To show our closeness or to welcome Lao Bai, we had dinner together in front of a large table.
After seeing how the dried meat was eaten, I asked four maids to serve and ordered them to serve double the usual amount of meat.
There are eight of us, myself, Lao Bai, **, Yuan, Hu Ze, my brother-in-law, Fangwai Sanren, and Song, two on each side.
The dinner table was a mess. In fact, I was a little worried that my brother-in-law would not be able to adapt to my people. I was even a little scared, thinking that my arrangement was not appropriate. It was not until the first dish appeared that I immediately dispelled my doubts.
Before the plate was put down, the food on it was already clean, and the remaining juice was scraped into his own bowl by my brother-in-law. His movements were so skillful that they could not be practiced in two days. It seems that the Sima family also has to strike first for lunch. The maid turned around and took the next plate and stacked it directly on the previous one, as if the previous one was an empty plate. The two maids took turns to serve us rice, but they were still not as fast as the empty bowls. And this maid seemed to be familiar with all this. Her face was naturally calm, her movements were smooth and smooth, and she had no surprise, let alone a snickering look.
No one spoke during the meal, except for the groaning of the baby while eating.
Finally someone said: You guys... your food... is... so tasteless.
I was immediately replied: Finish chewing the food in your mouth, and then you continue to say this, okay
I think it is a wise move to let Lord Xu live in my house. He might die suddenly if he saw this scene.
After dinner, I went to see Yin Ling and was criticized. How could I be so virtuous? I think I should get close to the people and get along with the officials of all levels of Yue State and foreign friends. Yin Ling smiled bitterly and shook her head.
There was a eunuch in the palace. He looked familiar. I had seen each of these eunuchs many times. They were basically the older eunuchs transferred from the palace outside. I usually didn't want to remember these guys' names, but when I was the Sili Xiaowei, I started to remember these names and even some of their faults under the guidance of my father.
"Eunuch Chen, it's so late, why are you here? Is your knee still sore recently? I asked you about this cold, and you have to treat it in the summer. Do you want to go to the imperial physician to get two prescriptions to remove the dampness?"
"Oh, Lord Yuehou still remembers this old servant's problem, and will definitely do as you wish. Thank you for your trouble. Oh, let's get down to business. The Queen sees that you haven't entered the palace to rest yet, so she asked me to come and ask you something. Please give me a message so that I can go back and report to the Queen."
My stepmother hasn't forgotten me yet, and my mental distortion hasn't been corrected.
"Well, I still need half an hour to finish my work, so I'll be there soon." As a favored minister with support, I'm confident that I still have the right to bargain, and it also makes me look like I'm not doing nothing. It just means that I don't plan to go there early.
"Oh, okay, I'll go back and reply right away."
He ordered his servants to take the money and pack it up: "It's so late, and I'm sorry to bother you to come all the way here for my matter. Go and get some hot wine to keep the dampness away."
I probably wouldn't do this in the palace. It's better when I get out. I don't think it's smart to bribe the servants in front of the owner. For example, when I came back, I heard that the boss gave a pearl to a maid just hoping that she would put the food next to him tomorrow. The maid said very reasonably, then you have to grab the cushion near the door.
I really want to change someone to serve the dishes tomorrow. But I think that's too cruel. But the stomachs of my children seem to have no end.
I think we should share the food, one table per person, like a scholar or an official. But I think it would take a lot more bowls and pans to wash. It doesn't fit the concept of saving people's energy. Seeing how these people eat, it's better to let them gather around the kitchen. It will save some plates and bowls.
But I still want them to eat together so that they can get to know each other better. It should be good for the future.
Yinling hid behind the door and called me when she saw that I was still thinking.
I turned to her, only to see her looking me up and down.
I also looked myself up and down, checking my sleeves: "Is there something wrong with my husband's clothes?"
Yiren suddenly sighed: "Last time you were just like a naughty boy, but I didn't expect that when this eunuch came, you could respond like this, just like an experienced old minister. Just now, I had an illusion that the husband in front of me was not my Zirui."
I wanted to tease her, but suddenly I realized that Yinling was in an unstable mood and sentimental at this time. If I tried to be clever, I would be punished. So I suppressed the witty words on my lips and could only say softly: "My husband is still in the court. How can I not follow the etiquette and worldly manners?"
Yiren sighed again, "If it's a boy, we won't teach him the worldly affairs. Let him learn whatever he wants happily and marry whoever he wants."
Yiren is always so sentimental these days.
"Okay, I'll let Yan'er learn singing and dancing from Lao Si's tribe, ride horses and hunt, and live a happy life."
"Ah, the child kicked me," Yinling suddenly said happily
"It's only been more than three months, I shouldn't be able to play, right?" I felt an inexplicable ecstasy in my heart, but I was afraid that it was an illusion and did not dare to confirm it.
"It's true Zirui, come and touch it!" Yiren was delighted.
