu must have gone...
If these people were in front of them now, Yan Jing would definitely give each of them ten rulers without hesitation! They are fooling around! Yan Jing supported the table and sat down. Yan Wu also said that she was praying for her husband. If this was discovered, what would happen to her reputation? What about the women's name festival of the Yan family? ! That's why my second son and daughter-in-law went to the border to persuade her to come back, right? But why did Ji Yan's get involved again? ! Isn't this chaos on top of chaos? …
Someone said that the official Yan came, Yan Jing nodded solemnly and let him in.
Official Yan was a bit hunchbacked, with ink stains on his clothes, and his expression was dull because of years of studying, so he came in and saluted Yan Jing, "How is father?"
Yan Jing looked at the eldest son, who was a little bit hard to speak. This son likes to learn and is famous for his articles. He is considered an accomplished scholar, and he is very proud of it. People say that the blessings of parents can be seen from their children. No matter how powerful and glorious parents appear on the surface, if their children are not successful, it shows that their parents are lacking in character. With such an accomplished son, Yan Jing felt that he shouldn't be such a bad person.
He hesitated for a while, and then slowly said: "Your second sister-in-law, accompanied your second brother to the border."
Official Yan was puzzled: "Why?!"
Yan Jing sighed and shook his head: "It's not because of his trouble-making daughter!"
Official Yan was puzzled: "Didn't Yan Wu marry the second son of the Marquis of Zhenbei? Isn't he praying in the temple for his husband who is far away at the border?"
Yan Jing said with a livid face: "Do you think Mrs. Shen Er would be so honest?!"
Officer Yan groaned, quickly looked at the door, and said in a low voice: "Father! You mean she went to the border to find her husband?! The second brother and younger siblings just went to find her? What a troublemaker! If this It has been spread, 'The second lady Shen who is praying is not in the temple', so her name..."
Yan Jing also whispered: "What's the name?! According to Xiu Ming, Bei Rong violated the border this year..."
Official Yan stumbled: "Then why is the second sister-in-law going?! What if there is a fight!"
Yan Jing looked at Mr. Yan with a bitter face, gritted his teeth and said: "Your daughter also went with them, leaving the child here..."
"What?!" Yan Daguan shouted, "How could she do this?! She came to see me yesterday, but she didn't tell me! This unfilial..." His tears were about to come out.
Yan Jing sighed: "She went to find Xiu Ming."
Officer Yan was about to beat his chest and stamp his feet: "This unfilial daughter! How can this be good?! Dad, I'll go after them!"
Yan Jing said angrily: "What are you thinking?! If you leave again, the whole family will chase after you!"
Official Yan was completely at a loss: "Father, what should I do?! That is my eldest daughter, the jewel in my family's palm! I have always loved her the most, and my wife is going to cry to death..."
Yan Jing comforted: "Don't tell your wife yet, your second brother and sister-in-law may just go to the border to persuade your daughter to come back, and your daughter may come back with them."
Officer Yan was still in a daze, so Yan Jing picked up a booklet from the table and said to Officer Yan: "Go, take a look at this booklet, and write more than a dozen strong articles in this tone. Bing Lun, still those words, saying that the Bei Rong is strong, and suggesting that the court increase troops and military supplies, but it must be written with knowledge, signed by the name of this "passer-by"! It was printed in the academy and let the students spread it everywhere."
Officer Yan took the booklet, flipped through it, and said, "I've also heard people say that this passerby's writing is not so deep, and there are still some things to be perfected in the quotations, but the arguments are amazing, and his conception is by no means easy for ordinary people to understand." Debate. Judging from what he said, this person belittled the prince and favored the third prince... "
Yan Jing said: "The third prince is determined to fight, and he has nothing else to do at this time. He can only follow the train of thought of this passer-by to build momentum for the third prince. I hope..." He didn't finish, what do you hope? If the government and the people are passionate and united in the main battle, will the Beirong not invade? Yan Jing thought it was impossible, so he just sighed and murmured: "I hope they can come back in summer..."
Of course he was disappointed.
Two months later, Yan Erguan took the students to the border.
Upon hearing the news, Shen Jian's Yan family and Ji Wenzhao led the troops out of the city to greet them, and met Yan's two officials.
