He pulled the chariot beside him and filled the gap on the left side of the team. Then he saw arrows flying like locusts, covering the sky from the chariot, and then the deafening sound of drums and shouts of killing rang in his ears.
"This is going to be real!" I was horrified.
Everyone was well hidden, but an arrow slipped through the gap between the firewood on the cart and hit Holland, who was walking low through the ring, and bounced to the ground. This archer's behavior seemed a little eccentric; Holland was also surprised, and his reaction was not particularly different from what I remember of people who were shot by arrows.
Only then did they discover the problem: the arrow was made of mugwort stalks and had no arrowhead, so it was not stable at all.
But seeing that Huo Lan was hesitating, before I could scold her to hide quickly, I heard Zhu Lan said very seriously: Sister Lan, you should have died in the battle.
Holland looked seriously and fell to the ground with a cry, still looking at me with a smile: "My lord, I'm sorry that I can't continue to fight with you. I was going to tell you that this is a training exercise. I will leave now, please take care of yourself, my lord."
"You're leaving now. You'll be so sorry to your ancestors." I was both angry and amused.
"I don't know who provided the cover, but I was shot right at the beginning." She seemed to be in the same mood as me.
"Aren't you dead?" I don't think a dead person should be so talkative.
"The wronged souls have not yet dispersed!"
The fourth brother suddenly crawled over, then turned around, stepped on both sides of the place where Holland was shot by the arrow, then picked up the arrow from the ground with one hand, and kicked Holland with both feet.
"Hey, Zuo Sima, what are you doing?" Holland was obviously in pain and confused at the same time.
"I'm going to signal to pull the arrow out of your body." Brothers are brothers. Help me get revenge with a sincere look on my face.
Then the fourth brother listened to the sound, waited for the rain of arrows to stop, and suddenly shot another arrow from the seam of the car. He heard a "ouch" in his ears. It was not very loud, but it was obvious that someone was hit by an arrow, and he should be considered "killed in battle".
Immediately there was another rain of arrows, apparently in revenge for that arrow. Unfortunately, a certain corpse was hit by several more arrows because it was lying across the gap.
The fourth brother said to me sincerely: "Brother, help me pull out the arrow."
The "ghost" was very nervous. Looking at me crawling towards him with a smirk on his face, he said, "My lord, I will not take revenge on you."
I quickly put on a righteous look and said, "Everything needs to be done seriously."
The fourth brother never missed his target with his arrows, but he had too few arrows. So he suggested that we lift up the "corpse" of our comrade on the ground to borrow arrows.
This caused the "wronged soul" to protest loudly: "Zuo Sima, are you done yet? And Lan'er, can you stop laughing so happily? Do you still have sisterhood?"
Lao Si then let go of the "remains" of his comrade on the ground. He listened again. He pointed to a car on the left and said to me, "The enemy leader should be behind the fence opposite this car, but I can't see her. Is there any way to force her out?"
I looked at the car facing the camp gate. It seemed that they had not completely surrounded us. It might be that this kind of exercise had a limited number of troops and they were short of manpower.
The others seemed to understand what was going on. They took off their swords or spears, searched the firewood pile in the battle room for some sticks and thick branches as weapons, and prepared to fight when the enemy came over to kill them.
I quickly walked around the fortress of chariots, walked to the other end, removed the chariot axle and pulled off a wheel. I was very talented in destroying things. However, an arrow hit my left shoulder during the process.
The wronged soul "wailed" happily: "The lord has been shot by an arrow, Lan, help him remove the arrow."
I picked up the arrow with my right hand, and then howled in pain: "No need, I pulled it out myself." Then I picked up the wheel with my right hand, and when I glanced at the "corpse" on the ground, I didn't forget to demonstrate to the "ghost".
I noticed that the "corpse" moved to another place, obviously trying to hide in the gap to avoid being shot by arrows again. I was very dissatisfied with this kind of "corpse resurrection", which showed a lack of professionalism.
The fourth one obviously realized what I was going to do.
"Brother, will this cause someone to die?"
"I didn't throw away the whole truck, what are you afraid of? Otherwise, I'll throw away the bodies of my comrades?"
Just when we had some differences of opinion, the "corpse" lying dead once again said that throwing wheels was a good idea.
I thought the wheel was easier to throw than the stone, so I looked at the height and distance of the fence through the gap and threw it out.
Then there were screams and the sound of branches breaking. The fourth brother suddenly jumped up, stood on the wheel with one foot as the axis, turned around, drew his bow and shot an arrow.