I quickly put my ear close to it. Today's experience taught me that my ears are more sensitive than my hands.
Except for the irregular heartbeats, everything seemed to be quiet again. I was also inexplicably excited and didn't want to leave, so I said a few words to make Yinling happy.
"It might be a girl. Miao'er is unhappy when she hears us always talking about Yan'er. Oh, Miao'er, be good. Miao'er can come out first and wait for brother Yan'er outside."
"Kicked"
"Kicked"
We both cried out, and I actually wanted to pick up Yinling, but suddenly I felt that this was not appropriate, so I could only slowly withdraw my arms with a little embarrassment.
"It looks like Miao'er."
"It looks like it's still Yan'er."
There was a clear difference of opinion between the two of us on this kick.
"Well, he played so elegantly, it must be Miao'er." Generally speaking, when there are two opinions, one party needs to give in or move closer to the other.
That night, our friends started to play silver bells.
I really didn't want to go to the palace, but Yinling stayed sober and let me go, and she and the child went to accompany me.
I don't need to. There may be a lot of chiefs watching tomorrow morning, so you and the child don't need to steal my limelight.
Finally, I left the hairpin to Yinling. I told her the story again and asked her to make up a story with Qiuluan tomorrow to guess and explain it, but it would be better not to follow our guess. It was just necessary to calm her down first.
My father came back late that night, and I was about to leave Yinling reluctantly when I told him that he was back.
I quickly called Lao Bai.
My father was a little tired, but he still seemed relieved. He greeted me and told me: Mr. Cai is back.
Then he noticed Lao Bai behind me, just as I immediately forgot about Lao Bai and thought of Taichang Mansion.
After a long conversation, my father appreciated my foresight and politely asked Lao Bai to have a good rest. Then he lowered his voice and said to me: "The way to use spies is to keep them secret. Choosing this person is like saying that he is a spy."
"He is good at night travel, no problem."
"Hey, it's night time. I heard about that official recently, you know the one. A lot of things are missing from his house, mostly food, hehe... It seems that he is still a hungry thief."
"Maybe a mouse dragged it into the hole."
"Have you ever heard of mice moving wine jars and bowls and chopsticks?" I shook my head and sighed without saying anything.
"What happened to She'er? Why are you sighing? What happened?"
"Oh. I'm giving Uncle Cai a rest. I am guilty of making my father suffer."
"Well, it's alright. Go visit your uncle Bojie. He won't be in a good mood either. Many of his old friends have passed away during this visit. His Majesty also let your uncle Cai go after hearing about the passing of these famous scholars."
"Which celebrities are they?"
"Forget it. Don't ask anymore. Most of them are from Hongdu. It's all old news."
"Is there anything going on in Yuzhou?" Suddenly I remembered that I mentioned that Lao Bai was the scout I sent to Yuzhou, and my father was still alert.
"Duke Zheng has no intention of getting involved in the dispute between us and the Yuan family. He will wait and see what happens."
"Can this person be trusted?" My father frowned.
"It's believable." Strangely, I always feel uneasy.
My father thought for a moment and shook his head: "It should be true. Mr. Bai has such magical powers that he can find out such news. Oh, His Majesty just called me and asked me to tell you to go back to the palace to rest, don't be too late." He actually used the word "return". Do you really regard that place as my bedroom? Then you should build it for me, and don't set up so many audience seats for leaders.
I said goodbye and came out of the house, and Lao Bai was still waiting for me, but he didn't say anything to me.
I admitted that I was a talented liar and told him a profound analysis of myself.
Lao Bai asked me about the young master of the Chen family again. I slapped my thigh and turned back to go in.
"Hey, Zirui, what's wrong again?" My father was still taking a short rest, so he was naturally confused when he saw me come back.
"Oh, then, do you know where the son of Taiqiu Gong is in Luoyang now?"
"Oh, you also asked your Mr. Bai to inquire about the disciples of Taiqiu Gong?" Father suddenly became interested: "Zi Rui, do you want to recruit them, or are you targeting the remaining two of the 'Eight Dragons of Xun'? Or one of the Dragon Head, Dragon Belly, and Dragon Tail?"
I didn't know what expression I should make. In fact, I really wanted to say, "You think too much."
"Please let me know, father. I want to go see these celebrities first."
"Well, good, very good... I believe my son will be able to gain something if he takes action. They should all be in the Taichang Palace now, and the Minister of Rites, Lord Xun, is also here."
"Okay, father, I'll take my leave now."
When I came out, I didn't see Lao Bai. I thought the thief had heard the news and left.
Suddenly I felt that there was nothing in my thoughts that slandered this person.
Perhaps I am profane in my contemplation.
He went out, mounted his horse and headed straight for Taichang Mansion.
None of the disciples tried to stop me. The one who wanted to report was thrown more than ten feet away by me. He could only take two steps before giving up.
Suddenly I felt a little abrupt. I turned back, straightened my clothes, and said to the doorman who was scratching his head in confusion: "It's too late here, it's rude, please help me inform him."
