Changes in the sky
Volume 2: Changes in the Sky
Chapter 159 Kunming Lake
In the first month of that year, the temperature in Shanglin Garden was already quite warm; but towards evening, gusts of wind began to blow around the pond.
A young girl in gorgeous clothes who was looking around excitedly by the water suddenly felt the coolness brought by the evening breeze and shrank her shoulders. Her husband, a tall young man with a concerned face, who was not far behind her, immediately called his wife's name from the car, jumped out, ran over, and hugged her in his arms.
The girl was still a little nervous, pointing at her husband's legs and asking questions. The boy shook his head, pointed at his own legs, said something, and then kept shaking his head as his wife asked questions.
The girl finally calmed down, and with a sweet smile, she leaned in her husband's arms, looking at the scenery and chatting.
Husbands and wives of this age always have endless things to say, they chat or laugh, or pout or tease, or say sweet words or sing softly. Tian may have felt a little jealous, and his face soon darkened.
Then they finally woke up.
Zirui, how about... we go back and stay here tonight
Since you said that, we shouldn't go back.
Oh, Zirui has heard it all. Yiren chuckled.
I shrugged my shoulders: We've lived together for so many years, can't you hear it
Where could one live? All before him were pavilions and towers, all of which looked like places for sightseeing, none of which looked like places where one could live.
You jump around so fast with this question... Well, I think Zishi has told me about this before. There are Shexiong Temple and Changyang Palace here. There should be a Xiliu Temple on the way south. There is Yuzhang Temple in the middle of the water. That should be it, right
It should be like this, I wonder why it was built like that
Well, it looks like a tree, with a circle of people carved underneath.
Oh, where are we going to live? Ling'er listens to my dear husband. Yiren shook her head, so happy that it seemed that her hairpin was about to fall off, and then she suddenly stopped and carefully began to hold up her bun like a lady.
Hmm? Ling'er is naughty again. How can she... call her husband like that here? I bit her nose.
How about that? Ah, how about this... I will ask His Highness Yuehou where he will rest tonight. She is quite capable, and everything is done according to the etiquette. Now I am afraid Pei'er will not be so humble and submissive to me.
Yinling was really naughty today. I was a little nervous.
Yiren also imitated me and looked around, but she easily dismissed this sentence with a sentence: Come on, there are many people following us, they also need to eat and sleep.
We can't stay at Changyang Palace, and the nearby pavilions are not very interesting. Ling'er, what do you think of Yuzhang Temple? We can take a boat to tour the pond first. If you like it, you can stay on the boat. If you can't stand the bumpy ride on the water, you can go to Yuzhang Temple to rest.
This is exactly what I meant. Zirui knows my heart well.
The driver was from Shanglin Garden, so he knew the place and arrived at the right place in a moment. It was the temporary marsh water supervisor who came out with a group of officials to greet us. There were a lot of people around Pingleguan that day, but he was still well behaved. Today, he took the opportunity to flatter and fawn on me, which was really annoying. However, I didn't expect that he could praise the beauty of the wife of Yuehou, and it was quite effective. Seeing Yinling's face smiling even more happily, I wondered why the woman seemed to lose her usual rationality when she heard such words; but since Yinling was so happy, I didn't interrupt him, and I could listen to his flattery for a while.
I did something that should have made him very happy. I asked him his name, pretended to remember it, and repeated it several times.
In fact, if there is nothing special about this person that I can remember, I will probably forget this kind of name within a few days. Admittedly, this is my shortcoming, but I can generally remember everyone's face, so when the time comes, I will just greet him as if I am familiar with him.
Yinling knew about this, and later she asked me, "Do you want to make that official grateful to me? If he gets promoted in the future, he will think it was my recommendation." I said, "Of course he praised you so much that you almost flew away. For his saliva, we should also give him a good thought. Besides, this will make him arrange for us more attentively."
All my requests were met, and I was praised for my consideration for my subordinates, saying that all I asked for were simple things. I am not a son of a scholar family, and I have always been willing to sleep wherever I can and eat wherever I can. All I asked for was a boat so that I could rest when I was tired. I needed to inspect the Kunming Lake, and I was not allowed to go around the waterway to see the scenery along the way. When the emperor came, I could help guide him. The rest was of course high-sounding words, but after going around, I would remember the beautiful places I saw, and report them to my foster father, and I would have done my best.