Seeing the salute on both sides, the second official Yan saw the tanned and thin Yan Shi, his throat tightened for a while, Yan Shi saluted deeply: "Father has worked hard." Shen Jian also bowed guiltily: "I have seen my father-in-law."
In front of everyone, the second official Yan couldn't say anything, so he could only nod.
The soldiers escorted the students and their entourage into the courtyard of the garrison. Official Yan Er ordered the two carriages to be driven into a courtyard, and Mrs. Yan Er and Ji Yan got out of the carriage.
The Yan family who entered the courtyard with Yan Erguan's eyes widened, and whispered: "Mother?! Cousin?! Why are you here?!"
Second Madam Yan whimpered and cried: "You are heartless! Let my mother worry to death! You can go back with me this time!"
Ji Yan also cried: "That's right, Fifth Sister, let's go back together..."
Yan's feet jumped: "How can I go back?! I'm so busy!"
Mrs. Yan said, "What are you talking about?! What the hell!"
Ji Wenzhao and Shen Jian arranged for people to meet Yan Erguan. When they entered the courtyard, they saw two women crying at Mrs. Yan. Ji Wenzhao was dumbfounded. Mrs. Ji wept and saluted Ji Wenzhao: "My lord..."
Ji Wenzhao gritted his teeth: "You're leaving tomorrow! Go back!" The battle is about to start, aren't you here to add to the chaos
Ji Yan cried and said: "I want to see you..."
Ji Wenzhao scolded: "How can you come?! You are so ignorant! You should take care of the children at home!"
Ji Yan's masked her face and broke down in tears: "If my husband doesn't like it... I will die here..."
Mrs. Yan Er said again: "What's the matter with you?! You're just talking useless words! Eldest nephew, I didn't say you. We came all the way. How could you just open your mouth and let your wife go?! No matter what! How about coaxing her for a few days? She has suffered along the way..." Thinking of her own suffering, Mrs. Yan burst into tears, and quickly said to Yan: "You seem to have come all the way to persuade you for your mother's sake. Come on, come home with me..."
Shen Jian nodded and said to Yan Shi: "That's right, go back with your mother-in-law..."
Yan stared: "Don't interrupt! You go back first! I'll talk to my parents." Yan pushed Shen Jian away, pulled the sleeve of Mrs. Yan and said: "Mother, let's go into the room and talk. "She brought Yan Erguan and his wife into the house, Ji Wenzhao sighed, he could only help the crying Ji Yan's arm and went into another room.
Ji Yanshi was a delicate young lady since she was a child. During this long trip, she felt that it was extremely hard, so she entered the house and threw herself into Ji Wenzhao's arms, just crying all the time. Ji Wenzhao was afraid that this little junior sister would cry, so when he saw Ji Yan's frown in the past, Ji Wenzhao surrendered because of his great talent. The current situation is no different than before, Ji Wenzhao insisted on not letting go, and finally Ji Yan cried until he passed out in Ji Wenzhao's arms, regardless of whether it was true or not. Ji Wenzhao was frightened now, and hurriedly hugged Ji Yanshi to the bed, thinking that he had to let Ji Yanshi rest well first, and then slowly persuade her to go back.
Mrs. Yan entered the house, closed the door, and asked her parents to sit down. Mrs. Yan said, "Mother! You shouldn't have come here at your age!"
Mrs. Yan continued to cry: "Didn't you hear what Mr. Ji said just now? A mother has to take care of the child, and you are my child. Your brother is fine now. In front of a county magistrate, I have to take care of you."
Yan sighed: "How old am I!"
Yan Erguan snorted: "You don't know how old you are!"
Yan Shi smiled at her father: "Father, it's fortunate that you brought people here, we are too short of people here."
Second Madam Yan wiped her tears: "Son, since your father has sent you someone, then someone will do something. You assign things well, so let's go home."
Yan's face became serious, and he said in a low voice: "Father, mother, Beirong is already preparing for a big war. We are short of food and soldiers, and there are traitors waiting to betray the country and the enemy!"
Yan Erguan's eyes widened immediately: "There is such a shameless person?!"