This person will definitely think I am sick, but I still went there quickly.
I quickly got ready and waited. After a while, my uncle came out to greet me, followed by a jumping Yan.
I was so panicked that I quickly bowed and said, "Uncle, I am sorry to bother you and your family so late at night..."
"Oh, oh, it's okay, our family doesn't need these. I also have to thank my dear nephew Yuehou. If it weren't for you giving me the day off and protecting me, I can't see many old friends this time. It's a pity that I also gave a ride to a few of them. Oh... let's not talk about it. I heard from Ning'er that you are famous in the Imperial College. It's hard for my dear nephew to be questioned because of my uncle's day off." The Old Boy and the Naughty Boy seemed to be quite happy overall.
"No, no, I'm just showing off my eloquence. My uncle is magnanimous and has a broad mind. If he is entangled by trivial matters in the court, I'm afraid it will cause regrets to famous people all over the world." I said casually.
Uncle Bojie was very happy and took my hand, "Nephew Zirui, come with me. There are some people you should meet."
I held Yan's hand and asked, "Sister, are you having a good time on this trip?"
"Yeah, I'm so happy. Thank you, Brother Zirui." She compared Kong Ming to the person next to her in her mind. He was indeed shorter than Yan. Maybe Yan was taller.
After the introduction, Taiqiu Gong's eldest son Ji, second son Chen, and eldest grandson Qun all wore mourning clothes. Their faces were not very good. I couldn't say anything. I could only express my condolences and respect, hoping that they would be sad and pay attention to their daily life. Three of the eight dragons arrived, and there was also Xun Yue, the second son of Xun Dalong. The three dragons who came here are Xun Liulong Xun Ciming, Xun Sanlong Xun Shuci, Xun Silong Xun Youci; except for the eldest brother who died a few years ago. The third and fourth sons are in seclusion and not in office, and most of the others are in office. I couldn't come, and I found out from the conversation. The second son Zhongci is under Yuan Shao, the fifth son Xun Shen is under Zheng Gong Huangfu Yizhen, the seventh son Xun Su is under Wei Hou Liu Jingsheng, and the youngest son Xun Yu stayed in his hometown under Chen Hou Liu Yan.
I also saw the dragon head, dragon belly and dragon tail of the "one dragon". All three of them were about ten years older than me. They all fled to Liaodong during the Yellow Turban Rebellion, but only Hua Xin was an official, Bing Yuan just opened a private school, and Guan Ning lived in seclusion. And I clearly felt that Hua Xin respected Guan Ning, but Guan Ning didn't even look at Hua Xin, as if he was disdainful. Bing Yuan seemed to be trying to smooth things over all the time. It's true that we only know that the dragon's belly is connected to the head and the tail, but we can only see the head but not the tail.
After the Party Ban was lifted, the government repeatedly recruited the three Chens but they all refused. They were only given numerous cattle, sheep, gold and silk. In order to thank the government for their respect, Uncle Cai wanted to erect a monument for Taiqiu Gong in the Imperial College. Three years after Taiqiu Gong passed away, the Chens finished their mourning, presented silk and rewards, and accompanied Uncle Cai to erect a monument for their father and perform the routine sacrifice.
But I thought they might want to see what the current government and opposition are like, otherwise both father and son, and both brothers would not have come.
Because the eight dragons were all students of Taiqiu Gong, and the three of them were also students of Taiqiu Gong, they came together. And they mentioned that their father and uncle Cai had invited them.
After some greetings, I asked my uncle and the guests to rest early and would visit again tomorrow.
When I went out, I saw Guanglu Doctor Yang Biao hurried in. When he saw me, he hurriedly saluted me.
"Master Wenxian, are you here to pay respect to Master Taiqiu at this late hour?"
"I once studied with Brother Bojie under Mr. Wenfan. That is why when I was still a councilor, I was able to study the Five Classics with Lord Yunzhong and Brother Bojie in the East Palace. Although I was not taught by them, I should remember the source of the water and pay tribute to them."
"That's as it should be. They are still inside. Please come in. Zhishang has official business to attend to, so I'll take my leave now."
"Uh, Lord Yuehou, I have to apologize to you. My son Xiu once questioned you in the Imperial College. Please forgive me for my rudeness."
"Oh, it's okay, it's okay. There was such a group of students there. It was really extraordinary. They were not afraid of the powerful and were really good people. Master Wenxian was so lucky."
"Ah, Lord Yuehou, you are too kind. Actually, that child was just too smart and wanted to show off in front of everyone, but was defeated by Lord Yuehou. For this, I really admire him. I will really study hard when I go back. For this, I have to thank Lord Yuehou."
"Oh, this is the best. Master Wenxian, this is the greatest blessing."
"Alas, Lord Yue, stop praising me. I only have this one son. I hope he can be more down-to-earth in the future and not learn from his grandfather." Lord Yang Biao suddenly realized that he had let something slip, so he said goodbye and left.