He asked me if I wanted a Yuzhang boat, but I said no. Actually, I didn't know what a Yuzhang boat was, but I felt it was inappropriate when I heard the word. It was just the two of us, and at most the ten or so people behind us, so there was no need to mobilize so many people. It was still Yinling who pointed to a beautiful pleasure boat parked by the water and asked if it was okay. The man immediately said that since the wife of Yuehou liked it, it was of course okay.
He then ordered his servants to pack up and put things in order quickly. He kept giving instructions and urging them, and in a short while, all the necessary supplies on the boat, including the kitchen for the boatmen, were ready.
Before I boarded the boat, I turned around to confirm his name and thanked him for his hard work.
I guess he should be very happy.
The boat is not too big, but slightly wider than the common boats on the river. The best part is that there are three-story towers at the bow and stern, and there are sky bridges connecting the towers, which is a great place to take your wife to enjoy the view. The boat is wide, and although it is not fast, it is very stable on the water, which is suitable for resting at night.
I asked the elite cavalry and maids to follow me and find a place to rest and enjoy the view. Seeing that everyone was happy to accept the order, I ordered the kitchen to light a fire and cook something to eat. Of course, this was the most important thing, but it didn't seem to be the case when I woke up.
I ordered the boatman to start the boat. I didn't know what route to take, so I just asked them to take us around the pond and choose some scenery to see.
I was naturally on the top with my Yin Ling, looking at everything around us, looking at the distant stars above and the endless night below. As the lights on the shore gradually faded away, Yin Ling felt more and more relaxed.
Yuzhang Temple suddenly lit up, and a bright fire flashed, which immediately illuminated the dark Kunming Lake with a sparkling red light. The wind blew from time to time, and the deep Kunming Lake was rippling with a mysterious halo, slowly enveloping all of us and the boat. It was as if there was some secret in the pool that it didn't want us to know, and it trapped us in it and kept us out.
Why is that place called Yuzhang Temple? I asked, frowning as I looked at the leaping flames.
You hate Sui Hou, right
Can you guess this
My father mentioned to me the deployment of the army you were going to return to Yue State, and I also know that you had some bad relations with Yuan Shu in the past, so I could guess it. I don't know why it is called Yuzhang Temple, maybe I have to ask Sister Pei. But here, I really have something to ask you, in fact, I really didn't think of Xie Mu. But after listening to my father repeating your words, I felt that there was some truth in it. If the positions were reversed, you would probably make the same arrangement. But not everyone would take such a risk, especially if the attack failed, how to raise food and grass for this army coming from afar.
First, they robbed our granaries and government warehouses, and second, they came during the autumn harvest. So we have to be cautious when attacking, and it is not difficult to defend. In short, it is a risk, but it is worth taking. Otherwise, it will be futile and cost us our lives and money. I will not do such a thing.
Zirui's plan is quite clever. But when I taught you the Art of War, why did you never remember it completely
How can one memorize such things by rote? It is enough to know the essence of it. I actually wish I could forget it all, so that I can use it flexibly in my mind and avoid being disturbed by trivial details.
That makes sense. According to history, Huo Gong Qubing never read any military books. Then why do you always use dangerous strategies
Ling'er, do you think the other side is stupid? War is a matter of national importance, a matter of life and death, and it is imperative to be careful. I don't believe that the other side is stupid. If I design according to reason, others will also think of it and will be on guard. When I put myself in the shoes of the other side and consider how the other side thinks and how the other side moves, I feel that many strategies based on military books are extremely mediocre. At this time, the strategies that the opponent and even I sometimes dare not think of become brilliant strategies. It is safest not to worry about others. General Han's back-to-water battle and the King of Western Chu's burning his boats are all strategies that put themselves in danger, but they are much more dangerous than my husband's... But Ling'er never takes risks, but she always wins battles! And she has won many more battles than me.
We have more soldiers, stronger generals, more food, and far superior weapons than the enemy. It would be strange if we lost this battle, and it would not be surprising if we won.
I am not as steady as you as a husband. If I were to fight all your battles, I'm not sure I could win.
