I became more and more excited after this teaching, and I copied all the things I had discussed with others in the past. I don't know if this can be regarded as enlightening others with my own ignorance, but I hope I won't mislead the students.
After talking for about half an hour, I still have a guilty conscience and think it is better to stop: "Let's stop here for today. Do you have any questions?"
Suddenly, someone on the right clasped his hands and bowed down. After the ceremony, he asked, "Who is better in military affairs, the Marquis of Yue or the Marquis's wife?"
This question was quite abrupt, but the tone was quite friendly, as if it was just a cunning curiosity of a young man. There was laughter all around. However, looking at the many curious eyes below, I wondered how these kids in the Imperial Academy could have such a bad taste, which was almost the same as that of Xiangyang Academy.
"As for the tactics of the strange and the orthodox, I value the strange while my wife values the orthodox. So, when it comes to using the strong to attack the weak, my wife is better than me; when it comes to using the weak to defeat the strong, I am better than my wife; but when it comes to leading troops into battle with equal forces, my wife's rigor and meticulousness are actually inferior to mine in terms of intelligence. If there were such a battle, my wife would win in all likelihood." This is not self-deprecation or flattery of Yin Ling. If the two sides really have the same military strength, and as long as the military strength exceeds that of an army (note: 1,500 people), I would lose all confidence that I could defeat my Yin Ling.
"Then why isn't it Madam Yuehou who talks about the art of war?" The child asked playfully.
"My wife is pregnant and she is uncomfortable sitting for a long time. Zhi couldn't bear to see her suffer such hardship, so he took her place." I also replied very quickly, and I deliberately prolonged the word "hardship". After I finished speaking, I pretended to laugh happily.
"I heard that the Marquis of Yue was taught the Art of War by his wife. Is that true?" Do the children in the Imperial Academy have the same hobbies as the "old ladies"? I thought it should be at least similar to the Xiangyang Academy, but after careful consideration, it seems that there is indeed not much difference.
"Are you asking this question, or did your family ask you to ask this question?" I still have to find out the truth first, and by the way, think of a word to encourage everyone to study hard and make progress every day.
"This is what everyone wants." Looking at the expressions of the people below, there are quite a few people who like this.
"The rumors are true, but I only learned the general idea back then. When I needed it, I realized I had learned less. I can talk about so much today because I gained the insight after fighting so many battles. If I had learned from you well back then, how many heroes of our Han Dynasty would have been saved in the wars over the years." I was very emotional.
"Will you come and talk about it again in the future?" She seemed to be looking forward to it.
"It's unknown." This is just a polite remark. If I'm polite, I don't have any expectations. If I'm honest, I don't have any expectations. If I'm emotional, I don't want to come.
"Can the Marquis of Yue be said to be good at archery?" I always felt that he was deliberately trying to discredit my last name.
"Nothing else, just practice hard. If you know how to hit the target, you know archery." Unfortunately, I don't know his last name, so I can't ask him, otherwise I would definitely tell him off. However, the topic has already turned from military tactics to archery. If it turns to charioteering, even the scriptures will be in trouble. Hurry up and write a letter. If there is something wrong, you need to ask for help immediately.
Suddenly, the Doctor and the Master of the Imperial Academy came out from behind the curtain, bowed to me, and then announced that the class was over. The reason was that the Marquis of Yue had to go to see the emperor. The students returned to their original teaching halls, and there was still a classics class in the morning.
The students seemed to have regrets, but still agreed and bowed again before leaving.
He quickly paid his respects to the Doctor and the Chief Academician. This was not only a righteous act for the students to see, but also a sincere way to thank Brother Zhongdao for his help.
Brother Zhongdao naturally returned the greeting. When the students were leaving the hall, he took the opportunity to bow and approach me, saying with lingering fear: "My dear brother, you have seen it. I have seen this person secretly whispering with others beside him. When he turned the topic to She, I knew that these students probably agreed to change the topic to classics."
"This is why I am so worried." I immediately felt lucky to have escaped danger.
"And Your Majesty has been behind the curtain for a long time. The wife of Marquis Yue is also here." This sentence scared me half to death.
Seeing everyone in the hall dispersed, I hurriedly followed Brother Zhongdao to the side of the hall. After turning the curtain, I saw His Majesty, dressed in ordinary clothes, sitting at the table with a leisurely look on his face. "My daughter-in-law will take her leave and get in the car first. Today, Zirui spoke well. At first, Yinling was quite nervous, but then I saw that you answered those students faster and faster, so Zirui has nothing to worry about today."
The emperor today is really casual, he doesn't think of himself as an emperor ruling the world, but rather like a free and naughty boy, enjoying himself.
This entertainment of his was somewhat difficult to endure, and I was made quite amused with it before I was sent away.
Just as he was about to leave, a man saluted beside him. He was surprised, so he stopped to return the salute and asked.
The boy who bowed his head is a student from the Imperial College who questioned me today. I hope you can forgive his rudeness.