Yan Shi nodded and said in a low voice: "Someone wants to get rid of Shen Jiajun..."
Although Yan Erguan usually manages the academy, he also knows about court affairs. Hearing this, he fell into deep thought. Mrs. Yan was anxious, and said to Yan: "Then you have to go home! What can you do as a woman?!"
Yan said: "Mother, there are too few of us who are reliable. You know that I am good at magic, and I can take care of several things now. From city defenses to layout outside the city, if I leave, these things will be solved." If we don’t finish it, we will be defeated. If we really lose, we will die. Even if I go back with you, I will die!”
Second Madam Yan was stunned: "Is it so serious?!"
Yan's nodded heavily: "If Yancheng falls, the Beirong Middle Road army will drive straight in, and the inland will be empty, who can stop it? Moreover, there is also a Beirong road in the east. If they pass by, they will go south along the east side. If the coast is rich, the passers-by must Looting and looting is like a tiger adding wings, and the capital will fall soon. Father, mother, our Yan's Academy cannot survive alone. Even if the whole family moves south, our Yan family's million-dollar book collection cannot be taken away."
The official business of Yan Erguan in this life is to manage the academy for his father, and those classics are all registered by him. If Yan's Academy is gone and the books are destroyed, his life's deeds will also be wiped out.
Yan Erguan pondered for a long time and asked, "Who do you most lack?"
Yan said: "Everyone is lacking, the most reliable people are lacking!"
Yan Erguan raised his head: "Aren't your father and I unreliable?!"
Yan Shi was stunned: "Father, what do you want to do?!"
Yan Erguan said: "I have managed the academy for your grandfather for more than 20 years, and I am naturally good at personnel registration and review. Since you said that there are traitors, I can help you manage household registration, search for suspicious persons, and investigate spies."
This time, it was Yan's turn to be anxious: "Father! There will be a big battle here in the future, you can't stay here!"
Yan Erguan said unhappily: "A girl like you still cares about your father? How can you be so rude?"
Mrs. Yan hurriedly pulled the sleeve of Mrs. Yan's second: "Mother! You and dad should go back quickly, the things here are not something you can do..."
Yan Erguan scolded: "What are you talking about?! You are my daughter, only half my age, I should be more capable than you! According to what you said, even if you go home, you will not escape disaster. It's better to do a job here and do your best than to be in a hurry later... Oh, I can let your mother take Ji Yanshi back... "
Mrs. Yan cried again: "What are you talking about?! We have been married for so long, how can we spend a day apart? The children are all grown up, I can't control them anymore, I have nothing to do. Don't let me go, I will guard you..."
Yan Shi hugged her head: "Father! Mother! You all go back!"
Yan Erguan waved his hand: "Okay, just leave it alone..."
Yan stomped: "Why can't I just ignore it? You are my parents..."
Yan Erguan frowned: "Then how can we ignore you? You are our daughter, although you are a bit unruly..." His tone was dissatisfied.
Yan was about to cry: "Father! I beg you..."
Mrs. Yan Er wiped her tears and even smiled: "You have today too! Why did I beg you in the past? You have never been obedient! It's settled like this. We will rent a yard tomorrow and live here. If you are free Come back to live, there is also a place to stay, don't stay in the barracks every day... "
Yan Erguan looked at the sky and sighed: "It doesn't match the etiquette, it's not humane..."
Yan's despair: "How did it become like this?!"
Yan Erguan coughed: "I will start to do things tomorrow, right? As long as you tell me my title, no one will be dissatisfied. Yan's Academy is a famous academy. Your grandfather is a professor of learning. I don't care about trivial matters. How can he be regarded as the head of a hospital?... "
In the end, after all, Yan Erguan and his wife even rented a yard in the city and stayed there. Ji Yan's family cried to Ji Wenzhao every day, but Ji Wenzhao never let go. Hearing the news, Ji Yan cried again to Ji Wenzhao, saying that no one would accompany her back, the journey was far away, she couldn't walk alone, and she wanted to live with Yan Erguan and his wife.