Who is Lord Yang Biao's father-in-law
I suddenly became very interested in this question.
So, I went back home again.
My father was ready to go to bed, and he and my mother were lying on the couch, looking at me in surprise.
"What time is it now? Why haven't you gone there yet?" The father was a little anxious and a little angry.
I decided to ask this question, and got an answer that left me dumbfounded: Yuan Shu.
"How old is he?"
"You are over forty. The sons of nobles have children in their teens, and there are many grandfathers before the age of thirty. It is common for sons to be older than granddaughters. You fool, if you were still here, your children would have to start preparing to marry into other noble families." The father suddenly turned around and glanced at the mother: "Of course, if you see a good girl from a decent family among the people, you should also consider it."
On the way to Nangong, I was still thinking about how Yuan Shu, who looked so unlucky, actually had a grandson.
I should work harder, but I think the fruits of my efforts are in the making. Recalling the appearance of those unfortunate children in the Imperial College, I always feel that my Yan'er or Miao'er should be more promising than them. Perhaps this is my father's prejudice.
When Le Zizi entered Nangong, Eunuch Chen was about to come out again.
"Oh, ancestor. Why did you come so late? The emperor and the queen are waiting anxiously. Why haven't you come yet, queen? Did something happen on the way?" It's really not easy for this old man.
"Where are His Majesty and the Queen?" I also realized that something was wrong.
"I'm afraid he's still waiting for your news in the palace."
"Oh, then please go back and report to him for me. I'll come right after I finish my official duties. I'll go to rest now. It's too late and I won't disturb my father and mother's rest." I didn't know what to say when they met, and it wasn't appropriate to see the emperor at this time.
"Oh, okay. Lord Yuehou, please take a rest. I will go and report back right away." The old man breathed a sigh of relief.
I was so tired that day that I fell asleep as soon as I climbed onto the couch.
I didn't have any dreams that night. That's right, I didn't even have time to sleep. I still had dreams.
I closed my eyes and opened them again. It was a night. But once I opened my eyes, I didn't have time to close them again.
A loving mother-like woman was watching over me on the couch.
And I suddenly became nervous, the queen was actually sleeping with me
I was sleeping, and she was leaning against me. Her posture was exactly like a mother taking care of her young child.
But I still felt that the matter was serious, but fortunately... I am Xie Zhi.
"Mother." I called her pretending to be half asleep. Riding the same horse as the queen was enough to punish Nayan with death. Sharing the same bed with the queen was not acceptable unless she was torn into pieces. If she pretended to be a son, she could still act like a spoiled child. If she didn't think I was her son, she would have to pretend to be her grandson.
The queen burst into tears when she heard this and stroked my head with her hand: "My poor son, mother is here."
I couldn't help crying. I had never had a mother by my side, and I had always depended on Yinling, but now there were two of us. What was going on
I pretended to sleep again. I knew that the Queen had left and it would take me a long time before she was released. I hurried to go to the house. I was so suffocated. But when I got home, everyone had just had breakfast, but I didn't see Lao Bai. I called the maids to report. Because everyone had gotten up, they went to clean up. I saw that Lao Bai's door was closed. Through the crack in the window, I saw that this person was sleeping in a strange posture. He was sleeping on the edge of the couch with the quilt tightly wrapped around him. Half of his body was hanging in the air, but he didn't fall down. The maid thought it was interesting and called other people to come and see. This person seemed to notice someone's voice and woke up immediately. Seeing that it was the maids, she asked them to disperse and threw something to smash the window shut.
I wondered where he went last night and he must have come back very late.
Seeing the maids discussing with the young men in our family, I interrupted them and explained: This is the professional quality of a night scout.
Yinling is still resting, and I thought it would be better not to disturb her.
But my mother saw that I had nothing to do and suddenly asked me: "Isn't there a court meeting today? Your father went there early in the morning, why didn't I go?"
I was thinking about the day, and it seemed that today was the day I should go, but it seemed that no one wanted to go to see me. In the past, my father would remind me that when I lived in the palace, a eunuch would come to take me there.
Today is a little strange.
Now the princes were divided and it was time for them to come to the court. On the days of the audience, the eunuchs would run errands and the Shangshutai would have the hard work of issuing official documents.
But today, both sides have left me behind.
Or was it intentional? I live in Nangong, and my father is in charge of the Shangshutai. No one has ever mentioned this to me. It is too much for both sides to be against me.
Could it be that there is something important happening today, and your majesty and father are afraid that I will stop it, so they have kept it from me. I remembered that I had strongly advised against killing the officials of Shanglin, or even against killing Wang Guo. Now that I don't have anyone to kill in my mind, could it be that there is someone to kill today
For this reason, I decided to go to Taichang Mansion.
The answer I got was that Lord Taichang had gone to attend today's court meeting.
This is a big problem.
I met many people yesterday, but no one mentioned it to me.
