When a new day arrives in Chengdu, the rare dappled sunlight penetrates into the interior. The beard has gradually changed from gray to snow-white. The Shenwu commander, the guardian envoy on the right, the inspector Sikong, the Hou Liu Jurong of Pengcheng County, slowly woke up on the delicate body of the young concubine. Then, it took him a while to fumble before he fully recovered his body consciousness.
Since the Shannan Dongdao he defended collapsed under the full-scale offensive of the Taiping thief, his only son Liu Fen disappeared in the battlefield, and had to live in exile in Jiannan Sanchuan after his journey: He also re-trained as an early teacher From the well-known Taoist priests from the Wuzong to the Xuanzong dynasty, Xuanyuanji of Luofu Mountain, passed down the method of persuasion and confession.
On the one hand, he wanted to prolong his life and strengthen his physique. On the other hand, he was trying to regenerate a bone and blood to continue the ancestral sacrifice; therefore, in these years in Shu, his back house was already full of young concubines with double tenths. . Among them, there are not only the Kako Maiji donated by others, but also the best choice of the rich family members, and the wives and daughters of old officials and vassals.
After all, the troubles and chaos in Shu area have continued in these years. I don't know how many people died in the process, how many big houses, wealthy households, or families were destroyed. The women in it are the most miserable group. Therefore, Liu Jurong did not hesitate to open his mind and give these poor people who still had nowhere to go, to have a place in the back house. (Although the father and brother of some of them were sent to Huangquan Road under his personal order or in charge of detention)
However, I don’t know if it’s because of the increasing age, or the Xuzhou Wuning Military Academy, who was born in the martial arts in the early years, first returned from Pang Xun and then returned to the imperial court. Too much damage hurt Yin De. Although he has worked hard on the bedclothes over the years, he still has nothing to do.
And with the passage of time, although Liu Jurong is still strong on the bed, he can still eat rice with a good appetite and drink several liters of alcohol every day; It didn't fall too much, but when I opened my eyes every day in private, I could still feel the slow loss of energy in this pair of skins.
This also made him especially caring secretly, and spent more time and energy outside of his daily official duties, doing more diligent cultivation, and even started taking the bait of the Qingcheng Mountain Nantian Master Daozheng's outer pill method. Of course, this also led to a further reduction in his time spent driving in Ouchi, and even frequent leave of absence at home to recuperate/train at home.
But because his daily life after entering Shu was "extremely simple", especially compared to another man from Jiangdong, who was good at making money and making friends, and was known for his generosity. As far as Zhou Bao is concerned, it is simply the other extreme of in-depth simplicity.
In addition to the preference for accepting women, there are no other superfluous preferences and hobbies; I don’t like the extravagant enjoyment of singing, dancing, and costumes, and prefer to hide in the camp and perform vigorously; except for the routine acceptance and acceptance. In addition to the rewards, he did not deliberately make contact with other important ministers and nobles, but was regarded as a rare example of a lone minister and pure minister, and he was still highly trusted by the Holy Lord.
In addition, in recent years, the war has ended in peace, and the holy lord he served has shown signs of diligence and diligence; so they, the generals who hold their hands and keep secrets, naturally become more and more indifferent. , And the desolation and slackness of ups and downs have become slow. It wasn't until half a year ago that the emperor decided to respond to Zheng Xianggong, who was running in the northwest, and launched the Northern Expedition to recover the two capitals in Guan.
However, although most of the elite athletes in the walk have been transferred out, but the leader of the "Private Conquest" for the emperor, there is still nothing to do with the two guards. Because they are really getting older, it is inconvenient for them to travel to the army, if there is someone in the army, it would be "something big".
Therefore, the holy lord still believes and hopes more. Song Wentong, who worked hard to save his life in the West Mountain, has now changed his name to Li Maozhen to represent a younger and more powerful new army; or Wang Jian led the trek. Water, but still can firmly grasp several loyal military generals under his men.