I told him not to mind, I didn't remember what question he asked me. Because I have seen too many separations of life and death, often a moment ago they were brothers in life and death, a moment later they were separated by Yin and Yang, the whole person has long been numb. I miss the days in Xiangyang thatched cottage when I was with you students, but it's a pity that I can't go back. Thinking back to those days, I really should have studied hard. Don't mind too much, it's okay.
I bid farewell to this life and came out, but I didn't see Yin Ling. In the empty front yard of the Imperial College, the strong sunlight flashed the stone tablet into several dazzling lights. The sound of recitation came from behind, and the rest was the carriage that brought me to the ** tablet, standing alone.
I walked around the ** monument, looking around, trying to find the trace of my silver bell in the emptiness and loneliness of the Imperial College in early summer.
"Zi Rui" a very familiar voice rang out, as if ripples were stirred up in stagnant water, slowly overflowing and irrigating the entire Imperial College. It turned out that the Imperial College had always been covered with such a fresh layer of green.
The woman opened the car window curtains and smiled. The Luo River behind her and the distant mountains shrouded in mist formed an irreplaceable picture.
"How did you get here?"
"Yan'er and Miao'er miss their father." Yiren said mischievously.
"Are you afraid that if you come with me, I will become dependent on you? Leaving me alone might force me to use my quick wits."
"Zirui is smart." Yiren smiled beautifully.
Where is the driver
I don't know either.
How did you get here
Send a car from your house
What about our car
"I sent them back when we got to the Imperial College. I wanted to go home with my Zirui. When I got here, the coachman was still there, and Ling got on the coach. A moment later, the coachman was gone for some reason." Yiren was not in a hurry. She seemed to glance around and just continued to look at me with a smile.
Ling'er, do you think it's appropriate for me to drive this carriage home? At worst, I can leave a bamboo slip and ask the driver to drive the carriage back to my father's house.
It would probably be troublesome to enter the city gate, and the gate guards would be scared.
Why
The Marquis of Ping An Feng Yun was made the charioteer. Who was sitting in the chariot? These soldiers must have thought so.
I laughed out loud.
My son, why haven't you left yet? You are still smiling so happily. His Majesty's carriage has come out unexpectedly, and he has lifted the curtain to look at me.
My wife was so panicked that she quickly got out of the car and saluted with me.
Hey, where is your driver
I don’t know.
Suddenly, the driver came running out from behind in a hurry. When he saw the situation, he immediately knelt down and could not get up.
"Why did you abandon the carriage, sir?" It was His Majesty who was questioning the driver.
"Your Majesty, please allow me to report that it was hot and I had been outside in the sun for a long time, so I drank too much water. I just felt a little uncomfortable in my stomach, so I went to..." After all, he was a coachman from the Imperial College. He actually knew that this was the imperial carriage, and he also recognized that this was the emperor himself, and his tone was not too panic. I couldn't help but sigh again: He is worthy of being a coachman from the Imperial College.
"Oh, I see. No need for that. My son and daughter-in-law are anxious to go back, go and drive the car." His Majesty was in a good mood that day and didn't need me to come out and plead for mercy.
When Yinling and I were about to see His Majesty off from the Imperial College, His Majesty lifted the door curtain at the back and said: Son, go straight into your carriage with your daughter-in-law.
There was no way to be flattered this time, they just knew they couldn't disobey. They quickly supported each other and got on the emperor's carriage, sitting in the back, not daring to look up.
Naturally, His Majesty needs to speak first: I dare not bring your mother today. If that old woman sees someone questioning Zirui's child, I'm afraid she will order people to drag that person out on the spot.
"Thank you very much for your care, Your Majesty and Your Majesty. I am so humbled." Hearing the tone, I didn't know what to say better, so I just thanked him and declined.
"Why, you're so tongue-tied in front of me... Well, Zirui... come closer." Seeing the emperor waving at him, although he didn't understand what he meant, he had to crawl forward on his knees.
My collar was turned up again, and His Majesty looked very carefully at the back of my neck.
After a long while, His Majesty asked Yin Ling, "Does Zirui have a mole on the back of his neck?"
Yin Ling answered truthfully: "Yes, there is one on the left side of the back of his neck. I found it when I was bathing him."
I think Yinling's truthfulness is not good, especially the last sentence. Obviously, I was not only bare-necked at that time.
The emperor smiled happily, and then stopped suddenly.
"Daughter-in-law, how did you get together with Zirui?" The emperor obviously needed to confirm something, and he didn't know what the rumors he heard were. It would be fine if he asked me, but it would be bad if he asked Yinling, so he had to listen carefully and be prepared to interrupt.
"I am not very clear about this. I was fleeing with my parents and met Zirui in the mountains while avoiding the pursuit of bandits. The warrior who was leading him at that time had been seriously injured and could not move, so he left him, who was still an infant, to follow us." These words seemed to be newly made up, but it seemed as if they were meant to leave a memory for Your Majesty.
"What about his rumored engagement?"