Zirui is so humble. Hey, could that be the stone whale
A long fish-like stone appeared on the right side of the boat at some point, emitting red and white light in the firelight. However, the fish looked a little strange, like a perch with its dorsal fin flattened and its tail turned upside down. Listen to the silver bell, this is a huge sea fish, carved here during the reign of Emperor Xiaowu. Note 1
I am indeed an ignorant person, I have never heard of what a whale is. Jin is much clearer, especially when he suddenly discovered that many of the carved objects on the ship were glowing with this light.
Yinling seemed to notice it too. Yiren immediately forgot about the person in the water and began to look around for various carved patterns and ornaments scattered everywhere. She looked at them one by one and commented on them, enjoying herself. I was not interested in this, especially when Yiren mentioned names that I had never heard of. However, since Yinling was so interested, I naturally smiled and followed her surprise, adding a few words: What's wrong? Is that so? Oh, that's how it is, it's really interesting, etc.
Who gave me my name? When Yinling saw two "I" patterns facing each other on the back of the boat and laughed, I asked a rare question that was not a joke.
Father mentioned that he did not dare to name you in prison that day, fearing that if the secret was leaked, you would be harmed by others. Since you are given the surname Xie, you will be the beginning of your own clan. Father and several friends discussed that your father-in-law had a tradition of not offering sacrifices to Gao Yao Gong, so from now on, all the clean officials in prison will refuse to offer sacrifices to Gao Yao Gong. Because the surname Xie of his descendants sounds the same as Xie Zhi, it is the best. At that time, there was also a debate about the characters Zhi Zhi Zhi Zhi Zhi Zhi Zhi. Father thought about it and thought that Xie Zhi Zhi was the best. The name Zhi means that he is still in his infancy, and he hopes that he will be smart and studious, and can distinguish right from wrong. When he grows up, he can emulate his father, stand on the top and make a call, and have the ambition to cleanse the world. Father also said that he later saw a divination chart by a man named Nan Huazi, and he thought that your name is even more wonderful.
What is that prophecy? Actually, I am still thinking in my heart, do you know that I am not that Xiezhi? I really don’t know when I will make peace with you guys.
I don't know about this. When I was in Yue, I often asked about it, but my father just smiled and didn't answer. But, this may be with the emperor now, and I have forgotten it over the years. Anyway, it's better not to know.
Your Majesty? This is a bit troublesome. I really don’t know how to ask. I am really curious.
Ling was also curious.
The boat sailed northwestwards, and the lights on Yuzhang Temple gradually became a distant twinkling star. The lights on the shore gradually became clearer and brighter.
The wind was getting stronger, and we were afraid that Yinling would catch a cold sitting at the top, so we took her to the bedroom arranged for us on the second floor to rest. We opened a window and sat there alone, holding hands, talking like that - of course we had to change our posture when eating.
The most important thing that night was naturally dinner. Yinling had been sleeping in the afternoon, so she ate little. The scene soon turned into a smile as she helped me pick up meat and vegetables, gradually moving the pots and pans in front of her to my table, and then taking away the empty utensils in front of me. There was no need for the maids to serve by her side - Yinling had sent them away early to eat by themselves - she was there.
On the other hand, Zirui hasn't changed much.
Of course, I thought to myself, a rice bucket is a rice bucket, regardless of the amount of rice in it.
Usually I wouldn't say anything before I was full, at most I would look at her with a silly smile, and then I would keep stuffing food in my mouth, because if I did, I would usually be scolded - no talking when my mouth is full.
Finally, when I was leaning on the couch and burping happily, Yiren laughed even more happily: It's true that nothing has changed in the past twenty years. When you invite grandmothers, you need to invite three. You are considered a good child, but you cry often. When Uncle Zhang and Aunt Zhang see that there is nothing dirty down there, they will smile and the second young master will eat again.
Who hasn’t changed? I finally have the energy to speak: I called you sister for more than ten years, then I called you Yinling, and today I call you Ling’er… Well, when was the first time I could call you sister
You were so slow to call people, I was afraid that I had covered you and made you stupid, and I cried when I thought about it later. When you were about three or four years old, you suddenly could call me sister. Although I was still a girl at that time, I was extremely happy. But at that time, a group of neighborhood sisters and I might have tortured you to death. I didn’t know at that time, I was just crazy, and I treated you like a baby. Today I took care of you as a mother, and tomorrow she took care of you as a mother. I fed you water and food when I had nothing to do, and it seemed that I really fed you to eat a lot.