When I left Nangong today, I didn't see so many carriages, so I didn't even think about this. This is really a big deal.
Who is going to die
I ran back home, but my father was still not home. Yinling hadn't gotten up yet.
I felt something was very wrong, so I rode to Nangong.
It was still deserted in front of Nangong Palace.
Suddenly, a carriage was seen approaching. Judging from the carriage and accessories, it must belong to the Yuan family.
I went forward to ask. But it was an empty car, coming to pick up the master. The master wanted to see the emperor, but he had to go back first when he came in the morning. He would come again after 3:45 pm.
But without the order, it would not be appropriate for me to force my way in. After much hesitation, since my father, teacher, and Brother Meng De did not want me to attend this morning, I finally chose to go back and sleep peacefully beside Yin Ling.
At least he had to appear at ease in front of Yinling.
But Yinling soon realized that I was worried. You have thought of a way to deal with Qiuluan's matter.
Yinling slept with Qiuluan last night and talked a lot with her, so she woke up late today.
What
You don't need to ask what women say, just know that everything is fine.
Yinling was very proud, so she forgave me for my disappointment.
On that day, several people in the court exposed that Wang Fen, the governor of Jizhou, had colluded with Wang Kuang, Zhang Yang, Han Fu and others, and contacted several officials in the court. He was planning to take advantage of your majesty's tour to murder him. He was furious that the three princes could not make a clear judgment, and he ordered the arrest of Wang Fen, and executed Wang Kuang, Zhang Yang, Han Fu and dozens of people in the court who had contact with Wang Fen. Except for the three of them, their countries were granted, and their lands were given to the meritorious officials who uncovered and reported their misconduct: Hejian was given to Liu Yu. Bohai was given to Yuan Shao, and Zhuo County was given to Ding Yuan. The three of them, the escorts who were close to their master, were all executed, and the rest were exiled to the Northwest Changshi Mansion.
My father came back at noon and told me. He also called Yinling to ask us what we thought about this matter. I told Yinling not to think too much and just listen to me.
I think it was planned by Meng De. At least I know that there is a big difference between those three families having this land and owning this land, and these powerful people have been managing their fiefdoms for a long time.
It will take a long time for these three heroes to pacify the new territory. Your Majesty's army is not obliged to run around for this matter, so they can only do it themselves. And the three "traitors" are neighbors to Meng De except for the new master. Even if these three forces fail, if they don't want to be killed, they can only surrender to Brother Meng De.
However, these three families spent a lot of money to mobilize their troops, but the tribute they had to pay to Your Majesty included the jiangnan area.
Therefore, in the short term, the strength of these three companies will be weakened.
And when they complete the annexation and quell the civil unrest, that will be the time for Brother Meng De and I to take action.
This elimination of the inner court is the best opportunity for us to place our own people. The people from the Taichang Palace came here last night for this purpose, or maybe this elimination of dissidents is taking advantage of the opportunity of the people coming here.
Both my father and Yinling were sweating profusely.
The father sighed: "Zi Rui's concerns may be exactly what Meng De is thinking. I have roughly known the arrangement, but I have never thought so far ahead." However, it was Hua Xin, a subordinate of Gongsun Zan, who impeached Wang Fen. It was Yuan Shao who impeached Han Fu for being close to Wang Fen. It was Liu Yu who impeached Wang Fen for being close to Wang Kuang. It was Ding Yuan who assassinated Wang Fen and Zhang Yang. This time, the re-enfeoffment was designed nearby. Why is this? I don't understand your teacher. Meng De didn't understand either.
Obviously, this revelation must be a conspiracy. Meng De spread the matter to Yuan Shao. Yuan Shao was jealous of Meng De and did not want Meng De to benefit. Ding Yuan was a new noble who migrated from the northwest to the northeast. After weighing the pros and cons, he chose to get close to Yuan Shao. Liu Yu was not in his own territory, so he chose to cling to Yuan Shao. Naturally, with Yuan Shao as the center, such a division of fiefdoms must be liked by these three families, but if they did not impeach him, the local tyrants who were closely connected with the fiefdoms would not be hostile to him. But this is too much of a fool.
Finally, I concluded: The local tyrants of our Han Dynasty are finally going to fight against these princes, under the planning of Brother Meng De. These tyrants will never be able to resist the powerful princes, and then Brother Meng De, as the only way out, will recruit the remnants of these three families.
This is my conclusion, which was approved by the two leaders of the family. It also gave Yinling a new understanding of me. In fact, the most important thing she knew about me was that I was a foodie. My father agreed with this. Also, I should have a meal before the banquet tomorrow. Don't just eat at the banquet, which would be impolite.
When I went to Nangong again that night, halfway through the journey, I suddenly realized that my adoptive parents had not asked me to stay there that day.
Perhaps His Majesty felt that it was not a good idea to let me stay here today, so he did not make any request, and the Queen Mother finally found her conscience.