There was silence over there for a moment.
I could only hear the sound of horse hooves at the camp gate, but they slowed down after rushing in. It seemed that the horses over there had also stopped. Although our soldiers and followers were all veterans, they were still a little confused about the situation. Suddenly, someone rushed in and moved the car away. A tall young female officer rushed in and was stunned for a moment, then hurried to greet them: "I wonder if it's the lord who has arrived, is there anyone injured?"
"Hey, Beiwu, it's you!" The fourth brother sighed: "Why didn't you see it was me?"
The one called Beiwu was obviously aggrieved: "Everyone was hiding in front, and I was not on the observation post. You came in quietly and hid quickly. Of course I thought you were General Guo who was training with us, until I saw General Guo again.
Immediately, Guo Xu appeared in the gap.
The fourth brother immediately sighed, looking somewhat disdainful. I nudged the fourth brother, winked at him, and then said to Guo Xu, "So what you are talking about is about this afternoon. I am here to disrupt the situation today. Oh, no one was hurt, was there?"
"I should have guessed it must be the chief's archery skills." Beiwu glanced at the fourth brother, and said with concern, "But who threw the wheel?"
Lao Si and everyone else betrayed me.
This made me very nervous, fearing that I might have hurt someone's life.
Pretending to be calm, he hurried to show concern, but he already felt guilty: "Did anyone get hurt?"
Beiwu moved to the left so that I could see the situation over there clearly. Fortunately, it was just the fence that was broken.
Then I watched two people struggling to lift the wheel out, with a few others supporting one of them from behind.
Final results: The chief commander of the defense, Po Liu Han Bei Wu, was shot dead by an arrow, and most of the leaders under him died in battle. After the fence was broken, a man was crushed under the wheel, but fortunately he was not injured - not seriously injured. One of the attackers died in battle. The lord was shot in the left shoulder and injured, and the first hero who killed the enemy was kicked by the dead man, but the lord was not kicked because several people blocked him.
"Dead people are just cunning people." The fourth brother concluded.
After an inspection, they praised her. They also showed concern for the female soldier I injured. They said that the woman was not a delicate Han woman, but was very strong. She was not seriously injured and would recover soon.
These women are indeed not like the women of my Han family, even if they are not comparable to my sister Jiao. But the girls working on the ridges of the fields and the young women washing clothes in the neighborhood that I have seen in this life are definitely not as majestic as them. And what I saw was a sturdy army of several thousand people.
I naturally questioned the two female officials accompanying them about how they could convince the public.
"Sister Lan is good at arranging troops, and I am good at fighting." Considering that she is about to become the deputy of the Grand Historian, I decided not to provoke her. I just assumed that she was really good at it.
Since everyone knew Zuo Sima's archery skills, and I threw such a heavy wheel, no one challenged us.
Although I actually had hope, I felt that it ended without achieving anything significant.
I also have to apologize to my brother-in-law for messing up his affairs.
However, he immediately discovered that there were already people from the Ehe Shaoge family in his team, so at least their clothes could not be wrong.
Guo was actually quite happy. These people got along well with the team, so he recruited young and strong men from his family. They had agreed on this at noon, and brought them in for some training in the afternoon.
It can be heard that he didn't seem to take coming to the women's barracks very seriously.
However, he was still grateful to me because we helped him out. He saw the situation just now. If it were them, they might be in a very passive position, because the carriage was a natural cover for the infantry, but it was an obstacle for them. They were isolated between the carriage and the fence with their upper bodies exposed, and they were afraid that they would be treated as living targets.
After a lot of trouble, I sent them away, and also sent myself away.
Finally I can go home and rest.
It seems that I haven't fully recovered from my illness recently and I always get tired easily. I suddenly felt uncomfortable after being shaken by the horse. I didn't want others to see me, so I went to the side of the horse team and turned my head away. Then I felt short of breath and vomited.
Another mouthful of dirty blood, not much, but a foul smell left in the mouth.
But this time I felt relieved.
It seemed that I was not so tired anymore and my mind became clearer.
Suddenly I remembered something and urged my horse forward. The others seemed to have slowed down, but I ignored them and hurried on.
When I returned home, everything I wished for came true. The people I was looking for were all here.
"I have been ill these days and have no time to take care of you. Brother Biao has not been arranged yet, I wonder if there is any news." The two ladies and my brother-in-law were all in front of me.
"My two sisters don't allow it, and Biao is also arguing." Biao looked quite helpless.
"Why? Yinling, you are fine there, right? Why did you change your mind?"