"Ling doesn't know the details, as she has been separated from her parents for too long, so she is not very clear about the engagement. She only knows that Zirui often behaved strangely when he was young, so someone told him a fortune. His parents are very noble, and he cannot live with ordinary elders before he reaches adulthood, otherwise he will kill the elders. He was born with the metal element, which overcomes the wood element, so he lives in Jingchu. Ling's name contains metal, and she is also a teenager, so they can live together. Because the horoscopes are compatible, perhaps someone made up a marriage contract for them." Oh my God, Yinling, how did you make that up
"When Zirui was about to become an adult, and Ling was already over 20. Zirui was afraid that he would harm my life, so he went away alone. Because I was grateful for his father's kindness, and I fell in love with Ling over time, that's when..." Although this shyness is real, I still wonder, Ling'er, how can you make up so many stories.
"Oh, Luoyang is a land of fire, isn't it incompatible with Zirui? Should we change the name back to Luoyang?" I wanted to comment again: Oh, long live my godfather, you really believe it.
"Besides, our dynasty is ruled by the element of fire, so wouldn't Zirui be in danger? No wonder Zirui often escapes death. Hanzhong is safe because metal produces water. Changsha is safe for the same reason. Yulin belongs to wood, and metal overcomes wood, so there is no problem. Oh, that Mingzi, I remember Lord Chu told me that Mingzi means fire in the local dialect. No wonder that time was the most dangerous and he almost lost his life." Your Majesty is really good at making wild associations.
"The State of Yue has a lot of water... Well, my child, you should go back earlier." In fact, I was touched, even though he was superstitious about these prophecies.
Although I didn't say anything along the way, I was probably saying much more in my heart than the two people on the field who were sincerely fooling people and the two who were superstitious and being fooled.
After getting off the car and seeing His Majesty off, I hurriedly took Yinling back to the house.
I don't need to ask: "Don't worry, the only thing Ling said that needs to be proven is you, the rest are all prophecies. And I have heard a lot of these prophecies in the countryside in the past, some of which were made up by Sister Pei when we were chatting. If they are prophecies, there is no need to worry."
I just didn't expect, Ling'er, how you could lie... It was for me. I'm sorry...
It's okay, Zirui, don't be sad. I learned to lie from you... Of course I know you learned it from Zishe. My wife has also figured it out, sometimes lies are better than the truth. I can't just tell you that you are Fan Mengbo's son.
"Actually... I'm not." But I didn't say this truth, I just hugged her tightly.
Zirui was very gentle this time and didn't use too much force.
Oh, oh, Zirui, clean up the case. Your explanations today were very interesting. Your wife has never seen you so quick-witted.
Which paragraphs
For example, the passage about "First make yourself invincible, then wait for the enemy to be defeated" (The Art of War)
Yinling wrote quickly and soon finished a paragraph.
"Generally speaking, all military commanders learn military books, and there are so many who are familiar with military books. I have never seen a famous general who has read the military book, but there have been those who have accumulated military merits without reading military books. Therefore, what you can know is stored in books, what you can understand is stored in your heart, and what you can use is stored in heaven and earth. You know what the military book says, and the enemy also knows it. If both the enemy and I exhaust all the methods to make ourselves invincible, the battle situation will be stalemate, which will cost a lot and make the soldiers exhausted. This is a taboo for military strategists. It is better to make yourself invincible first, and then wait for the enemy to win. Then the enemy will seize the opportunity to fight and use all the strange and regular forces, and the success will be achieved. And our invincibility is just to show the enemy weakness, which is not the case. We can distinguish between the strange and regular forces. For example, General Han set up his battle array with his back to the water to destroy Zhao. He did not benefit our Han army in many ways, and finally made the enemy come out in full force, fearing that he would fall behind in the competition. In the end, he was put in a desperate situation by the general's regular army, and then he was restrained by the strange troops who took advantage of the opportunity to enter and defeated him."
"Very smooth, did I stutter when I spoke this?" This was my exclamation and question. I felt that this paragraph was very familiar. Judging from Yinling's description, it was undoubtedly the passionate speech I gave at the Imperial College at that time, but I said I couldn't remember it clearly.
Yin Lingbi felt helpless: "Yes, my husband. Your wife knows your talent. So, don't disturb my wife's memories. Be good and go out and play for a while."
"Do you remember that your husband has already had the ceremony of coming of age?" Although I felt a little embarrassed, I was still somewhat dissatisfied with her last sentence.
Yinling raised her head and glanced at me, her eyes full of nostalgia.
Someone who seemed extremely brave immediately retreated in disgrace.
But I didn't expect that another distinguished guest had come to my house. My father was not at home, and this person was talking happily with my mother. When he saw me, he chuckled and said, "Was Zirui finally exiled by Yinling?"
I thought to myself: He was driven out. But I said respectfully: I didn't know that Her Royal Highness the Princess was coming. Please forgive me for not being able to welcome her from afar.
