I finally got past this inexplicable marriage. I felt relieved and coughed lightly, as if the matter was settled.
Although my wife expressed her admiration for my quick wit, she also asked me why I responded in that way.
Me: Haha, I've heard many times that southerners value witches, believe in gods and ghosts, and ignore our Han etiquette. I've met several heads of the clan and they are generally like this, so I have a general idea of how to deal with them. I'll talk about other principles in this matter... Haha... Especially the various etiquette and customs of our Han people, they neither care about nor understand, and may even sneer at them. It's easier to pretend to be a ghost... Haha... They can also believe it. And I have to help Sister Zhu to make up... make up... make up her lie.
I didn't mean to stop, I just felt stuffy in my chest and needed to take a breath from time to time. Suddenly, I felt an itchy throat, and a fishy smell came up. I struggled to walk out the door, holding the pillar with one hand, and spat out a mouthful of black blood like mud into the grass under the corridor. After spitting, I immediately felt an indescribable sense of relief in my chest. Then, I kept coughing, and even coughed up blood, which splashed on my clothes.
The lady was obviously terrified, holding my arm, her voice trembling, and she kept calling out "Zi Rui Zi Rui". The people around her were also a little panicked, calling out "Big Brother" and "Master". I thought I could still control myself, so I quickly held the lady's hand with my other hand, adding a little more force to let her know that I was still okay.
"Don't panic... Pei'er... I'm fine. It must be the blood clot left in your body from the injury at the beginning of the year. Now that you feel better, just spit it all out." I tried my best to smile, but the cause of the illness was just something I guessed and made up just to calm her down.
I knew in my heart that it wasn't as good as I thought. The joy I had just felt in my chest seemed to have turned into a kind of empty nothingness, causing the blood and qi to surge in other parts of my body, making it impossible for me to breathe as usual.
"Please ask the imperial physician to come. Since the blood stasis has been removed, a lot of blood and qi have been lost. I may need to use medicine to replenish blood and qi. Now, I will go to rest for a while." I tried to keep a natural smile. I still stood up straight and wanted to support Pei'er, but Pei'er didn't want to be supported like this, and wanted to support me instead, which made our postures strange.
I felt like I couldn't delay any longer, so I held her hand and said to her with a smile, "Let's go back and rest for a while."
It seemed like this was my last sentence before I fell asleep. I didn't know how I got back to my room and lay down. Pei'er held my hand, and I seemed to say something to her, but I can't remember. I only remember the last glance. She also lay beside me, and seemed to have used her hand to help me smooth the scattered hair on my head.
When I woke up, it was already dark. There was a woman sitting in front of my bed, but I was sure she was not Pearl.
Because Yiren's voice was too familiar, but the tone was strange: "I thought you were really immortal, and finally you have gone to the underworld, come with me?"
"Don't play tricks on me." I was sobered up by her. I tried to keep my breath steady and replied in a deep voice.
Yiren smiled coldly: "You are playing tricks on others. And you still have the nerve to teach others a lesson?"
"Has the imperial physician been here?" He avoided the question.
“I have been here.”
"How did you get here?"
"I came here with him."
"Why are you with him?"
"His wife and I are good friends who just met."
"Where's my wife?"
"One is on the way, and the other is over there to help you make medicine. Don't worry. Your wife Anguo trusts me very much and believes that I will not do anything to you."
"What's wrong with me this time?"
"It seems that the blood stasis in your lungs caused by the arrow that pierced your chest that year has blocked your qi and blood."
I was actually right. It seems that every time I get seriously ill, it is related to this. If I were called Xie Shun, it might be auspicious, but Zhi (Zhi) seems to be unlucky. Zhi has a "Shi" in it, which is even more unlucky. If my surname has a "She", it would be unfair if I didn't get into trouble.
"What bad idea are you thinking of again?" Yiren seemed to have a wicked smile.
The door was suddenly pushed open.
"Nalan, your lord is awake." Yiren turned her head, her tone seemed very calm.
Nalan snorted, and seemed to be in a bad mood, even a little hostile. Under the light, he seemed to glance at the guest.
"Brother, are you awake? Do you feel better?" Nalan's voice immediately turned concerned.
"It's okay. I'm fine."
"It's nothing. He vomited so much black blood today that the entire Shangshutai was talking about this matter this afternoon."
"These bastards are talking about me instead of doing their job."
"You spit so much blood in front of the Shangshutai, how can people not talk about it?"
I sighed and didn't intend to pursue the matter further. Most of the people in my Shangshutai are young people. It's not a good idea to suppress the curiosity and discussion of young people. It seems that I am still young.
"Sister Huang, it's getting late. Go back and rest. I'm ready now." Feeling that his strength had recovered a little, he sat up and said, "Nalan, help me change my clothes. I still have to go to the Shangshutai."