Ji Wenzhao remembered how he got all the way to the border back then, and felt that there was no female family to accompany him, so Ji Yan's better not to walk such a long way by himself. As soon as he made this decision, he immediately felt that the burden on his shoulders was a hundred times heavier: he was not completely sure of defending the city, but now that his wife has arrived in the city, she can only succeed and not fail.
Ji Wenzhao finally sighed under Ji Yan's nestling: "Then you...stay here first." After he finished speaking, he suddenly shuddered.
Ji Yan smiled through tears, and said more tightly: "Don't worry about me. I know you, and you will definitely win."
Ji Wenzhao swallowed, nodded and said, "Yes, I must win."
Yan couldn't convince his parents, so he gave up. Official Yan Er really went to manage the household registration. He was experienced and old, and he soon became the supervisor of the household registration management of the city defense.
Yan brought Zhang Ding and several students from Yan's Academy, invited the old carpenter from the wood carving shop to go out of the city to the mountains near the border. She led people to climb to a high place, pointed out the place, and told the old carpenter what she wanted to do, and then asked the teenagers in the academy to measure the distance she required, make marks, and explain to the old carpenter what kind of bunker to build. In this way, for more than ten days in a row, Mrs. Yan walked seven mountain peaks and marked out the necessary layout for each place.
After returning to the city, the old carpenter took his apprentices to work, and after completing a car, Zhang Ding took the students to the mountain to install it. On the high place, the old carpenter built a small wooden platform according to the mountain. The key pillars were tied with ropes, and they were pulled horizontally all the way to the wooden bunker. This bunker can accommodate one person to hide inside, facing the sun and sheltering from the wind, with a slightly pointed top. After two months, the layout on the top of the mountain was in place.
According to Yan's request, Shen Yi had people block off the mountainous area where the Bei Rong army would be blocked in the future. Yan brought thousands of people to the dilapidated city wall to prepare for the battle with Bei Rong according to Shen Wen's design. I don’t know when this section of the Great Wall was built, but it was already dilapidated. Yan commanded the soldiers to move boulders from other places, cut down trees, and pile them up on the hillside. Lay some hidden piles here and there. These things have to be done both concealed and perfect. Yan tried not to expose too many changes, and planned to come back in winter to put more things.
Shen Yi began to expand his guards. He selected people he knew before from each battalion one by one. In just one month, there were more than 10,000 people, and in another month, another 10,000 people were added, which was more than what Shen Wen suggested at the beginning. doubled. He still led the troops to station outside the city and never entered the city, so that the people in the city couldn't figure out the number of people. Even Zhenbei Hou thought he only had a thousand more people. Shen Jian is in charge of the military supply, if he doesn't say anything, no one will know the exact strength of the troops.
The urban construction in Yancheng has begun to take shape. After more than a year of running-in, each construction team has now become skilled workers, and the progress of construction has accelerated a lot. The blacksmiths have also produced the huge parts of the gate, and only the final installation is missing.
Naturally, the large-scale infrastructure of Yancheng was reported to the emperor. Shen Jian explained to the emperor that Yancheng was dilapidated on behalf of Zhenbeihou, and pointed out again that now that Beirong had experienced a famine, it was likely to invade aggressively, so he had to guard against it! Naturally, this memorial was dismissed by the crown prince's understatement in other memorials. The third prince wanted to point it out, but Shen Zhuo saw the city construction statement in it, and said no, Zhenbeihou is building a city, so don't mess with the emperor do not like. The third prince did not add approval.
Zhang Yunzheng successfully received the cargo ship that arrived at the northern port, and used the convoy to transport the first batch of weapons and food to the border, where they hid in the residences of several Li's merchants. Then he didn't stop, and immediately went from the border to the wine cellar according to Shen Wen's future marching route of Bei Rong. Along the way, people painted red paint on all the valleys outside the valley with words like "Bei Rong will die when entering the valley". Put Ji Wenzhao's strategy into practice.
When he arrived at the wine cellar, he led people to carry the wine barrels into the caves on the cliffs, dug hidden fortifications, and built scaffolding at the south exit of the valley, etc. When he was busy, he often went to see the old Taoist alchemy... every day He would always think of Shen Wen, and tell Shen Wen what he did in his heart. In his imagination, Shen Wen would always look at him with a smile and admiration... Just know that the little stupid pig who eats has to rely on himself for everything
After spring, there was plenty of rain but no disasters. Then, the sun came out when the sun was supposed to rise, and it rained when it should rain. In June, there was a good harvest of summer grain. All of a sudden, the disaster eased and the price of grain began to fall. People have returned to their hometowns to farm, hoping that the autumn grain will be just as good.