I came to look for you, but I heard you guys went back to your room when you came back, I knew Sister Yinling was taking a nap, I thought you went to the bedchamber, so I talked to Aunt first. It's good that you came, follow me back to the mansion to talk. Aunt, Ru'er, can you borrow your baby son for me first
I really want to say something with emotion: Women nowadays, there are much fewer men in the world than before the chaos, why can't they pay attention to the vulnerable groups with a caring emotion, or at least be more friendly.
Of course, I had to follow her obediently. When I went out, I found that the princess was riding in an ordinary carriage, so I followed her on horseback until I reached the residence of Marquis Qin in Luoyang. This residence was quite remote, and I had to turn into a narrow alley. There were no other residents around, only the courtyard wall of some unknown prince or minister.
"Did my second brother choose this place?"
"Well, of course it's him, that's just his personality." But my distinguished sister-in-law didn't mind it very much, she even liked it: "It's very good, quiet."
The courtyard was indeed quiet and there were not many people. I followed her into the main hall and she asked me to sit down.
"Where's Sister Ren?"
"I sent him to Longmen with Captain Qin this morning to enjoy the scenery."
"Oh, the captain is here?"
"Well, yes, your second brother is busy preparing various things for your good brother, the General of the Cavalry, and he also feels that it is inappropriate for him to ask the emperor for Sister Ren. Naturally, he begged your sister to come." The eldest princess is becoming more and more like the second brother: "I didn't expect that I had just entered Luoyang last night and wanted to dress up, but I met my father and mother. But I met Sister Ren in the mansion. I was about to return to Qin. Didn't you ask your second brother to help with this matter? Why did you make the decision on your own? Do you know how tired I am to rush here these days?"
She seemed quite calm at first, but before she knew it, she became a little angry.
"This is all Zhi's fault. But you can come and see the emperor and the queen. You will have less time to see them in the future." Just pretend to be good. There is no good way.
The woman looked at me leisurely, then suddenly stood up and looked out of a few windows, then returned and sat down again. She looked at me, as if she wanted to say something but stopped herself.
"What's wrong? Sister-in-law." After he finished speaking, he suddenly felt a blow on the head, but the one who felt the pain was the person in front of him.
"You are so stubborn... When it was just the two of us, you should have called me sister. Why are you hiding it? Shier told me everything." At this point, her voice almost choked up: "My mother told me that I had a twin brother. But at that time, my mother had no power and was framed by bad people, so she had to send my brother out of the palace."
The road in my heart has finally begun.
"Huh, you don't know. When my mother talked about the night you were born, she ordered her personal maid to wake me up from time to time to keep me awake, which made me cry endlessly. My mother bit her silk handkerchief tightly and tried hard to hold back a cry. When you were born and it was discovered that you were a boy, my mother was only happy for a moment, and then she became anxious and uneasy. After thinking it over, she had to hide you in a box first. But she woke me up from time to time, and used my crying to drown out your noise in the box. For you, your sister has suffered a lot." She suddenly smiled indifferently.
"But this is not a solution. It was stuffy in the box, and I suffered when I heard your voice. You made no sound, and your mother was extremely nervous. She checked the box from time to time, but you didn't cry much later. The imperial physician ordered that this was not a solution either, and finally with the help of the righteous men, we sent you out. I heard from Yinling a long time ago that when you met in the mountains as children, you cried once, and then you didn't cry much, and it was too late for you to talk later. Why didn't I think of this at the time?" In fact, some things were just coincidences, while some things were inconvenient for Yinling.
"My mother later taught me that this is how things are in the palace. After she became the queen, she wanted to protect us, so she had to treat the other concubines the same way that Queen Song's family treated us. My mother knew which one my father favored, so she would send people to watch over it. If there was a fetus, she would abort it if possible. If it was born, it would be fine if it was a girl, but if it was a boy... Sigh."
I admit that when I came to my senses, I was covered in cold sweat.
"So, I never thought the palace was that good. It's just a place you get used to. The emperor's family is the most ruthless. It's okay if you don't come back. You can still be free and easy. Otherwise, if you are not the emperor, you will be in danger. Fortunately, although Bian'er is frivolous and rude, he is not very scheming."
"Sister, you should go and see our father, the emperor, and our mother, the empress."
"Of course I will go to see you. But I still want to see you. After all, I haven't seen you since we were together in the womb for ten months or more than ten years."
The touching part ended, but the woman's temper had to continue. I was guilty of acting on my own, causing her to run back and forth. I knew my background and had visited my parents, but not my elder sister. I knew she was older than me, but I still took advantage of her. In short, the lower she got, the more unreasonable she was, but I could bear it.
Finally, she said sadly: "Remember that Cao is your mother's enemy. No matter how bad your uncle was, he was killed by the eunuch party. Why did he kill all of your uncle's family members? He also wanted to establish Xie'er, because he must be afraid that Bian'er will take power in the future and avenge his uncle's family."
I have a chill.
She suddenly felt nauseous and about to vomit, which panicked me and I was at a loss. She waved away all my further actions, gasped for a while, and finally stopped.
"Could it be that my sister is pregnant?" I asked in surprise.