"Just take a rest!" The two women said in unison, glanced at each other, and then scolded me in unison: "It's already like this, just take a rest!"
"Zhi is a minister of the Han Dynasty. The situation in the world is critical at any moment. The great Han Dynasty is in danger. How can Zhi not be anxious when he sees the world like this? If I can't save the situation, what will happen to the country? What will happen to the people? How dare Zhi cherish his life!" I decided to use a fierce tone and didn't bother Nalan. I put on my clothes directly and sorted them out as I went out.
My body still feels a little frivolous, not that I want to be, but I have to be.
I wanted to drive someone away, and even though I felt countless apologies in my heart, I still insisted on driving her away.
In fact, no matter what others say about me, I am a fickle man in love. It is rare that she loves me so much, and I am so reluctant to let her go, but I can only reject her firmly because I don't want to let her down.
That night, I really stayed in Shangshutai all night. Pei'er brought me medicine and stayed with me until she fell asleep.
She didn't disturb me, didn't try to comfort me, just stayed with me firmly. I just held her hand for a while when she helped me pass a scroll of bamboo slips, and told her to go to rest first, she just smiled and nodded. It was only when I looked up one time that I saw her sleeping on the table, and I could only sigh and tuck in the corner of her clothes.
The next day, I woke up at the desk of the Shangshutai, and in a daze I even blew out the light, but Pei'er, who had fallen asleep the previous day, was nowhere to be found.
After a while, Nalan supported Pei'er and brought me breakfast.
That day, listening to Huarong, she finally left.
That day, Yinling came back.
As expected, she soon found out everything. Those around me are untrustworthy informants. If I punish the attendants for leaking secrets, I don't think there will be any injustice.
After showing some concern and finding out that I was indeed fine, she began to criticize me mercilessly, saying how I didn't take care of myself and how I was a burden to Sister Pei.
I coughed twice at the right time and escaped the scolding.
Although I seemed fine, I knew that I had some physical problems. I always felt very tired, and I had to force myself to stay awake after the morning meeting. Then I could sleep until dark in the afternoon, and then I could continue to sleep until dawn.
But the work that night was not in vain. The work that needed to be done was not delayed by this sudden illness, and the rest was assigned to each person to do. The newcomers also settled down first, and each of them appointed several supervisors to designate positions and assigned some work to do.
Yinling took over the inner court discussion without hesitation. I often heard people discussing politics in the back hall when I woke up.
It seemed like two nights later, I woke up with a start. I didn't know whether I was dreaming or awake. I only heard drum sounds and a bit of heat. I looked sideways and saw a brazier five steps in front of the couch. Ten steps away, there was a half circle of people wearing colorful clothes. One of them held a taut animal skin and beat the drum. They surrounded a young woman wearing animal skin, barefoot, with long feathers all over her body. She kept twisting and dancing to the drum.
There was an intense dancing which seemed disorderly and crazy, but had an indescribable beauty which made me perk up. I guessed in my heart that it was some kind of witchcraft, and looking at the clothes these people were wearing, I felt that it was probably related to the fourth brother.
Suddenly the dancer stopped. From this distance I could even see beads of sweat falling down her thin face. She stared at the fire intently, mumbling something. It seemed to be Xianbei language, which I couldn't understand. A person stood behind the crowd, also speaking Xianbei language, and seemed to be asking questions, but this voice sounded familiar to me.
When the sorcerer in the middle finished answering, the people around him were a little shocked, so I asked, "Lie Ya, what is the omen?"
"Oh, big brother, you're awake!" Everyone fell silent immediately, and the fourth brother replied happily: "I didn't expect that big brother could understand Xianbei language and know that we were practicing this witchcraft."
Confucius does not talk about strange things, I really feel sorry for him. I often use this to deceive others, and now that I am dead, my subordinates are also using this trick. A hundred years later, in the underworld, I will still stay away from him.
"Can't you see that?" I smiled bitterly and said, "Right."
"Someone is using witchcraft to harm big brother. And he is nearby." The fourth brother continued seriously: "According to the source, he should be in the suburbs not far northwest of here."
"Then let Captain Guangxin go and investigate, and remind them not to disturb the people." He didn't want to reject the kindness and hard work of the old fourth clan member, so he could only do the hard work of Jian.
I was speechless after this. First, I was tired, and second, I was thinking about how I would find out where Confucius lived in the afterlife. I was so scared that I wanted to stay as far away from him as possible.
When I woke up the next day, I felt much better, as if everything was back to normal. The two ladies underwent various examinations and asked various normal or strange questions, and they always felt like they had returned to the past.