"Are you feeling better?" Yinling changed the subject and asked in her heart.
"Yeah, much better. Look at my face... What's wrong?"
"Then Sister Pei, you."
"Father, I originally wanted to let brother Biao retire in Luoyang. But brother Biao didn't want to do it either. Today, when we were chatting about asking father what he planned to let you do, you let it slip." Pei'er seemed to be quite worried about her "good guy" father. It seemed that he did not treat his family well.
"In fact, I have heard a lot about the gossips in the court in the academy, and I feel a little disgusted and don't particularly want to go. I also heard that there are many famous people here with my brother-in-law. Since so many famous people are here, and my two sisters are here too, I think it would be better to do something here... I can learn how to deal with politics... and I should be able to realize my ambitions." It seems that my brother's heroic spirit has also been greatly reduced at this moment. Like me, he should be a promising talent.
When I was trying to find the basis for my idea that people like me were promising, I was suddenly held accountable.
"Zi Rui is so abrupt. He wanted to recruit people without asking clearly. He didn't tell my father about it that day at Sima Mansion in Wen County. Now... I always feel that my father will come to blame me soon. What should I do?" I didn't expect Pei'er to be so angry.
To be honest, I was also nervous. Thinking about having to discern the expression behind that white beard, I felt a little guilty.
At this moment, someone came running to the door: "Sima Zuo wants to see you."
To be honest, I was shocked. I thought my father-in-law had arrived.
Looking back, the other three seemed relieved as well.
"Please let him in!"
After a while, four people hurriedly jumped into the house.
"My brother, you are also a general. Pay attention to your manners."
"Oh." Si replied solemnly, turned around and ran out, and came back in a moment, this time in a very decent manner, like a great scholar, slowly walked into the hall, approached gracefully, bowed, and then took a seat.
I could even hear the laughter of the people behind me.
"Brother, what's wrong with you? You're so anxious ahead."
"I was on patrol outside. I saw a man who looked elegant and had the demeanor of a great sage. I dismounted and asked him a question. He even praised me."
"Okay. Stop bragging and be honest. Who is he? Where is he from? Where is he now?"
"He claimed to be your father-in-law, and I asked him to come with me, and he gladly agreed."
"Where is this man now?" I stood up suddenly, shocked. What was supposed to come finally came, and it came at the right time.
"He is still outside. He doesn't want to come in with me."
This time it was my turn to lose my manners: "Come on, follow me."
Someone even reminded him, "Brother, you are also the lord, please pay attention to your manners."
I kicked him over. Yinling seemed to find Old Four annoying, and she had already walked past Old Four, who was still acting serious, and then turned back and patted Old Four on the head. Pei'er was more kind, and just smiled with her face covered.
He quickly changed into formal clothes and asked Yinling to inform his mother-in-law, but since his mother-in-law was unwilling to put down her work, he had to lead everyone to the door to greet them.
As soon as he went out, he didn't see his father-in-law. He quickly looked at the official roads on both sides of the courtyard heading north, but he didn't see him either. Only then did the fourth brother follow him out slowly and seriously, and asked anxiously, "Where is my father-in-law?"
"He was here just now. He was just walking around casually. I just need to go and tell him." Let's let this annoying old man go for now. It seems that my father-in-law is not hiding in the doorway of someone else's house and playing hide-and-seek with us. If he comes to look for us, he won't let the fourth brother inform us and then turn around and leave. He must be here still. We can only look for him later.
Behind the courtyard was the martial arts arena they had built. The middle was flat, and the surroundings were filled with extra soil. I knew this before, but when I got close to it, I suddenly felt something was wrong. I always felt that the green soil piled under the palace wall looked like neatly planted vegetable seedlings.
I couldn't help but turn around and ask, "Is there not enough land in our yard? Where else is my mother-in-law going to open up wasteland?"
Yinling seemed to be still unaware of the truth, but Pei'er shook her head, "The one you can see on the front belongs to Deng Mao."
"From what I hear, it seems like there are other people?"
"Well, several former farmers have it. Their own yards were not big enough, so they occupied the land outside. Deng Mao originally wanted to take the land in General Gong's yard, but after General Gong married him, he gave the yard to Sister Zhu, who married Imperial Physician Hua, and gave it to Huo Lan and Na Lan. Deng Mao then opened up this land because it faces the sun and the weather here is suitable for farming. It seems that it has become very lush soon. But Lord Chen Sinong has always felt that they should measure the land and pay you rent on a regular basis."