Those neighborhood sisters... I seem to have hardly seen them since I grew up.
Well, yes, they have to get married before they are fifteen.
Oh, right... No, then what about Ling'er...
Have you forgotten? We were considered a pair of siblings without parents? Moreover, my father used money to get in touch with the officials, so they didn't bother me. Moreover, we were both considered as people without parents in the register. I also assumed that I had a marriage arranged by my parents in my early years, and I was just waiting for that person to marry me. Naturally, there were no matchmakers in the neighborhood looking for me, so I could wait for you to marry me! For example, Ziyu's sister, if Ziyu hadn't become the emperor's son-in-law, his sister would have to get married by now.
Well, Jiang's sister, the second son always loves his sister. When his sister was a little older, he was often seen with that girl in Xiangyang, and that girl also loved to pester him. When he was with us, he would threaten us and tell Daddy, which made us unwilling to play with him. In the past, we used to go out together as a group of four, but later there were only three of us left.
That's because you guys don't do good things on weekdays... Jiang Mei is now the Princess of Pengyang of Qin. Her fiefdom is right next to the Qin capital Linjing. She still lives in the capital. It seems that she is still the same as before. It is said that there are people from all countries who have come to propose marriage, but Ziyu has not agreed yet. Maybe he wanted to find a good one for his sister, but his standards were too high. He didn't think this one was suitable or that one was suitable, so he hasn't decided yet. Also, you swore brotherhood, but it was a disgrace to me. Ziyu and I should call him second brother, not Ziyu Ziyu.
Ignore him, I always call him the second brother and never the second brother... How does Yinling know so much about this
Princess Zirui is my sworn brother. She is your sister—that’s what she calls herself—but I think the calculation is wrong. She should be a few days older than you. I’m afraid Ziyu remembered it wrong. But she is a princess, so I can’t be honest. She is also your sister-in-law. She and I are sisters-in-law, so she and I are very close. She was summoned several times within two days of her arrival, and we got along quite well. When my mother took Jin’er to a banquet, the princess always asked me to accompany her.
Oh, it’s time to choose concubines for the two princes. What happened that day
After looking at the girls from the noble families, it seems that Jin'er is the most beautiful. And Jin'er's current status is also the most noble. Her father is assisting the government in the court, and she has you, the Marquis of Ping'an Fengyun, as her brother. Maybe it's her family's will, so the girls from other families seem to have let Jin'er have more limelight during this period. The two princes seemed to like Jin'er very much, especially the eldest prince, but Jin'er liked the second prince more. Later, I don't know why, the second prince deliberately alienated Jin'er, and Jin'er seemed to have a temper, so she deliberately got close to the eldest prince. The emperor and the queen also liked Jin'er very much, and they were afraid that this matter would be accomplished.
It seems that Yinling is very observant. However, I don't understand these girls' affairs.
Yes, yes, my stupid Rui. You really don't understand the thoughts of girls. Some girls even came to see me and asked you a lot of questions. Oh... I really don't understand why your father gave you such a name.
I don't know, didn't he want me to be smart and studious? Unfortunately, I somewhat rejected my father-in-law's good intentions. I really admire many people back then, how could they pay such a high price for party members whom they had almost never met.
Father… they are dead, but we are still alive. If we survive, there will be descendants. If we don’t protect their blood, wouldn’t it mean that loyal officials and good men will not have descendants? That’s why I did this.
I held Yinling in my arms again: I'm sorry for your hard work. You are three years older than me, but you have done so many things for me. I am really ashamed as your husband.
It doesn’t matter. Zirui is willing to go against the will of the world and marry me. Ling is already very happy.
Well, of course, Ling'er finally stopped competing with me for the four or five-year-old age, and I was very happy.
I am three years older than you. If I am really your sister, I can argue with her. But if I am your wife, I am really afraid that you will despise me when I am old.
I wrapped her tighter in my arms: "No, you were much older than me when you were born, but now I am much older than you. From now on, we will hold hands like this until we grow old, looking at each other and supporting each other. You call me old man and I call you old woman. Who will care who is older?"
Yinling suddenly said, "Next time I have to bring Pei'er here alone."