"Yes, I found out at Shanglin Garden. It was only because of your request and your second brother's: This is your twin brother's request, and I can't speak up, so I can only trouble the lady. That's why I didn't tell him, and I rushed here with so much trouble, but I didn't expect..." The second brother is really confused, probably because he was too busy and didn't notice the inappropriateness of his wife. But I did overstep my authority this time, I had already entrusted her, but I had to take advantage of it. The most important thing is that I made the princess so hard, if the fetus is hurt, I will be guilty.
I quickly knelt on the ground, saying that my brother had been angry and had disturbed the fetus, and that I should take a rest quickly and I would be waiting by his side.
Suddenly, footsteps were heard outside the door, and then a voice calling "Ruru, Ru'er" was heard.
It turned out to be my second brother. His originally calm tone was completely gone, and was filled with tension and concern.
My sister-in-law was also inexplicably excited. She stood up, opened the door and greeted him: "Zi Yu, Zi Yu."
Many explicit words that are not worth describing are omitted below. I saw the two of them hugging each other. My second brother didn't notice me in the hall behind him, but kept complaining about his self-blame for neglecting to care for his wife. It was from the maid that he realized that his wife was pregnant, so he left his work to Zishi and rode all the way here.
My sister was so disloyal that she exposed my actions with an inexplicable anger.
This shows that even if there is blood relationship, a twin brother who has been separated from her for many years can be easily betrayed in front of her beloved husband.
Of course, we don't have any real blood relationship, but she has already put so much effort into it and I have tried my best to cooperate, so why did she just turn around and throw me on the chopping board
"Where is the bastard, the third brother?" The second brother was furious. Alas, I thought that Yinling's lie to His Majesty was weird enough when I went to the Imperial Academy for classes today. I didn't expect that the second brother would be so furious.
"My wife has already caught him and has been scolding him for a long time." It was only then that the old man noticed me, who had been kneeling innocently in the hall.
This person actually ran in angrily and whipped me with the whip.
The sound was very loud, and it really frightened my sister-in-law. But it didn't seem to hurt, so it must have been done on purpose by my second brother.
"Hey, Ziyu, don't hurt my brother. Just give him a few words of scolding."
"It's okay, Zirui has been beaten." The old man put on a smile and turned around, making a gesture to me behind his back.
The old man turned around and shouted fiercely, "Is it your fault?"
"Yes, I was wrong." Just keep pretending to be a good kid. Don't try any quick witted arguments in this situation. You've already been hit by your sister and whipped by your brother. If you talk back, I'm afraid you'll end up with a tragic scene where both husband and wife scold your brother.
This lesson finally ended with an inappropriate hug between the two of them, expressing their love for each other. My second brother also gestured to me, asking me to turn my head away.
After a while, I finally heard the two of them seeming to make fun of my current state, and then they argued about who would do what. As the princess's footsteps gradually faded away, my second brother sat down next to me.
How could I be so slow that I didn’t even notice that my sister-in-law was pregnant
Oh, there's nothing I can do. I was so busy those days. The princess had been gone for more than a day, and I missed her again. I asked the maid if the princess had taken all her belongings with her. I just found out, and I quickly gave instructions in advance and rushed over. I didn't sleep last night. I was so tired.
He really lay down on his back, but he didn't stop talking: You made up a lie and the princess cared about you more. I, your second brother, feel a little jealous. Look, the princess has taken away the whip.
Uh... you're really good at whipping people, it makes a loud noise but doesn't have any force.
I rode horses more in Qin than you walked.
That's right, I mostly ride horses and rarely walk. Hey, where did my sister-in-law go
I was already hungry and it was almost noon, so she went to get us food, and she wouldn't let me take over the job.
Finally, the princess forced me to eat a lot of food before letting me go. Actually, eating is a happy thing, but in the princess's territory, I was considered a criminal, so I always felt a little depressed and didn't have much appetite. But my second brother, who was a man who forgot his loyalty for the sake of beauty, had already betrayed my appetite to my sister-in-law. So, he forced me not to leave until I had eaten enough. I couldn't be stubborn. If I didn't want to do what I wanted, two pairs of eyes would stare at me. A pair of women's eyes threatened: You have to eat it; a pair of men's eyes threatened: Do as my beloved wife wants.
Finally I got home, Yinling asked me how I was and told me the truth. This made Yinling very happy, but she was not too happy that I didn't go home to have dinner with her. She emphasized that I would make it up to her in the evening.
There were so many things going on during those few days, and before I could ask how to compensate her, someone from the palace came and ordered me to see the emperor.
After being accused of abandoning his wife and children by a successful man, the wife had no choice but to continue to be tormented.
When I was summoned to the hall, the Imperial Doctor, a group of officials from the Secretariat, and my father were also there. But when I came in, the Emperor asked them to leave and wait for the imperial order.
As my father passed me, he made a circle with his right fingers.
"Why are you standing so far away, you bastard? Come up to me." The emperor used a little too casual words to me, but at least it didn't scare me too much.
But he can do what he wants, so how can I do it? I have to act according to the etiquette. After the ceremony, His Majesty did not say anything polite, but directly picked up a familiar-looking crown from the table and began to speak.