Before the hour had passed, Jian had already sent someone back to tell him that he had caught the person who was poisoning the body last night. But there were other people following him, and he felt it was difficult to deal with them, so he asked me if I would go over to take a look.
When asked what the question was, the person who responded replied: It seems to be a large family of southern barbarians who came that day.
My head buzzed. Could it be that this girl was really trying to send me to the afterlife
I ordered someone to call Zhu Lan and his wife and inform the two ladies. The two ladies gave me some advice, one told me to be patient and tolerant, the other told me to be tolerant and generous. One told me to win the heart first, the other told me to be gentle and kind.
I understand.
The Han Dynasty has been around for more than 400 years, and most southerners have long used Chinese surnames. It just so happens that Sumar and Huo Ran both use their old surnames, which shows that they have different intentions and are difficult to submit to. If I don't treat them with leniency, it may cause trouble. I understand the reason. But facing the two ladies, especially the one whose mind has changed a little after marriage and whose temper has become more cunning after pregnancy, I naturally need to accept them with an open mind.
Mrs. Hua was obviously feeling guilty. She kept apologizing to me. I was not here to hear this. I told her the lie I had made up for her that day, and put her at ease. This is the end of the matter, and we will do it this way in the future. Today, it was only because you have a good relationship with her family that our soldiers detained them for a long time. At least after releasing them, we need to let them and their husbands see them off. Comfort them.
I also need to comfort the younger sister of the Zhu family: "Don't worry, sister-in-law. Their witchcraft will not harm me. I survived the arrow piercing my chest and bleeding profusely. Lord Gao Yao will not let me die so easily. The blood clots I vomited the other day were also left in your husband's body that day. Don't worry too much. Maybe there is a spirit in the dark. It is a good thing to help me recover."
I added in my mind: "Confucius, sir, please do not forget the principles of loyalty and forgiveness, and let Zi Hu go."
The weather was good, and the wind was cool. I didn't feel the depression of the past few days on the horse, but I was still a little gloomy. What should I do when I meet him? When I left the city, I noticed that there were many new buildings along the way from the South Gate to the palace. They looked like official residences, but I didn't know who built them. I didn't see anything clear in the things I saw these days. I didn't notice it when I entered the city from the North Gate that day.
Get up, I should have been staying in the palace these days since I came back.
I left the city, turned onto the official road, and followed the signs to the northwest. Before I turned the hill, the sky suddenly changed, and it became cloudy. I thought it was just my mood, but it started to rain after a gust of wind.
The rear team was worried about the slippery road, and despite some people's well-intentioned advice, they still urged their horses. In less than half an hour, they arrived at the camp of the southerners. It was set up along the river in a wide valley. At this time, our soldiers were guarding both inside and outside the camp. In the camp, we saw a southerner woman who was barefoot and had loose hair like the Xianbei witch we saw there, but her wrists, ankles and waist... In short, there were fewer feathers on her body, and instead, they were hung with bells. At this moment, this woman was shackled, standing in the open air in the rain as if to be shown to the public.
A young officer came out to greet him and said, "My lord, all the southerners are here. We caught this witch while she was performing a ritual. The other accomplices are all inside the tent."
"First, untie the woman's torture instruments and let her go into the tent to take shelter from the rain. Let the soldiers find a place to take shelter from the rain as well. It won't be a problem." I saw that he looked unfamiliar. The weapon in his hand seemed to be a steel fork but it was covered with a leather sheath. I asked him one more question: "Who are you?"
"Your Highness, Xu Ying, the Northern Lieutenant of Guangxin."
"Oh, is your father doing well after his return? Master Situ, thank you for the bumpy journey."
"I have been on duty in the army these two days, and I have not returned home to pay my respects." This child is well-mannered and dedicated to his work.
"Oh, okay!" He got off the horse quickly.
He watched the woman being uncuffed and carried into the tent, and then he took the couple in with him.
The tent is not very big, and it would be even more unsatisfactory if more than a dozen people sat inside.
He immediately met the nobleman's eyes.
"You want me dead so much?" I decided to start like this, trying to put on a faint smile to show that everything was just a passing cloud. "I have a destiny, and it is difficult to follow it. There are witches in the court who received the instructions from heaven and knew what you did, so I went to investigate, and it turned out to be true. This time it was just me, if it was other ordinary people, I would definitely investigate you according to the law. Forget about today's matter, you can go back when the rain stops."
The southerners may be dissatisfied with the Han law for witchcraft, but this kind of thing must not be encouraged, otherwise everyone will stay at home and do nothing. It seems that the situation in Yue State is so special that a special law must be added for everyone.
The witch suddenly struggled and said, "Please punish me, Lord Yue. I saw that the young master was sad, so I cast a witch on my own."