Although the words jumped out of my mouth, I could immediately understand all the meanings. Recalling all the things I had been thinking about recently, my mind suddenly became clear. After a pause, I smiled and said, "Bring them all, bring them all, no one can be left behind, including the children." I didn't know how to face you two being together before. At that time, I was the one who insisted on marrying you two, two unique women in the world. I took a huge advantage. I can't say that I will take care of you two for the rest of your lives, but then turn around and leave you lonely and embarrassed. Am I worse than an animal
How could Zirui do this to himself
I am a mediocre person, my talent and character are far inferior to yours. I am not good at dealing with men and women, which has caused you a lot of trouble. I thought I had a strength, that is, I was brave enough to face it, but I didn't expect that when facing the two ladies, I chose to escape every time, leaving all kinds of embarrassment to you, making you more lonely after marriage. Hey... Ling'er, don't cry!
Yinling kept looking at me, and tears appeared in her eyes at some point.
My husband's words are true. From now on, I will never let you feel sad because of my cowardice, and I will never let you sleep alone in an empty bed every night.
Then let's rest early today.
Yan Bi Yiren gently wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes and walked out of the bedroom to arrange some things.
This time she was gone for a little while. When she came in, she neither climbed onto the bed nor called me to get up. She just opened a window on one side and let me look out.
A stone statue can be seen not far from the shore, with many lights shining around it. Yinling pushed open a window on the right and saw a stone statue similar to the one on the left, with a similar scene.
That is the stone statue of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, with silver bells like this, which corresponds to the position of the stars in the Milky Way. According to the Yuzhang Temple, it corresponds exactly to the scene in the sky. On the Qixi Festival, if the emperor comes, he will order the strong soldiers in the army to pull them together and separate them the next day.
I didn't say anything. I just sat there with her quietly looking at the two stone statues in the window. They should be looking at each other, but they can't be together.
That night I saw Yinling crying again, but I felt that it was a flow of happiness.
In the following days, Yinling and I traveled all around Kunming Lake by boat or car.
Following the water of Kunming Lake until it reached Jieshui Pond, I watched the water split into two routes: one was an aerial aqueduct leading the water into Chang'an City, and the other went north through separate sluices into the Jianzhang Palace. Here, the Jianzhang Palace and Shanglin Garden were separated by two separate palace walls, sluices and a wide official road.
We went to see the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl. Both stone statues are taller than me, and they are both kneeling. It has been hundreds of years since they were carved, but they can only watch each other like this, and there are still many miles between them. Maybe only when the emperor is happy can the two of them meet once on the Chinese Valentine's Day of a certain year.
The Hao Pond made Yin Ling stay for a while. This pond is not far to the north of the Niulang statue, south of a mountain. It is a reservoir for drinking water in the Zhou Dynasty capital Haojing. It is much larger than the Kunming Lake, but it is very silted. Today, there are no traces of the Zhou Dynasty capital in the surrounding area. Only withered grass and north wind are left, and dead leaves and birds dance together.
It is said that the Quantai Palace is a place for the emperor to raise dogs. It houses various dogs collected as tribute from all over the world, including those from the Western Regions Protectorate, and even foreign dogs from further west. Even so, Yinling did not want to visit, but took the initiative to avoid it. I know she is afraid of dogs, although she once bravely stood in front of me and drove them away for me. So, I also told the driver to stay away from there. In fact, I am not really afraid now, especially after killing countless dogs in the snowy fields of the north, I have no fear at all; I feel that they are much easier to deal with than tigers, at least they are not as strong as tigers.
To the north of Shanglin Garden, before crossing the Wei River, near Jianzhang Palace, there is a Solitary Tree Pond. The pond is not big, but there is an island in the middle of the pond. In the pond, there grow several cedar trees, all of which are more than ten feet tall. Because their roots are much larger than the trunks and they are very close to each other, it really looks like there is only one solitary tree with tangled roots several dozen feet tall. Note 4
There are several ponds beside the Solitary Tree Pond, all with pavilions and palaces, but Yinling still likes the Solitary Tree Pond. It's a pity that she is still in early spring. If it were surrounded by green, the meaning and scenery would be even more attractive. I'll bring you here in summer.
Yiren cried again, but smiled.
Yinling learned to act like a spoiled child, which was actually a good thing. Sometimes, I really wished she would act like a spoiled child in my arms all her life. She was the only one who coaxed me when I was young, and she never acted like a spoiled child. The happiness that a girl should have in front of her father and husband, Yiren never enjoyed before she was 20 years old. On the other hand, Pei'er might have acted like a spoiled child in front of her parents-in-law when she was young, but she never did so in front of me. My family affairs are enough to give me a headache, but I know that I am not the only one facing family affairs.