Everyone laughed, and I felt a little relieved, thinking that my father-in-law couldn't chop me. While I was talking, I arrived at the backyard, where I saw two old farmers squatting with their backs to us, doing something.
I didn't dare to recognize them randomly, as I always felt that both figures were very familiar.
Apparently the two ladies seemed unsure as well.
At this time, one of the old farmers stood up holding the hoe, and we all stepped back two steps and stood still.
Another old farmer stood up with some difficulty, supporting himself on his knees, and we couldn't help but take a step or two back.
The first old farmer turned around first, with a look of surprise on his face. He immediately bowed and saluted, leaning on his hoe and saying, "My lord!"
"The Grand Marshal is unemployed today!" I don't want to joke with Brother Hebo.
"Oh, yes. Today, Sima Zuo took the initiative to ask me to take a tour and let me rest. I couldn't sit still, so I came here to tinker with something. This..."
The other old farmer turned around at some point. This was a big deal, so I quickly bowed down, and Biao followed me as well. Only the fourth old man simply bowed. Bo Cai was so flustered that he didn't know what to do.
While Yinling and Pei'er were pretending to be relaxed and excited while carrying the baby in their bellies, one of them was supporting my father-in-law, calling him "father" and "daddy", I turned to look at the fourth brother with doubt.
Why are you patrolling for Brother Bo
Since you have conscripted me, I might as well do you a favor. I will take the initiative to ask Brother Bo to take over my duty. Anyway, I have to go to the women's barracks for daily patrols, so this is convenient. I think Brother Bo is kind and righteous, and this is not a big deal. He often accepts requests from others. If I have something to do or want to be lazy and ask him to take my place, he will definitely agree. Fortunately, it happened to be Brother Bo today. If this matter happened to Han Xian, the thief, I might lose money.
Why do I want to beat you up so badly
"Uncle, I still have some work to do, so I'll take my leave now." After another bow, the man left elegantly.
Even today's famous scholars can be deceived by appearances: "Neither humble nor arrogant. Neither flattering nor fawning, just like always. This sworn brother of mine, Zirui, is truly a great man of the time."
Of course. As a brother, I still agreed with my father-in-law's opinion.
My father-in-law, facing his two pregnant daughters, asked about their health and said to me with an inexplicable laugh, "Zi Rui, get up quickly! Biao Er, get up too."
"Da Sima, are you interested in having a chat with us?" The father-in-law turned to Brother Bo.
Brother Bo smiled and waved his hands. He bowed to me again. Then he turned around and started hoeing the ground, apparently weeding. I seem to have heard my mother-in-law complain that it is warm and rainy here, and after a rain, weeds grow on the ground.
I followed the three people in front of me, and my brother-in-law followed me silently. From the sound of his rapid breathing, he seemed to be quite nervous.
After returning to the hall and sitting down, my mother-in-law appeared from the corridor, leaning on a hoe. She did not climb the stairs, but just poked her head out from the floor and smiled, "What are you doing here?"
"You're here, why can't I come?" The father-in-law was obviously helpless, and seemed to be blaming him.
"My sister is about to give birth, how can I not come?" said the mother-in-law righteously.
"You're here to take care of my sister. Look, we haven't even planted enough land at home, but you've turned a nice courtyard of a feudal lord's home into a vegetable patch. Ah, no, it's just a field ridge. We have government affairs here."
"Eating a full meal and having good food are the most important things. My food is fresh, and it is good for the girls and the babies in their bellies."
The two of them, one inside and one outside, one tall and one short, had a lively argument. I didn't dare to interrupt, and I didn't know whether to laugh or not. My brother-in-law was still very nervous and kept his head down, but the two ladies laughed happily.
As men, we both acted like cowards.
This time, the mother-in-law turned her back on her father-in-law and went back to weed. It turned out that everything here was good for farming, except that the weeds grew too fast.
After my mother-in-law left, my father-in-law was silent for a few moments, then asked in a deep voice: "Why is Biao'er here?"
I hurriedly tried to cover for my brother-in-law, but was stopped as soon as I sat up straight: "Zi Rui, no need to say anything, let Biao'er."