"Look, am I fine too? If nothing happened, how can I commit a crime? Besides, it's God's will, so what's the problem? Lord Hua, Lord Zhu, please wait until the rain stops and help me see off Sister Huo Ran and Lin Ruo and their group." The two agreed.
Fortunately, the Han laws did not punish those who boasted and showed off, and there seemed no need to add this article to the Yue State Code.
The rain outside was getting heavier and heavier, and there was even fog in the valley.
I walked out and rested in a nearby tent to avoid the rain. The two people stayed in that tent and chatted with them. It happened that they were familiar with each other.
There were several boxes piled up in the tent and felt spread on the ground. I didn't mind, so I leaned against the boxes and sat on the felt. It seemed that after a short while, I fell asleep again.
In a trance, I heard the sound of horse bells approaching, as if someone was coming.
I got up and went out of the tent. I couldn't tell which direction I was going. It was still foggy and rainy. It seemed like it was raining, but the fog was thicker. I saw a group of red-robed knights approaching slowly.
As expected, it was the fourth child again. He loved to go wherever there was something going on. Nan was also accompanying them.
The fourth brother grinned and said to the woman on the horse behind him: "Yu... you are really amazing."
The woman on the horse seemed to be the one who had divined for me that day. But this time she was wearing a military uniform. She smiled proudly. It was very bright, and she was totally different from the professional temperament that day. I hope she doesn't have the habit of randomly divine what someone is doing, so as not to see something she shouldn't see in the fire.
If I analyze it in depth, I must be worried about myself. But on the scene, I still need to thank this witch from the Po Liu Han family. Then I turned to my fourth brother who always felt like he was here to join in the fun.
"What are you doing here?"
"I heard that Jian really found out. And Yingzi caught him red-handed. Shouldn't I bring Yu over to have a look? You know, Lian Nan is rarely interested in coming this time. As his brother-in-law, I can't help but bring him out for a while."
"What happened to Nan?"
"Isn't it Wenwen's business? That girl dumped Nan, and Nan is now like this." Although her voice was lowered, she still wanted to rub his mouth with soapberry. How did he learn this vulgar accent
Suddenly, several riders came running from another direction, and Jian was the leader.
He got off the horse very neatly. He bowed in front of us, and then whispered directly that he was inspecting the valley north of Guangxin for Xu Ying today. Dozens of southerners came from the north of Lipu. The leader was a female general. He stopped them and asked them about it. He knew that it was the female general of Huo Ran Linruo's family. The leader looked delicate, but she was aggressive and wanted to rush to Guangxin. Jian was also smart. He felt that it was not right to stop them, and it was not right not to stop them. He asked them a little. Then he let them go. He hurriedly took a shortcut and came here, afraid that they would arrive in half an hour.
I praise Jian for handling it properly. Hurry up and go into the account with Sister Huo Ran, your family will come to pick you up.
The girl murmured, "My mother must have seen that I hadn't returned for a long time and thought something had happened, so she sent Su Mei to pick me up."
Not long after, a group of people came, mostly female soldiers. The leader was indeed pretty, not like a female general but more like a lady from a rich family, and she was the kind of lady who was well-read. But her skin was a little dark, and she was dressed in military uniform, very capable, and she had the feeling of a Valkyrie like Brother Wen Zheng's wife. The weapon in her hand was very strange, like a fork, but full of saw teeth.
Suddenly, I looked at Jian who was still following us with a sly look: "Are you in love with her?"
The fourth brother also seriously suspected that Ye Jian was neglecting his duties and came here just to see other people's beautiful general.
Jian expressed that he had received a great insult: "These things were all told to me by Madam Uncle Zhang. We must be careful when dealing with southerners."
I nodded and said I was wrong. Then I noticed that Nan was just looking ahead calmly, not paying any attention to our inappropriate gossip. I didn't know what he was thinking.
"But this girl is pretty." Jian stared straight ahead without blinking and added with a smile. As a result, he was secretly kicked by Lao Si, and the horse jumped out a few steps. Lao Si was not a good student.
I looked back at Xu Ying, who had a suspicious look on her face, examining her own weapon, and then at the other's weapon. I noticed that his weapon, after taking off the leather sheath, was indeed a steel fork, but it had a blade and was also covered with serrations. It looked familiar, and then I looked at the female general's weapon, and the two weapons were indeed identical.
Since Sister Huo Ran didn't come out, we lined up to welcome her but didn't say anything. The female general was obviously a little angry, but her Chinese was clear: "Is our young leader here?"
I asked her to go inside the tent. She didn't dismount, but rode straight to the front of the tent and called out something. She dismounted only after hearing the reply from inside. I realized that they didn't have stirrups. She dismounted very skillfully, and I thought to myself that there were people in the south who were so skilled on horseback.