Therefore, Liu Jurong, who had just finished his pre-battle conduct and preparations, had to clean up again to carry out his daily practice. After all, according to the remaining personnel in the line, that is, to provide a basic ritual and guard duty, even the re-expanded Chengdu Unity is not as good as the re-expanded Chengdu Unity in order to resettle and organize the Chengdu Mansion to retain displaced people.
Naturally, there are not many tedious tasks, and it is his turn to continue to work hard. However, the recent renewed tension has greatly affected and destroyed the purity of his practice at home. Because of the news that the Taiping thief appeared in Dongchuan and Xingyuan Mansion, this rare majesty who had been diligent for many days became restless again.
The most direct consequence is to send ambassadors, day and night, to summon these veterans, who have played against the Taiping thief, into the palace every three to five to prepare for "military counseling". The scene in the middle of the night. There is so much back and forth, it will inevitably make people a little annoying, even Zhou Bao, who has always been well maintained, will inevitably have an extra strand of white hair.
Then, several days ago, this volatile saint finally accepted the advice of the newly elected prime minister, Zhang Jun, instead of frequently summoning them, the generals of the guards, so as not to be "surprised". He also accepted the advice from another Nantou prime minister, Zheng Changtu, to divert the audience and inspire the military and the people with the gift of choosing the concubine.
As a result, Liu Jurong had not been allowed to stop and clean up for a few days. When he received congratulations and worship from his subjects at the top of the city a few days ago, the saint actually developed symptoms under the eyes of everyone. So he and Zhou Bao, the two guards envoys, also had to fight together, and were on the same duty as the others, and it was not until last night that they were able to return home to rest for a while.
Rarely holding the body of a young concubine and rested for a night without doing anything, Liu Jurong still feels sleepy, still according to the habit and perseverance cultivated in the army for many years, he insisted on making himself stand up and calling for the right and left. Change clothes and wash, set up early food. . . .
And when he put on a relatively lightweight ceremonial armour made of silk and leather, he was about to step on to go before the road; but there was a housekeeper who hurriedly rushed to bring him an unexpected good news. A concubine who was born in a female crown but also known as Qiaozhu is suspected to be pregnant.
And this good news also made Liu Jurong's mixed feelings and feelings toss back and forth, and he still remembered it when he walked in front of the high-ranking Taicheng. However, when he walked through the hall and came to the highest place on duty, in the Xuanying Building, he did not see Zhou Bao, the Zuo Hujun envoy who was supposed to be on duty with him; even the bachelor who was waiting in it for these two days. We are also gone.
Suddenly, the only entrance and exit door of Xuanying Tower also closed suddenly. And outside the Xuanying Tower, the obedience and defense pavilions he had brought were also suddenly swarmed by the forbidden guards, who were caught off guard and disarmed and escorted to the side. Others began to beat and beat the door and nailed the door tightly with thick planks.
At this moment, Liu Jurong, who was full of shock and horror, looked over from the upper level upstairs; he originally stayed on duty in Da Nei, and brought out the old-Fei Zhaoying banner of the Guarding Department from Shannan, but at this moment, he is gone; Only Zhou Bao brought back banners in the back building from Zhenhai, still continuing to patrol and guard the ban.
At this moment, he suddenly understood something, but everything was too late. And at the other end of the walk, following the doors that opened one after another from the inside to the outside, the voice of King Shou's visit to the palace and the singing of his brother began to return to the huge walk in the palace community. . Then, it stopped abruptly at the high-level in front of Yongan Palace, the emperor's recuperating palace.
Although the appearance of Ying was quite bold, and the painful and solemn Shou Wang did not speak, someone in the crowd behind him rushed to stand out for him; it was Wang Zhongxian, who was a doorman, shouted loudly:
"Li Wen/Ge, what kind of thing do you dare to stop the King of Shou from visiting the saint... Is it to cut off the inside and outside, deceive the love, and separate the flesh and blood of the heavenly family?" (End of this chapter)