There are large groups of merchants collecting and transporting grain in various places, and there are more caravans in the remote southern mountainous area. Taking advantage of the southerly wind in summer, they once again transport weapons and food to the border. Crossbows and more than a million arrows and countless grains. Although these things were done as far as possible to avoid people's eyes and ears, there were still people who noticed them, and one of them was the county magistrate Luo where Zhang Yunzheng and others boarded the boat.
A long time after he sent out the memorial referring to the collusion between Zhenbeihou and Pingyuanhou, he finally got an answer from the capital, asking him to continue to observe, uploading anytime if there was something to do, and gave him the contact person in the capital. The county magistrate Luo noticed that a large number of vehicles suddenly came to Li's business place, and the escorts all raised their eyebrows and kept people from approaching. Half a month later, a large ship arrived, and those people did not allow the government servants to board the ship, unloaded the cargo in the middle of the night, and then left by car and ship, which was very dishonorable.
County Magistrate Luo quickly wrote a memorial to the capital, pointing out that Marquis Pingyuan and Marquis Zhenbei had the intention of treason, and they used merchant sites to deliver weapons and food, with ulterior motives! He didn't even know how accurate what he said, this memorial was naturally regarded as a treasure by the crown prince and was well preserved.
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It was already summer when the letters from Yan Erguanren and his wife and Ji Yan's family who stayed in Yancheng reached Yan Jing.
After Yan Jing read the letter, he felt that the summer wind was getting colder.
He called Mr. Yan again, and also found several main people under his sect.
Yan Jing said with a heavy tone: "The second official Yan decided to stay at the border to help the Shen family's army defend the city."
Everyone was surprised, and someone said: "Second officer Yan is so brave!"
Official Yan looked at Yan Jing anxiously: "Then...then..."
Yan Jing sighed: "She also stayed, and wants to be with Xiu Ming."
Officer Yan's face was full of bitterness: "How could she do this?!"
Yan Jing took a deep breath and said to everyone: "Go, in my name, immediately contact various academies, establish a channel for letter delivery, and let them pay attention to the movement of Beirong. As soon as there is news, we must encourage the whole people to resist the enemy. Waiting for death. In addition, send people to contact merchants and gentry from all over the country to publicize the wildness of Beirong’s plundering, and the result of the destruction of jade and stone. Let them prepare money and food. If there is a war, they must pay money and food in time to subsidize the army and civilians, and establish rural courage... "
He used to be a high-ranking official and always looked at things from the big picture. Now that two of my three sons have left, the rise and fall of the family and the country are linked together, so I can't just sit back and watch, if I really want to take action. It's already summer at this time, if there is a real war, there is only half a year left, how can it be done if we don't hurry up
Mr. Ye from the capital went to Ye Zhongshu with a small book: "Father, although this article is in the name of 'passerby', it was not printed by us. I asked, but it was not printed by some people in the capital. , looking at the writing style, it doesn't look like... "
Ye Zhongshu took it over, read it slowly, nodded and said: "This person is not the other person. His writing style is sophisticated and solid. It takes twenty years of research and study to be able to write such a text. There is nothing novel, it should be that someone borrowed the name and influence of passers-by to clarify the theory of strengthening the army to defend the country... "
Mr. Ye was puzzled: "Why is this so? If this person has such a writing style, he should be more talented than passers-by. Why doesn't he use his real name?"
Ye Zhongshu said: "It should be considered inconvenient..."
Young Master Ye suddenly said: "Then this should be an influential person."
Ye Zhongshu agreed: "Yes, it should be someone who will make the emperor suspect that there is a faction. You don't have to point out this matter and let these words spread. This is someone who wants to help us. You said you were looking for it last time. Have you found all the rappers?"
Mr. Ye nodded: "I have made appointments in the four cities, and I have written several rap books. By then, I will be able to sing all over the capital in about ten days."