However, comparing the horses outside the tent with the tent door, I suddenly realized that their horses seemed to be shorter. They should be a specialty of southern China. In this way, the female general did not look so tall.
After a while, she came out and bowed to us, and we returned the greeting together.
But she didn't seem to be done with it. She suddenly shouted: Who hurt our village's saint
Seeing the horse moving on the right, I held down Xu Ying.
He said, "Because the saint of your camp is trying to kill me, I am afraid that my soldiers may be disrespectful. Please forgive me."
The female general bowed again, "The Saint is very prestigious in the village, and it is unfortunate that a foreign man has touched her. It will be very detrimental to the future of the village. Moreover, the Saint is Su Mei's sister. Su Mei must ask for her back. Now in your territory, we should follow your laws. Now I only ask to fight to the death with this man. If Su Mei is killed, it is my own fault; if I kill this man by chance, you can kill me to pay for my life."
I suddenly felt overwhelmed. This woman was determined to cause a death here today. But at least she still made a point and gave me a solution.
I can't let Xu Ying go. Turning around, I asked Lao Si what he thought. As long as we take down the female general and don't kill her, this matter should be able to be pushed through. For this kind of thing, I still trust Lao Si more.
As soon as the fourth brother looked at my eyes, he seemed to understand.
"Nan, you go ahead." This guy is really good at shirking responsibility.
Nan was lost in thought, but when he heard this, he suddenly came to his senses and resolutely agreed to dismount. He threw away his helmet, took off his upper body armor, and went straight forward with his fork. Nan had grown up a lot in the past few years, and his body was unusually strong. He was indeed of Xiongnu blood.
Su Mei didn't understand the reason and thought that Nan had touched her sister, so she just shouted and went for it.
Suddenly I understood what Lao Si meant. Both of them were using fork-shaped weapons, and everyone knew what moves they should make. Since they were risking their lives, most of them would stay in a safe place. In the end, the forks would be entangled and the two sides would wrestle. This female general was not as strong as Nan; after a wrestling match, Nan would definitely have the upper hand, and the woman's agility would be useless.
The situation was indeed like this. After a few attempts, they began to fight. Once they fought, Nan immediately had the upper hand. The woman was obviously struggling to support herself. She often had to use the handle of the fork to support herself.
Something was wrong. I felt like Nan had become a different person. He was like a fierce monster, without any sympathy for women. Of course, she was not a delicate sister, but she was too fierce this time, totally different from the Nan of the past.
I looked at the fourth brother, and he seemed to be getting nervous as well. I believed that he could still handle the big things, although the female general was indeed taller than the wheel.
All of Lao Si's solutions to problems were roughly the same, either comparing with the wheel or drawing the bow and arrow. This time, he moved his hand back, and in the next moment, he had drawn the bow and arrow, and shot an arrow, hitting the lower part of the Nancha. Nan stopped at that time, turned around and looked at his brother-in-law. Although his movements were skillful, he seemed to be still in a dream and had not yet woken up. He just took a look and turned around to withdraw from the battle.
At this time, Su Mei was already sitting on the ground, making her final resistance. She waited until Nan stopped, then she took a breath.
"If you don't kill me, I must kill you." This female general was really stubborn. She immediately stood up and stabbed towards the back of Nan Hou, and threw herself out.
In a split second, she saw an arrow piercing her fork handle, which penetrated deeply and pushed the fork to the left. The female general fell to the left with it.
There was applause behind him.
Nan was unaware of this. He picked up his armor and helmet and hung them back on the horse before looking back.
"Go and help him." I ordered.
"Why?" The fourth brother still didn't understand.
"You made him fall. Go and say a few nice words, and the matter will be settled." The guy just got off the horse. Looking at Su Mei, he really used up all his strength in the fall, and was injured when he fell to the side. He was trying to get up. Just as he sat up and turned his head to say something to the inside of the tent, he heard a woman screaming in the tent, and saw Su Mei pulling out a short knife from his waist and trying to kill himself.
I could guess what would happen next. The knife flew decisively, and the bowstring beside me sounded, and he said, "Luckily I didn't hang up the bow."
"Who are you talking about?" I pretended to be dissatisfied, but in fact I was really envious of his archery skills.
"Brother, I'm just being casual." The fourth brother immediately felt guilty.
I smiled and said: It’s okay, go and persuade him.
The man came closer to take a look, and then shouted: Brother Hua, sister-in-law, come out for a moment. Brother Hua, do you have any medicine? General Su has some skin injuries on his hands and feet. If you have, let sister-in-law help apply the medicine.
This kid is very cautious and has thought everything through. I didn't expect that he is getting better and better now, and he should be able to be trusted.