"Let me know. You deliberately blocked Zhong Fufeng's letter. You were very thoughtful and knew where to block it. You have been restless these past few days since I came back. Why haven't you reported this matter yet?"
I thought: In fact, it was just a coincidence. Of course, Lord Zhong Fufeng would not have reported it to me. At that time, we were having a feast in the backyard with Jiuqing, who had not returned yet and I was also having a feast.
"This matter must be reported first, and then I can report it." In fact, he was thinking about escaping from Fufeng Mansion at that time, and did not have time to listen to Zhong Fufeng's reply to the others. If he deviated from Master Zhong's reply, it would be troublesome.
"Then you, why are you stopping me?" His Majesty's tone was not bad, there should still be room for maneuver.
"In the past, the bandits were rioting in Chencang, and Your Majesty was only a hundred miles away. If I were General Zhang, even though I had no military orders, I would have fought to the death to stop them and avoid disturbing Your Majesty. Even if I died, it would not be a pity. Put yourself in their shoes, how could you bear to see a loyal and good person being punished. However, how can an unworthy son of yours disrupt Your Majesty's will and influence the Holy Decree? I can only use the crown Your Majesty has bestowed on me as a token of your loyalty, and only ask Lord Fufeng to slow down so that he can report back to Your Majesty, and detain them first and wait for your decision later."
"Alas, that fellow may not be as kind-hearted as my son." The emperor sighed, "He probably wants to take advantage of the opportunity to gain great merit. My son Zirui has been in this palace for so long, how can he not see through it?"
I thought to myself: I’m sorry, Your Majesty, I’m sorry, Father, I’m not a kind-hearted person.
"I am protected by the elders and have been appointed as the assistant to the government. I am trembling with fear and treading on thin ice. In addition, I am dull and have difficulty understanding what God is saying. I dare not judge others' thoughts rashly, for fear that my personal likes and dislikes will cause the country to lose. Therefore, this matter can only be discussed on its own merits. Although he violated military orders and attacked without authorization, I still remember that he was protecting the emperor and was brave in battle, which dampened the morale of the rebels and helped me win the battle. Now that the disaster and chaos have been quelled, it is appropriate to employ him. Now that the north is still in trouble from outside, General Zhang is also a useful general..."
"Okay, okay, that's not necessary. Alas, my son begged me, so I will do your kindness. I will let the other regents discuss it again and see what to do. You have been working hard recently, go and rest for a few days. The palace is not suitable for a child like you." In fact, your majesty is similar to me, and is also easily taken advantage of by those close to you. But your majesty still doesn't realize it: "Alas, fortunately, I have begun to be cautious now, not as reckless as before; but I still need to pay more attention to the various things in the court."
I agree. His Majesty sighed, but then started another conversation.
"I just discussed your case with the ministers." The emperor paused again and said, "How did the Yuan family offend my child, Zirui? I asked the Ministry of Personnel to investigate these people and found that they were all recommended by Duke Qi. Brother Wang seems to be unaware of this and asked me why I mentioned these people?"
My father is really good at pretending, as if His Majesty believed that I did it alone. Obviously, the circle that my father pointed to was Yuan (circle).
"I really don't know who these people are. I was delayed on my way to the Imperial Academy for the archery ceremony that day, and these people were harassing me. It was only because I left my seal in Yue State that I thought it would not interfere with government affairs, and I wore casual clothes that day. After all, they were just enforcing the law impartially. I was extremely anxious, but I couldn't get angry. It was just because of what happened in the mountains that I had this suspicion. Now I know that I was just making a random guess." Since His Majesty thinks of me this way, I will naturally continue to act like a good child.
"Were there any other people with you that day?"
"Yes, there is the Doctor, the Lord, and my entourage, and..."
"Okay, okay, I'm afraid they really won't act impartially. It seems that the rumors are true. Even these disciples are so domineering." The emperor seemed to have heard the problem: "Everyone has entered the Imperial College. If they are bad people, it's because they didn't keep a good door. They intercepted my Zhi'er and were rude to Wei Jijiu in the Imperial College. If this matter spreads in the Imperial College, I wonder how his Yuan family will deal with it. Why didn't my son report it to me? Well... I know. His Yuan family is powerful and Brother Wang is weak. How come there are so many Yuan family students and former officials who were promoted to the prince's door? Zhi'er has been bullied, and his family will not offend in the future. This time I will definitely set a rule for his family. Even Bian'er doesn't like the daughter of the Yuan family. It seems that this person has relied on the power of the Yuan family to make trouble for the prince. Alas, in the whole court, only my son is not greedy for power?" The last sentence may be a bit too much. At least I know that Uncle Cai is not greedy, the Imperial Physician doesn't mind, and Ziyu doesn't care. Am I the same? But I dare not say anything. Maybe everything comes too easy to me, so I seem to not care.
His Majesty saw me bowing quietly and sighed again: "My son, please leave first. Call in the Minister of Personnel Cao and the Doctor-in-Chief... and invite your father in as well."