I then happily went back to accompany Yinling. It was rare that there was something good at the end of the day.
There was no pillow, and his ears were pressed against Yinling's belly. He slept under Yinling's armpits until he woke up.
The way Yinling laughs at me is so strange. I have to spend time with you and Miaoer.
On the second day, my father held a banquet at my house. He mainly invited officials from the Shangshutai. Most of the Shangshu, Shilang and Lingshi were young people. My father let them do whatever they wanted. They seemed to understand my father and the atmosphere was very lively. These young people and I got along well, and the atmosphere became even more lively. During the banquet, everyone couldn't help but mention that the women of each family heard a loud noise at the Ye Ting Ling's house that day. Because most of the people around were officials from the Shaofu, they were already familiar with each other. Everyone made an appointment that night and went in together the next day to check. They actually found several stolen wine and food, and some chicken bones were discarded in the yard. Judging from the wine jars and bowls, there were two thieves. A hole was smashed in the house, and the tables were smashed and scattered all over the floor. The thieves were nowhere to be found. After a "meticulous" discussion, the young people thought that it might be caused by uneven distribution of food.
My heart was deeply wounded, and I had great contempt for the reasoning ability of these young bureaucrats.
I asked. What valuables were lost? No one said anything. I asked again if they had noticed the thief in the past few nights, and everyone said no. I laughed and said: The two thieves came and went quietly, and none of you investigated. It's easy to steal property, so why would you fight over a chicken leg that you didn't share equally? At worst, you can just steal again.
Someone still asked with great interest: Maybe he is a vagrant from other places, this is like a cunning rabbit with three burrows, and he won't eat the grass near the burrow.
All the Shangshu, clerks and historians agreed.
Why do you still steal food from the neighbor? You can't know about taking jewelry and valuables. Take the wine and food in half a day.
I didn't lose that night, but I couldn't subdue this stubborn nerd either.
Especially after I drank too much, I was just making excuses. Talent is actually not very useful. When others ignore you and only care about themselves, all your talent is useless. At this time, it was as if I was a scholar and this person became a warrior. I couldn't reason with him.
In short, the incident of thieves became a very interesting topic of conversation for this group of young officials from the Shangshutai.
The banquet was over, and after seeing everyone off, I laughed with my father about how these people had lost their manners and became unreasonable after drinking.
My father laughed at me and said: "Fool, do you think those people are young and inexperienced like those students in the Imperial College? The documents of government orders are all drafted by these people. If there is a remonstrance submitted, and Your Majesty is dissatisfied and needs to refute it, it is also drafted by these people to refute it. If you can argue, you can argue, and you can exhaust all the arguments in the world; if it is unreasonable, just choose the arguments that can be argued and compile them. If others have many proposals, they are detailed and complete, and these people will just repeat the clichés such as "I have benevolence in my heart, follow the old system, and care about the world" to cover it up. It can be said that it is useless and meaningless. But what can those ministers do if they get it
My father had obviously drunk a little too much and was laughing a little drunkenly, but these principles fitted in perfectly and made me feel relieved.
I walked out, still thinking about what I had just said, when I saw Lao Bai coming to me.
Lao Bai reported to me that someone had crawled into the backyard of my house. At the same time, he pointed with his hand, indicating that it was my house in the south.
You will know how it is here.
You officials were having a meal, but I couldn't join them. After the meal, I wanted to see what it was like. You know, I used to go to a place where no one was around when people were having a meal together... Oh, so I squatted on the beam of the wing room to see what was going on. When I looked, hey, the bastard who stole someone's wife was at the table.
If I had lived with you, then you would be someone else's wife.
But does Madam need to be tied up like that
Others... maybe... this is a special hobby, why do you care about it? The head of the pavilion doesn't care about it either. If he wants to care, he should care about you in the room. Also, you can see that person climbing over the wall in the wing room
Yes, there is nothing interesting in looking for a while, so I turned around to look at other official residences to see if there was anyone there, or something like that... I'm not going to do anything, don't worry, I'm just... just looking around, this... a special personal hobby, I learned this word from you. Of course, your father is a high-ranking official, and his wing rooms are higher than the main rooms of the official residences next to him. In addition, the walls of your mansion are also high, and I, Lao Bai, can't do anything else, but I'm quick-witted, so I saw it, right
When did you come in
Just now, it looked like a man, a strong man. He was injured, like a fugitive...
Come with me quickly.
I was a little excited after drinking a lot, and now I felt even hotter. I looked at the situation in the hall, turned around, picked up the Iron Wolf from the weapon rack, and left the house immediately.
Besides Lao Bai's strange appearance, Yuan** and others were also participating in the banquet. At this time, the foodies were still drinking and eating in the main hall. The maids were eating nearby, as if waiting for them to finish so that they could clean up the mess. At this time, they should have seen me leading the troops out, and they quickly picked up their weapons from the weapon racks and followed me out.