The female general raised her head to look at the archer hiding three feet away, then lowered her head again. When the imperial physician asked the lady to help bandage the wound, she would occasionally sneak a glance and even smile.
I always feel that something might happen in the future. It's probably not much different from what happened to her family leader and me. And considering the situation of my family, I always feel that the fourth child will be in great danger in the future.
The fourth brother seemed to think so too. He turned his head to look at me, tilted his head slightly, and looked to the side. It seemed that he was indicating to me that he thought something was wrong with this woman. I nodded to him, indicating that something was wrong.
At least Su Mei has more psychological pursuits and will not commit suicide for no reason; I am also safe, and everyone is happy. As for causing some trouble to someone, let everything go like the fog.
The matter is settled. At least I have peace and quiet.
I deeply feel that my quality and character have obviously declined.
Why use "又"
After further discussion, the State of Yue added an official position, a shaman with a salary of 300 stones, under the Grand Historian of Yue.
Although, I don’t really believe this in my heart, but people can see it, and it is proven to be true in the end. There is nothing I can do about it.
I feel that things are a bit strange recently. After thinking about it, I decided to go to the prison and offer sacrifices to Gao Tao. I have been bothering him recently. He is using him as a cover to cheat people. I am afraid that he is too dissatisfied with me and summons something to strike me down. It is better for me to go to the prison to offer sacrifices and repent as soon as possible.
I asked Pei'er why she sent two groups of people to pick me up. Pei'er Guo Guizi was already working under me, but he still had some grudges with everyone, especially with Lao Si. She felt that Lao Si was too familiar with me, and that we were just like family, which might have caused Guo Xu to feel resentful and that something bad might happen in the future. Suddenly she found out that her ancestry was the same as Guo Guizi's, so she became Guo Guizi's sister and brother to reassure him. This time she sent Lao Si to pick me up. After thinking about it, she sent Guo Xu again.
Ling'er nodded and said that Sister Pei was right. She asked me to pay attention to winning over the generals and soldiers of the Guo family. I nodded in agreement.
By the way, I asked how Pei'er's family moved from Liangzhou. They moved there during the Liangzhou Qiang Rebellion. I was only a few decades old. Pei'er's head was taken away by her father. Then I started to tell the stories of the three famous people in Liangzhou: Duan Ji (Zi Jiming), Huangfu Gui (Zi Weiming), and Zhang Huan (Zi Ranming). Ling'er, Nalan, Zhu Jie and other listeners who came later could only sit in a row below and eat fruit from time to time.
The good thing about Jiaozhou is that there are fruits all year round, and they are juicy and delicious.
I was actually worried that the soldiers from the north would not be able to adapt to the local climate and would be susceptible to epidemics. However, with my imperial physician in charge, it seemed as if nothing had happened.
Ge Liang was arranged to work in the Shangshutai, Yuan followed the Central Army, and that special person followed the Grand Marshal first. It was said that this guy also came in that way. For this reason, I went to the tent of Grand Marshal Bo. At that time, Han Xian was chatting with him, and Brother Bo sat quietly on the top, just listening.
I think his name is not suitable for the time being. Han Xian suggested that we just call him White Rabbit, which would make him look very familiar. Seeing that there was no one else in the account, I specifically reminded my Right Sima to be more steady in front of the soldiers in the future.
He seemed to understand, pursed his lips and said nothing, and replied: Lord Yue, I will continue to go out for patrol, you talk to the Grand Marshal.
Brother Bo rarely added: Run faster.
I don't understand what Brother Bo meant exactly, maybe it was some kind of joke.
The final result was reported as Bai Tu. But Brother Bo still pronounced it as Bai Tu. Yuan's name was pronounced as "Shua". I found out by comparing the order of the names in the memorials submitted. At first, I thought that another southern military officer had been added. And considering that it was raining outside, I felt that it was still appropriate for the southerners to give this Chinese name. If it weren't for her new official position as a witch, I wouldn't have realized who she was. It seems that this girl used to be a female battalion sergeant, and now she is replaced by a female school officer with an even more tragic name, "Po Lou Han Bei Wo". Regarding the name of sergeant, usually when talking to southerners or northerners, you have to call him "centurion" so that they can understand it well. The problem is that they will always use centurion in the future. Combined with the fact that there are mostly rough people in the army, even we Chinese call him that.
Hu Zexian went to the Minister of Rites to help with some reception matters, because there was still trouble in Rinnan. Yinling drafted a letter and asked me to copy it. I sent it to greet the scholar, asking when I could visit him now that the trouble had been settled.
Then she and I will come over quickly, and I can just rest and wait for him in Guangxin.
I asked her how she knew.
Yinling read the book he wrote.