Four days later, we returned to Pingleguan. Song and his men all asked us where we were. I took my wife Pingguo to inspect the entire Shanglin Garden. Pingleguan seemed to have its walls repainted and the ground swept clean, and I thought to myself, the emperor is really coming.
Qiu Luan seemed a little lost, but she was still smiling as she listened to her sisters chattering with her about what they had seen along the way.
Lord Xu is in much better spirits. They also wandered around the area, but not as many places as we did, but they were still happy. There are a lot of mao skins hanging in **'s room. Recently, they always have game to eat, and their lives are very happy. But I seem to hear Qiu Luan also calling ** brother, which I think is not good.
After coming back this time, I didn't feel any pain on the wound on my leg no matter how I walked, it was just a little itchy.
When Zishi came, he seemed to be standing beside Yinling with his lips pursed and his brows frowned, looking at her for a long time. Yinling found it funny and asked him what was wrong. Zishi, I don’t know what Yuer looks like dressed like this.
However, he threw a punch at me, and it was quite heavy. I asked him why; he said, "Don't think too much; I didn't; it's all written on your face."
Despite the beating, Zishi still pulled me into the house and told me that the emperor would arrive in two days.
I nodded. When Yinling came in, I told her directly that the good days were only two days away, and that your husband would have to run around again, and that he might not have time to accompany you.
Yinling smiled and said, "It's okay, it's as it should be." The first thing she did when she came back was to check my wound. She was busy again. But she was very surprised and mentioned that although the scar was deep, it was starting to fall off.
It happened so fast that I find it unbelievable.
Zi Shi knew, however, that this was the advantage of the veterinary medicine he mentioned. After all, animals are different from humans. What they need is to stop bleeding quickly, form scars quickly, and heal quickly. No one would care how ugly the scars are.
It seems that if I get injured in the future, I’d better find a veterinarian to see me.
The two people beside me laughed. Zishi laughed so hard that he patted my shoulder and said, "I'm right." Yinling looked very virtuous. She kept pursing her lips, and later covered them with her hands. Only at the end did she frown and say seriously, "Hu."
After sending everyone away, I took Yinling for a walk around the museum. Yinling asked me what I was doing, but I just smiled and didn't answer.
But in the end, I could only feel a little foolish and found a maid to ask where the hot spring was.
So he ordered someone to guard outside the door, bolted it, and took Yinling, who was blushing all the time, in to take a bath together.
This is not the first time we’ve been together, why are you blushing? Are you feeling uncomfortable
It was comfortable, but that time... we were wearing clothes.
We have been married for so long, can't we take a hot spring bath together
You don't even know where your own is, yet you drag me into asking others. Anyone would be so embarrassed.
You know... I seem to be a little clumsy in many things.
It's alright, it's alright. Let's talk business, shall we
What serious business can we discuss in this state
Father... My parents-in-law talked to me for a while during those days, and they mentioned Jin'er.
Well, what about father and mother
The mother-in-law was in a good mood: Jin'er can marry whoever she wants. If Jin'er is undecided, then it depends on the emperor's opinion. But the father-in-law said, not only can't we decide at this time, even if we can, we can't decide for the time being, we still have to see who is the crown prince. The mother-in-law was a little angry. Why did the father-in-law become more and more servile as he got older? He also learned to change his attitude according to the situation and only wanted to please the future new emperor. The father-in-law was also a little angry. Of course not. I thought whoever is the crown prince should let Jin'er marry another one.
Ah, why is this
I also felt strange at the time and couldn't figure it out for a while. But the eunuch said, you must know that the emperor has only these two sons. When one prince ascends the throne, the other prince will be sent out to be crowned as a king. In the court, the regent can take charge of the government, so there is nothing to worry about. But the other one, because he is outside, is very likely to be hijacked by some people with ulterior motives, and even supported to become the second emperor, and it is unknown whether he will instigate a rebellion. If Jin'er is always by his side, the treacherous people will have fewer ways to plot. Moreover, if Jin'er really becomes the queen, the eunuch and Zirui will become relatives, and they will have concerns about their actions.