Since you are all following me, I have something to ask them: Today's banquet was supposed to be shared, why did you all gather together to eat together at the end
No one else could answer, except Fangwai Sanren, who said: Fighting for food is more delicious.
Everyone agreed.
He sighed in his heart and said: Those I lead are all bandits.
In a moment, they arrived at my house, and all the thieves followed me in. After the banquet, Situ Xu came back here and was writing something in the middle hall. Seeing our scene, he was also shocked and quickly stood up and came over to pay his respects. He asked: I wonder why the lord came here so late at night
"Mr. Bai saw someone climbing over the wall into my house while on night patrol. I came to take a look. Situ Xu, please be careful. Sima Biao, She Yuan, and Brother Hu, you three are here to protect Mr. Xu. Hey, Song, why are you still here? You are here to protect your brother, be careful. Ge Liang, Lao Bai, follow me."
There were not many people in my house, and the backyard was almost completely empty. This time, I was not as proactive as that night on the South Mountain when I was in the dark and the thief was in the light. I could only search like looking for a needle in a haystack. I turned on the lights in the corridors and reminded Lao Bai that if he saw the thief, he should show him up immediately.
Old Bai nodded and quickly climbed up to the beam. His skill left me speechless.
There is also a word from a foreign scholar at the end: With this skill, he doesn't look like a scout at all, but more like a thief.
"Qualities of a night scout," I explained, and I even felt that my voice was too loud.
But I don't need to look for this person. The three of us should have heard that sentence: Yue Hou, it's me
One of them staggered out of the corridor and the other jumped off the beam.
I believe that the person who was leaning in the corridor was looking for me. That voice seemed familiar. I quickly turned on the lamp in the corridor. That face seemed familiar. I tried to recall that it should be Sui Gu, the one who always quarreled with Qu Yi at the beginning, but later they had some sympathy. I remember that the most interesting thing about him was his handwriting, which turned out to be White Rabbit.
But I still resisted the urge to call him by his given name, and leaned over to help him up: "Brother Sui, how could you... be like this?"
Suddenly I realized what was going on.
"Yesterday, my master and Lords Zhang and Wang were framed by the villain Yuan Shao and were killed. My trusted followers were all killed, but it was not my fate. I managed to escape and got help from an old friend. He told me that only you can save me now."
"Yesterday's court meeting, Zhi did not receive the imperial edict and was unable to see the emperor. I didn't expect that such a disaster has already happened." I really felt a little sorry, after all, his brothers all went to the Battle of Chencang with me.
"That's why you were the only one who could save me, my old friend. Unfortunately, dozens of my brothers were innocently killed. How could Yuan Shao be so cruel that he didn't even let us go?"
"Alas, I'm afraid you will seek revenge. You can rest here. Don't worry, I can still protect you. What about the others..." With my current identity, I really have this confidence.
The big man burst into tears, lying on the ground and rubbing his hands against the floor: "It's all gone..."
Suddenly I heard some noise outside the wall, so I told him to go to bed and I went out to deal with it.
He then left and ordered everyone to stay in my courtyard and only protect the safety of Lord Xu and Lord Song, and there was no need to ask any other questions.
When I went out with my weapons, a well-equipped Yulin Army appeared on the street. The leader was quite polite to me and asked, "Why did Lord Yuehou go out with his weapons?"
"I heard some noise outside the wall, so I came out to see what was going on." I think that as an idol and a talented actor in the eyes of my elders, I am still pretty cool.
"Oh, a fugitive has escaped, and we are on patrol to search for him."
"Is it our turn to trouble the Yu Lin for this matter? At most, we can let the captain of the city gate take some garrison soldiers to do it?" I still care about feeling indignant for others.
"Well, I dare not disobey the order from above. Please forgive me, Lord Yue. Don't worry, I will patrol and search at night, and this guy will not get away." I thought to myself, this guy can't get away, he has already rested in my house. You guys just have to work hard and patrol all night.
They were sensible, and no one dared to ask for a search of my house. I guess I had asked them questions for the safety of Your Majesty. I guess they all realized that I had a great influence on their promotion.
That night, I told Yinling about this matter. Yinling was very worried, but seeing the look on my face, she said: Zirui should be able to be saved.
So, they really have to patrol all night.
The next day, I heard that the person from last night had found him. I went to visit Sui Gu with a sense of uneasiness.
After An Xin came out, I always felt that Yu Lin was a bunch of idiots. They must have done something stupid.
I was about to meet the emperor and offer to resign and return to my country, but Your Majesty did not summon me and ordered someone to let me rest for a few days first.
In the next two days, the remaining princes finally left one by one. I could only see them off, but I was unable to leave.
When I returned to my house, it seemed that everyone knew of Sui Gu's existence, but they all used that person to describe him.
Obviously, they all realized my attitude and naturally went along with me.
I mentioned my father's intention to take up the post, and he had already agreed, but I had to bid farewell to His Majesty.
I said in distress: "Your Majesty doesn't even summon me now. How can I resign?"