The family became more lively with more children. The two ladies who were about to become mothers were very busy. But they, together with a group of people whose names ended in the sound of "lan", successfully excluded me and prevented me from getting involved.
But I am still very relieved.
Apart from feeling redundant, everyone else seems to be doing a good job.
My health is getting better slowly, and I really have to thank that family for all their efforts.
In the following days, I mostly listened to their reports on various situations in the past six months. In fact, I wanted the newcomers to listen together. I had read most of the memorials myself. The only thing I heard about that I had not seen at all was the new buildings built on both sides of the street from the palace gate to the south gate. They were to provide accommodation for the envoys from the southern barbarians.
In order to make myself seem useful, I decided to visit the Ehe Shaoge family. To do this, I first reported to the two ladies. After getting their approval, I took Hu Ze and others with me. They were arranged to stay on the sunny side of the mountain, where the wind was strong, it was cooler and a little drier. They continued to raise sheep and horses here and adapted to the climate.
I was worried that Guo Xu would not get along with them, and Mrs. Pingguo seemed to have the same worry. So she gave me a special "order". Before I went, I "followed the order" to greet Guo Xu and explain the situation. During the time, I mentioned his new sister everywhere, trying to get close to him, and it seemed that I did seem to be more familiar with him. When I mentioned this, he said that it should be fine because he had helped them before.
So I suggested taking Guo Xu with me. Guo Xu had something else to do in the camp in the afternoon. I would go in the morning and come back before dinner.
It turned out to be true when they got there. Some people there even recognized Yiwu himself. It is said that Dong Zhuo had used the power of the Qiang people and slaughtered them. There was such a time when Guo Guizi followed his uncle to suppress the rebellion. He let several tribes go. But he asked them to move west quickly. Among them was this family.
Although they respected me very much, I always felt that I had no chance to get a word in when they talked about professional topics such as future jobs such as cattle, horses and sheep. However, Guo Xu was obviously very familiar with these things, so they talked happily and it seemed that I was redundant.
I left my brother-in-law to continue chatting with the Qiang fellow while I went out by myself.
When I came back, I suddenly remembered that I wanted to go to the women's barracks but had not yet gone, so I decided to go there once to show myself useful.
Hu Ze, who was traveling with me, was very interested in continuing to accompany me, but I felt that I had to give my brother face. Or, I had to leave myself a shield, but at this time, the image of Lao Si suddenly appeared in my mind. So I went to find Brother Bo, and sure enough, Brother Bo directly asked me to find Lao Si to take me with him. I always felt that Brother Bo was also intentional.
Although I took a detour, I went there with Brother Bo's order. This is the means and skill of doing things. I couldn't help but feel secretly happy in my dark heart.
The fourth brother walked away hesitantly, and ordered someone to call Huo Lan and Zhu Lan.
I asked why
The fourth brother said with a wry smile: I'm afraid that you will hurt me again, brother.
I spread my hands innocently and said: How have I harmed you
The fourth brother clenched his teeth and said: Fortunately, the people involved in the Huo Ran family incident have left, otherwise I don’t know how to explain it to Wan’er.
I pressed on: What happened to you
The fourth brother smiled bitterly and said, "Brother, don't pretend to be innocent. You see, I want to order me to go forward. I have been staying here all this time. I don't know that the customs here are very different. It is somewhat similar to our place. The affairs between men and women are far less troublesome than you Han people, but once they come, they are far more troublesome than you. But I don't know what evil has befallen that Rinan. Even if you are upset, don't vent your anger. I had to take action... Alas, in the end, the woman gave me a knife, and I don't know whether I should take it home.
I continued to ask: Is there anyone in the female barracks who admires Brother? If there is, then don't go, I will go to Brother Bo to find someone else.
The fourth brother showed his loyalty with a frown: Not yet, but I'm scared. Brother, you are not in good health now, and I won't let you do it, but you must not cause trouble for me again.
I continued to spread my hands and pretended to be innocent: I can't help it, I'm a Han Chinese, who would have thought of that? But it should be fine in the future. The inner court has agreed to ask each family to send an envoy to live in Guangxin. We will provide them with accommodation, and they can come to the palace to pay us a visit at any time. We can also summon them at any time, so that they can get our information at any time, and they can report any situation at any time, which is convenient for communication. If there is any hatred between the families, we can also mediate. That kind of thing should not happen again in the future.
Hu Ze behind him suddenly said: Lord Yuehou, Lord Zuo Sima, the envoys from the Huo Ran family who will be stationed here permanently have been decided. I see that the name of the chief envoy is Su Mei.
The figure in front of me trembled clearly.
After a while, I saw two female officials coming, and I patted my brother on the shoulder and said, "Let's go, brother. You are a hero. At least don't be so sad. You are different from me. I am a hypocritical hypocrite."