Suppressing his excitement, he left the room after the ceremony. He explained the matter to his father and shook his head innocently, as if he didn't know what was going on.
My father chuckled, shook his head, and led the two men inside.
I almost jumped up on the way home. The reason I didn't make such a rude move was mainly because the car was not high enough for me to stand up, and my clothes were too formal to roll around in the car.
I must stay calm and think about whether there are any loopholes.
When I got home, I felt calm and my ecstasy was no longer apparent.
Of course, this may not be the case.
My mother didn't react, but just told me to rest. Yinling saw me coming in the room, just glanced at me and asked: What's the matter
Hey, how do you know I'm happy
When you saw me in the past, have you ever managed to put on such a half-dead face? Zirui's emotions were all visible on the outside, and he never showed me any displeasure. There must be something good, and you want to deliberately hide it, right? Well, what good thing? Hmm... Can it be possible
I sat down helplessly, feeling that I lacked a sense of accomplishment. But thinking about what happened today, I felt good, so I did it.
"Zi Rui, I'm not being mean to you. Don't offend people in the future. His family will eventually blame you for this. Lord Zhao is not your biological father. The teacher and Meng De have been drinking and chatting with Yuan Benchu these days, traveling together, just like relatives and friends. But you are willing to be a bad guy for them. As Ge Liang said, it's too easy to be taken advantage of by those close to you. Don't treat the court as a place for fun." Yin Ling seemed to be a little suspicious of everyone. Although she was a little disdainful, she was somehow touched. She really collected her mind and sat next to Yiren.
In fact, there are still people in the world who can be trusted.
Well, I know, I just trust my baby.
Ling'er is so naughty, how could she say such things to her husband
Why not? Hey, Zirui, what's wrong
Um... Er, Ling'er, of Li Zhen's two cousins, I considered marrying one to Yuan'er, and the other to Wu Yue. Are there any other candidates? After all, it's considered "entering the dragon gate" and it's also considered to have more connections with Meng De. I'm a little worried that Wu Yue will return to her brother in the future, and who else will follow us all the time.
Um... the son of Lord Xu.
Hey, why didn't I think of that? Xu Situ mentioned that his sons didn't seem to be married. Okay, I'll go find Brother Meng De right away.
Abandoning wife and children...
I have to coax her for a while.
On the way out, I was really a little depressed. Yinling might be in a bad mood because of her pregnancy. She was a little suspicious and didn't trust the internal affairs of the four of us. If I don't trust them, who can I trust? But she was also for my sake. Since she was probably in a bad mood, I just let it go. I couldn't make her even happier.
As expected, Brother Meng De was about to go to Yuan's villa for dinner. I mentioned the marriage. Meng De didn't object, but he seemed dissatisfied with both of us. My family is still a child. Even if we go thousands of miles away, at least we have someone to take care of us.
Meng De deliberately joked: The Li family has a twelve-year-old girl, who do you plan to let her marry
She should find a good family near his father and marry into one, so that she can go back to visit her parents from time to time.
Zirui has lived that life, so he really cares about the reunion of other people's families. Okay, okay... I've got it in mind, but General Li is already in Yuan's house today. He is Yuan's son-in-law. I'll go and help you. Oh, my dear brother, please help me ask why your sister hasn't come back yet after going out
When I got back home, my father had also gone home. He was naturally surprised that I came home later than him. He thought I had gone to see Yinling again to do some work, which made it inconvenient for him to pass by the wing room.
I speak the truth.
Zan is Benchu's brother-in-law. Is Zirui considerate
Then why is he still following Brother Mengde? Besides, he is the son of Master Yuanli. I think it's okay.
Does Meng De have anything else to say
He asked Sister Qi why she hadn't come back to look for him. Where had she gone? Had she returned to Zhao
There are still some problems, the couple quarrel from time to time. Your sister Qi has always had a bad temper, and you are the only one in our family with a good temper. I guess it's Yinling who manages it.
Dad, don't drag me out for no reason. Where did my sister go
I asked her to go to a settlement of our Xie family to rest, which was the village where I let her stay temporarily when the imperial physician was dismissed, just east of Luoyang.
Near the river
It is on the south bank of the water, and Wen County is on the north bank.
I slapped my thigh, startling my father: Zirui, what's wrong
Father, in the next few days, Yinling and I will go visit my sister. I will bring her back. For the time being, it might be better for me to leave Luoyang.
Would it seem too deliberate
Once this matter is settled, I will be more deliberate when I go out. Besides, His Majesty has given me a few days to rest.
Oh, yes, His Majesty mentioned it. Then you can go out with Yinling to relax. The Imperial Physician has also told me that pregnant women should walk more. Then I will arrange it for you tomorrow. Besides, there may be something you want to see there.
"Dad, why don't you take a couple of days off and take mom with you to pick up my sister." Yinling and I always seem too close, and I'm afraid of upsetting my sister.