Father, he can't do anything about it. Anyway, His Majesty is with him, don't see me recently, and ask father not to mention me.
I don't think this is a solution.
So, I decided to break into the palace.
Of course, not that heroic.
I was kneeling in front of the hall.
In a moment, a eunuch came to invite me.
I complained to my father, the emperor, and my mother in great grief and indignation as to why this reduction of power required killing.
The father said sadly: "So what? Isn't it that we are making enemies for the Yuan family by doing this? The Yuan family can use their power to coerce other princes to frame these three countries. In the future, they can also do the same to the surrounding big countries. Yuan Shu colluded with Sun Jian to make General Zhu's family extinct, so why can't he do it to other countries? My son, don't go back to Yue. No one can harm you when you are with the father and the queen.
I made an impassioned speech: I am a Han official, and I am now serving the country as a filial son. I am very lucky. I beg the Emperor and Empress to allow me to serve the country. I have gone through so many things in the world to protect the Han Dynasty in the future. Emperor and Empress, please forgive me for not being able to fulfill my filial duties in front of you. I cannot be at ease if the world is not peaceful. If I can stay in the south, I can keep an eye on the power of the Yuan family and will not allow them to invade the north.
After some words, they finally let me go.
This is really tiring, and I feel a little sorry for the Emperor of the Han Dynasty. But I have no other choice but to think of a plan and make it with careful consideration.
Before leaving, I said goodbye to the Lord of Rites and told him that it would be better to keep those wise men to teach in the Imperial College, as the world is in great need of talents. In the future, I will also let the best students from Jiaozhou study in the Imperial College.
This farewell was indeed a chore.
The teacher didn't want to leave for the time being, but asked me to go to Jingzhou to have a look. I naturally agreed because I also wanted to go there.
I went to Brother Meng De to bring up the matter again, and Brother Meng De asked Li Zan to bring his daughter with me to Jingzhou to see his brother. I praised Brother Meng De for always coming up with such good ideas.
Brother Meng De told me to stop flattering him and asked me how I was going to harm him.
I said in great grief and indignation: This was what my sister told me, why did she betray me now? Brother Meng De is really good at winning people's hearts.
Brother Meng De continued to remind me to stop flattering others. He also asked me if Baitu was okay.
I'm confused. I don't want to think about it anymore.
He also reminded me that I might as well get in touch with Qu Yi, as it was he who saved the white rabbit.
I continued to nod. I wanted to say more, but I didn't tell him the stories behind it.
In the next few days, he ordered everyone to go to the West Market to buy some gifts, and asked Sima Biao to accompany Yin Ling to go shopping as well.
I do have a lot more to do.
After leaving them, the first thing I did was to go to a certain car and ask: Has Brother Sui recovered
I would like to express my gratitude to Lord Yue for his great kindness. I hope that Lord Yue can help my master to redress the injustice in the future. I will certainly serve you as a loyal servant to him.
I asked if there were any people in Zhuo County who needed protection, and I could ask Brother Meng De to take care of them.
"Oh, when General Fengxian returns, General Pan will definitely not be able to resist the enemy."
"Then would you like to write a letter and I will give it to Brother Meng De to deliver it."
"Hey, if I write it and someone knows about it, will it be bad for the lord?"
"Since it's a matter of saving lives, I can't care about it."
"Thank you very much, my lord."
I handed the letter to Brother Meng De, who smiled and shook his head: "I can't make this too public, otherwise it will be troublesome."
"This is also a good introduction to help you recruit the army of Zhuo County. It's a pity that no one from the other two families came to join you. Otherwise, I would help you recruit all three families."
"It's okay, this matter is not serious. In fact, if the people from the three families can escape and surrender to you, you will be in danger too."
"Why?"
"How can you clear your relationship with the three families? These three families are guilty of treason." Brother Meng De's face suddenly turned stern. Then he laughed again: "Zi Rui is kind and upright, he doesn't want to be so obscure."
"Oh, and don't forget your five-year deadline. As we can see from this incident, Zirui is known for his integrity. Don't damage your reputation. However, if you really have to do it... don't let your reputation burden you."
Zishi was no longer in Luoyang, and there was no one in his house. The second brother left early with his sister-in-law. Zishe also left earlier.
That afternoon, when I returned home, no one was home yet and I suddenly felt lonely.
I actually fell into the trap and went to see His Majesty the Emperor and the Queen.
I actually felt a little reluctant to leave them.
Maybe there's water in his brain.
They actually let it go and gave many instructions.
I bid farewell to all the gentlemen one by one, and it was really sunny and without any ulterior motives. The only difference was whether it was sincere or false.
It was the beginning of midsummer in the second year of Chuping. I had not realized that half a year had passed since I came to Beijing. I was finally able to leave. Looking back, I felt a little reluctant and a little relieved.
I remember that in front of the Luo River, I suddenly dismounted, looked up and said to someone: Go home.