On the way, I need to pay attention to the two ladies. Ask them why they are so skilled on horseback. They are all working hard to practice horseback riding. How dare they neglect it
Si muttered and laughed: "That's because he basically doesn't know how to ride a horse. If he doesn't practice in battle, something bad will happen. We are forcing him to do that."
I slapped him in the face and said: You don’t have to tell the truth, give face to Lao Han.
As we were going along, since there were two ladies like this, and they were invited by the fourth brother, and this time was not as urgent as last time, I felt embarrassed to urge my horse, and I passed by their horses slowly, either in front or behind, pretending to wait for a while from time to time, wanting to remind the two ladies that I was very busy and they should not waste my precious time.
Apparently the effect was not good. Later, I heard the two women singing the first song, and it felt like a deliberate revenge: The kudzu in the deep valley is green, and it is thousands of times; like a long thread of trouble, it is entangled and has no solution; when I left, my shadow was still close, and I met you on a different road. The kudzu in the deep valley is green, and it is thousands of times; even if there is a strong wind, we dance together tenderly; I am still here, and I meet you again on the wrong road. The kudzu in the deep valley is happy. It is thousands of times; I am tired and want to return home. Where can I call it Shu? I once remembered your promise, but where did you end up
(This song does not contain any soft advertising. Any homophony is purely coincidental.)
With mixed feelings in my heart, I couldn't help but ask: Where does this song come from
The lyrics were left on the wall when the guest left. I heard the guest singing a fragment of it the night before, so I learned to sing it according to the tune.
I always feel like you guys have some ideas.
Mrs. Hua couldn't get rid of the wild and untamed spirit, and was very direct and sharp: A weak woman has worked hard and traveled thousands of miles to find you, how can you drive her away like that? Anyway, you are not a good person. We don't care if you continue to be bad. If you only have one wife, we will respect your choice. Since you have already married one, what difference does it make to have another one? Why are you so determined
There are some things you don't understand. I was already engaged, but I didn't know about it at the time.
Are there two engagements
I find this quite difficult to explain: there just happened to be two of them, it was a special situation at the time, it was a time of great chaos, and the parents did not communicate well.
Anyway, you have lost your moral integrity, but you might as well continue to mess around. Making up such nonsense will damage your reputation.
As my lord, could you please show me a little respect? It is a serious crime to slander me.
We are just doing our duty as ministers of remonstrance. Do you really want to kill us
Do you sound like a remonstrant minister? A treacherous minister has some form.
Lan, my lord called the minister a traitor. I will bear witness. I will write it down and give it to the Grand Historian.
I couldn't do anything about these two, but the fourth one was very happy beside them.
This made me feel much less guilty about him, and I even had the urge to punish him.
Just as he was about to take action, he suddenly looked ahead and said: Wait, there seems to be something strange about the female barracks.
I was also a little confused: I didn't seem to inform them that they were coming today, maybe it was inappropriate.
But it shouldn't be a big problem! When we just reorganized the army, Brother Bo came over to check all the camp affairs. You are the lord, isn't it natural
Lord Huo, I think it would be more appropriate for Sima Zuo to report this matter to me.
Lord Huo was speechless for a moment. I was very proud that I had finally won back a victory. So I stomped into the camp with great pride.
But I still felt a little worried. In my experience, offending a woman never ends well.
However, the atmosphere in the camp was indeed very strange. There were no patrols outside the camp, and no sentries at the gate. Inside the camp, only shadows could be seen moving in the distance, but there was no movement when approaching.
Instead, many chariots and fences seemed to be arranged intentionally, forming fortresses that looked like an ambush.
I always felt something was wrong when I asked them to follow me. After all, I had fought for so many years, so I felt that this was not bad. I found a slightly sheltered place, dismounted with everyone else, and asked the two female officials.
"What's going on?"
"I just came to help when the army was established. In the past two months, Sister Huolan has been busy building buildings in the city. I was busy helping my husband get medicinal herbs for the soldiers to cool off and remove dampness. Later, I learned how to record various materials. The Historian wanted to ask me to be his deputy." I always feel that the latter part makes me feel guilty.
"I think I want to do some exercises."
"What drill?"
Suddenly, there were loud drum beats and whistles, and many women appeared from nowhere. They were wearing different inner clothes, but all of them were wearing linen coats with xiezhi patterns on the outside.
I feel like this doesn't look like a welcome ceremony at all, but I feel like I understand what the exercise is all about.
Until I saw many people in the back row began to draw their bows and arrows, and then began to tell us to surrender.
At that moment, I suddenly felt my heart starting to burn.
At that moment, I suddenly felt that I was not redundant.
"Hide where you are!" I remember shouting this. (To be continued...)