Hmm? Hmm, hmm, hmm…
I nodded repeatedly. My father's concerns were far greater than mine. However, Jin'er would have to become a pawn in a political marriage, and she would no longer be able to come and go as she pleased.
Why…
Ling also wanted to sigh like Zirui at that time, but she was not willing to sigh in front of her parents-in-law so as not to be disrespectful.
What I am thinking about is that in the future our children may have to ruin their own happiness and marry into another country for the same reason.
Don't think too much about the future now.
At that time, I will marry my children to the eldest, second and fourth sons, and marry one or two relatives who are related to the emperor, and that will be enough. I am not willing to do anything else. It's a pity that I don't have any brothers or sisters. If we can have a good relationship in this generation, the children will be freer. Uh, Pei'er should not have any biological brothers and sisters, does Ling'er have any brothers and sisters
You are not targeting my brothers and sisters, are you
Do you really have it? How come I didn't know about it when I went to Yuedi
Haven't you seen my sister? My father had a Han Chinese wife who gave birth to a daughter. Unfortunately, my aunt died early because my father was away from home all year round. My sister was also lost during the Party Prison Movement. She should be two years older than me. It is said that she only has one name, Jinling, but there was no news about her later. Later, my father married my mother. I am the eldest sister. My mother also gave my father a younger brother and two younger sisters. My younger brother is only two years older than you. I have never seen him. It is said that my father sent him to study at our Sima family's school in Wendi, Henei, Sili when he was a teenager. The two younger sisters are still young. You must have seen them on the day we got married in Yuedi. However, you drank all the way there that day. I guess you would not have known anything when you saw them even if they were there. Also, don't think about them. Sister Pei will never agree.
You knew that day that this brother, that sister, this second uncle, that fourth cousin, even if two younger sisters suddenly appeared, how could they know that your younger sister was...
You are so confused...
However, I have seen the map, Wen County is northeast of Luoyang, just across the river (Yellow River). If you have a chance, go and see your brother, do you know his name? ... Sima Tongling
No, don’t guess blindly... His name is Sima Biao.
Why would my father-in-law give his son such a tough name? It sounds like the name of someone like me.
In the fourth year of Jianning, an old friend of my father, Kong Biao, passed away. He was the 19th generation grandson of Confucius and was the governor of Boling at that time. He died in office that year. In order to honor his merits, the current prime minister Cui Lie erected a stele—however, at that time, he was only considered an old official of Boling. Note 5 was the word that my father was asked to write. Then, as soon as my father returned home, my mother gave birth to my younger brother. So, in memory of the old friend, my father named him Biao. Although my father never entered the officialdom, he asked my younger brother Biao to study hard and sent him to our Sima family school. This was clearly intended to let my younger brother enter the officialdom.
When I go back, I will ask my father to recruit your brother Sima Biao to serve as a palace official at least. If it is inconvenient and you are afraid of gossip, I will recruit more people from the Sima family. If my father-in-law does not mind, I will take my brother-in-law back to Yue.
Don't rely on Lord Zhao for everything. You should know that you are not his biological son. And your father would never want to rely on nepotism to let your brother enter the government.
In fact, I really wanted to tell her immediately that I was his biological son.
However, I don’t think it’s suitable for the time being.
So, I quickly found the words: Why is your face still red after all this time
How can the water not be red in such hot water? Look at yourself...
If only I could see myself...
Nothing major happened since then.
Two days later, the emperor visited Shanglin Garden and was furious when he saw what was happening there.
He issued an edict to execute the magistrate of Shanglin Garden, his chancellor, and his entire clan.
Originally, it should have passed just like this, everything was as they had planned. But I hesitated for a moment, and finally stood up: Wait a minute, your Majesty, please listen to me, please don't kill too many people.
Note 1: Whales are not fish, but mammals. They are much more closely related to humans than to yellow croakers.
Note: These two stone statues still exist today, but the origin of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl legend is still under dispute.
Note: The secondary reservoir below Kunming Lake.
Note 4: The original description comes from Xijing Miscellaneous Records. Wei, one means to embrace with both arms in a circle, which is often used to count the thickness of a tree; another means to make a circle with the thumbs and index fingers compared to each other, which is often used to describe the thickness of a person's waist.
Note 5: This stele is kept in the Confucius Temple in Qufu, but it has nothing to do with Sima Dechao.