"Hmph, how can a father have the time? You've been making such a fuss. We have to discuss how to deal with that person and the consequences. It will take a long time to discuss it with your teacher and Brother Meng De. Your teacher also likes to make things mysterious, talking half about theory and half about things, as if letting me figure it out on my own." It turns out that the teacher not only teaches us like this, but also likes to explain things to my father in this way.
"My unfilial son was too reckless. I will accompany my father and teacher Brother Meng De to discuss this matter in the next few days." At least I still have the title of Regent.
"You'd better go. I'm afraid you'll give me another surprise." The father was in a good mood: "Humph, you, do you know what military law is? Your treatment is actually disrupting military law. Have you ever thought about whether this rough guy will learn from others? Then I won't be able to manage the Eight Armies in the future. Don't make trouble for me here. Go out and accompany my daughter-in-law."
My father is right. I even speak passionately to others, fearing that others will learn from my actions. Why can't I understand it when it comes to others
I'd better go and have some peace and quiet by myself.
So, the next day, he and Yinling got on the car and left the city.
I asked if I should bring some people with me. She asked me who I should bring. I said, "Are you in a bad mood?" But she asked me in return: "Are you in a bad mood?"
How do you know? I brought ** with me not to vent my anger, but to show him around. He has always lived in the mountains.
Hmm… And don’t let yourself get frustrated with me so that you can find someone to vent your anger on.
Okay, let’s not take him with us… Why do you frame your husband like this
Yinling smiled happily: Because this time I just want to go out with my Zirui.
So, that day he was accompanied by only a few attendants, and he only brought a bow and the flute.
When he passed by the gate of his own house, he remembered to go in and talk to Xu Situ about his son's marriage. The old man was naturally very happy. He tried his best to suppress his excitement and thanked me for my arrangement according to the etiquette.
Passing by the alley of Marquis Qin's mansion, we ran into Sister Ren and Captain Qin, one holding a zither and the other holding a flute. They looked into each other's eyes and talked happily. They rode out in a light carriage as if no one was around. If we hadn't said anything, they would have really passed by.
The two of them were getting really close, so naturally they had to be called back to their senses first before they interrupted their hasty apologies.
I asked if my brother and sister-in-law were there. They said they had gone to the palace last night and had not returned yet. I asked them to tell me in advance that I was out hunting and they had come to visit me, so that they would not be angry if they did not find me when they came back.
The flute looked very new, so she casually asked where it came from. Sister Ren made it herself when she was a musician, and she also tuned it to match the sound of the zither.
After parting with them, I talked to Yinling about their affairs, took out my flute and made fun of it. But then we returned to our husband and wife affairs. When we passed the north gate, I told her the story of meeting Pei'er there.
Yin Ling suddenly sighed: When Pei Er was waiting for you at home in Xiangyang, she laughed when she talked about you and lamented that you had so many difficulties. Later, according to my dream, she knew that I was really concerned about you. The next day, she remained silent. I asked her about it in every possible way, and she told me the truth that night. She also asked Ling what she wanted. I was panicked at that time, and I didn't have your quick wit. I couldn't bear to lie to her, so I told her the truth.
I didn't know what to say, so I could only listen quietly and not push anyone.
Of course I told her that I would not ask for anything from you, so I never told you about it. But later, it was a bit awkward to meet her, so I suggested that I go to the house to prepare for marriage, and asked her to wait for you to come home.
Pei and Ling have very different personalities. I may seem a little harsh to you, but in fact I am always soft-hearted towards you, just like when I wanted to follow you to find happiness. Sister Pei looks weak, but in fact she has a strong character. After you came back, she also tried her best to treat you calmly, just to let you know the truth and make your own choice. Even if you misunderstood the truth, she just thought you had someone in your heart and didn't expose it. In the past, she arranged to dismiss everyone, but she didn't leave, and waited for you in the mansion all night.
Ah, what? I always thought... She came in with the Fierce Fang army to find me.
What's your head? Lie Ya is leading the army to fight. The city is still in chaos, and there are still remnants of Xiliang soldiers. He would let a weak woman wait for you in the county government mansion without any protection. She sat on the couch that night, with a sharp knife hidden in her hand. If a Xiliang soldier came in, she would take advantage of the opportunity to stab one of them and then end her life. She is going to defend Mingzi with you. Fortunately, there has been fighting in the city, and everyone thought that there was no one there. Otherwise... Hey, she would never explain this. But you shouldn't be so careless.
I owe you so much...
Don't feel guilty, Ling and Pei both did it voluntarily, for Zirui in our hearts.
"So when you're mean to me, you're still soft on me." Seeing Yin Ling's concern, I decided to make her laugh: "I understand, from now on..."
I deliberately dragged out the speech to express some thoughts about the future.
"Have I ever been mean to you?" Yiren really began to pretend to frown.
"Never." I immediately answered sincerely and humbly.
Yiren really smiled, and it was a beautiful smile.
I hope it will be the same in my whole life. She looked at me, I looked at her, we held each other's hands, and our black hair turned white.
Unfortunately, I knew it was impossible to achieve my wish.