Ye Zhongshu sighed slightly: "This is for the future..." He did not continue.
Young Master Ye was puzzled: "For what?"
Ye Zhongshu said: "You don't need to worry about these things, write more notebooks, and people should also find those famous ones."
Young Master Ye agreed.
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After the harvest of summer grain, Yang believed that the disaster year had really passed, and urged Shen Wen to leave the temple again. Shen Wen wanted to keep in touch with the people of Marquis Pingyuan, and felt that the capital was convenient, so he decided to return to Beijing.
Before leaving the mountain temple, she and Su Wanniang discussed their future plans again.
Su Wanniang asked with some concern: "Do you have to leave the Hou Mansion? At the last moment, it will be safer in the mansion."
Shen Wen said: "I must let them succeed, otherwise, the prince will not launch it openly, then the third prince will not fight back, and this deadlock will never be broken."
Su Wanniang sighed: "Then what about your reputation?"
Shen Wen's plan in the past was to disregard his own reputation, but now that Zhang Yunzheng is in place, he can't be too reckless. She said: "I will try my best to protect myself, but the third brother and eldest sister must have left by then. If I leave again, the affairs of the Hou Mansion will depend entirely on you. I heard the third brother say that the fourth brother's martial arts are very good." Cheng, even stronger than him, Lao Guan is also reliable, and should be able to protect the Hou Mansion."
Su Wanniang nodded and said, "Don't worry about us, you should be careful."
Shen Wen asked Du Juan in the Monk Temple to return to the city with him, and then returned to the capital with Shen Zhuo and Shen Xiang who came to pick them up.
After entering the mansion, Shen Wen and Su Wanniang greeted the old lady and Yang Shi, and naturally cried a lot, but she felt it: the old lady's hair was completely white, and Yang Shi's hair was also gray. They age so fast! Shen Wen is sad: Even if he wins the final battle, Yang's best years have passed, and the old lady is in her twilight years. She looks like a small little daughter, but she wants to pretend that she is still young, and that her mother and the old lady are not old yet...
Back in his yard again, Shen Wen felt that his yard was old and small. After years of famine, the Zhenbei Hou Mansion survived with the food savings, but there was no money left to renovate the mansion. The paint on the house where Shen Wen lived had fallen off a lot, the courtyard walls were no longer white, and the walls were peeling off.
A group of maidservants came out to greet Shen Wen one by one, and Shen Wen found that they were all grown up, and they were all seventeen or eighteen-year-old girls, not Zongjiao girls anymore. Youth is fleeting, time flies, and Shen Wen is sentimental, with a sad expression.
When he saw Xia Zi from Wang Zhi's family, Shen Wen's sadness was relieved: now it's the final period, and the war is only half a year away. At this time in the previous life, I became the bride of the Zheng family, enjoying the long-awaited quiet and orderly life, and did not realize the great danger that was coming. In this life, she is ready, she just needs to open her arms and meet the final fight.
Shen Wen smiled through tears, took Su Wanniang's hand, and said with a smile: "It's better to go home, I can sleep late again."
Su Wanniang also laughed: "Sister, hurry up and sleep more, you won't be able to sleep when you get married in the future."
Shen Wen said: "I don't want to marry anyone, it's better to stay at home."
While everyone was laughing, Xia Zi from Wang Zhi's family said, "Miss used to say that she wanted to marry a civil servant."
Shen Wen pretended to be shy and said: "How embarrassing, isn't that when I was a child? I don't understand..."
Xia Zi smiled and asked: "Then Miss doesn't like civil servants anymore?"
Shen Wen shyly said: "It doesn't matter if a civil official is not a civil official, but he must be a person who knows the past and the present, right? It's good if he can write poetry..."
Xia Zi said: "Short oil, Miss is looking for a great doctor." Everyone laughed, and Shen Wen and Su Wanniang entered the room shyly holding hands. Xia Zi's smile disappeared, resentment appeared in her eyes, she bit her lip and entered the room.
After entering the door, Shen Wen and Su Wanniang looked at each other, Su Wanniang whispered: "They will find you someone like that?"
Shen Wen smiled lightly: "No, that person already exists, I just make him feel more confident."