Biaodi seemed to be determined. He held his clothes on his legs and suddenly said in a loud voice, "I am not unfilial. I just don't want to enter the court. I don't even want to go to school anymore. In daily teaching, I have learned a lot about how to get into the officialdom. When school is over, my classmates talk about how their uncles or uncles are high-ranking officials in the court. They can get close to them in the future to get into the court quickly. They are just teenagers, but they are as experienced as old officials. When talking about the internal struggles of the court, they are all familiar with them. When talking about the disputes in the court, they are all based on various situations. How to get rid of the opponent as soon as possible. There is no sense of justice in his words. How can this future be? Although the teachings are all practical and not empty talk, most of my classmates are also hardworking and not bound by books. But if it goes on like this, I am afraid that the world will be in chaos. In order to protect ourselves, our clan can still be united; if one of our clan can gain power, I am afraid that there will be a fight among our clansmen. Not to mention the school, I heard from others that the court is not a good place to go. Father has such talent but no way to serve the country and no one to help him. At least my brother-in-law is much cleaner than over there. "
Brother Biao was getting more and more excited, and his tone was even a little aggressive. Although I was quite pleased with what he said later, I couldn't help but look at my father-in-law with some uneasiness. Unexpectedly, he seemed very calm, and seemed to be lost in thought later.
A word popped up in my mind inadvertently and slowly fell on my father-in-law's head: bullying the weak and fearing the strong.
"Biaoer, is this really what you want?" His tone softened unexpectedly.
Brother Biao bowed very resolutely. Then he sat up and bowed very seriously.
"Then leave it to you. You're grown up now." There was a hint of smile on his face, and the wrinkles on his face clearly formed four words: bully the weak and fear the strong.
I wanted to show my tough side, but Yinling beside me seemed to understand what I was thinking. She glanced at me with an unfriendly look.
I continued to lower my head.
"Zi Rui is the Marquis of Yue, and he is also grown up. Ling'er, stop making eyes at me. What is Zi Rui thinking?"
"I just wanted to report to my father-in-law after meeting Brother Biao. Zirui was indeed a bit abrupt, so I didn't ask in detail. I just felt that Brother Biao was indeed a rare talent, and I live in the south of the country, with many soldiers under my command. I lack people to give me advice..."
"How does Zirui know that Biao'er is capable of making decisions? This guy probably wants to become a brave warrior..." The father-in-law was quite impolite.
"As a student who used to live in the mountains and spent the rest of his life wandering around Wen County, he decided to follow me and flee to the south, disobeying my father's orders. I believe he is more capable of planning and making decisions. If that's the case, why shouldn't I want him?"
"Did you know that Biaoer followed you and was disobeying his father's orders?" The wrinkles on my father-in-law's face relaxed: "Well, how did you know?"
"If Ling'er hadn't wanted to go see Brother Biao, I wouldn't have known of his existence. And I wouldn't have been able to meet you in Wen County. At least, my father-in-law had no intention of letting him follow me. So, letting him come to me would definitely be disobeying your orders." I always feel that I have some quick wit.
"Yes... Actually, I didn't plan to let Biaoer go to the court. I hoped that he could follow Duke Zheng, and even wanted to let more Sima clan members assist Duke Zheng. Although Zirui has won many battles, I still think that Duke Zheng is the best general in our dynasty, and even want to persuade you to follow Duke Zheng. However, Duke Zheng has no intention of working hard to revive the world... Maybe it's because of Lord Zhu's matter, he is discouraged!" Unexpectedly, my father-in-law shed some tears: "I can only follow you, so that Biaoer can do things... What does Zirui think of the world?"
"The old illness hasn't been cured yet, and a new one has come." I shook my head and sighed pretentiously: "My father-in-law probably knows much more than I do. In addition, Duke Zheng intends to stay out of the matter, so we are missing a strong supporter. How dare we not make every effort to prepare in advance."
Since my father-in-law thinks so highly of Mr. Huangfu, why doesn't he worship him in his words? I really admire myself. This is the skill of official language I have learned over the years.
Of course, if I pretended to be so profound, I would definitely be exposed. So, I continued: the old powerful people would be destroyed by the new princes, or accepted by the new princes. These new princes would become new troubles. Their armies all served these vassal states instead of the emperor. The princes could take the majority of the land. In the long run, the tail would be too big to be removed, and the disadvantages of enfeoffment would be too great. Unfortunately, I had no say in the matter. My father, teacher, brother Meng De and others were too weak inside and outside, while the powerful people outside had already deployed heavy troops.
I suddenly realized why the teacher was surprised and unhappy about Wenhe sending troops. We already control the inner court, so why should we follow others to force the emperor to abdicate? It would naturally make us look greedy and suspicious. For many things, perhaps only by standing out from the outside and looking at the overall situation can we know the pros and cons. This thought flashed through my mind, and I suddenly understood many problems, especially the significance of what Lord Jia was going to do: "So the salt that goes to Jingzhou comes from the salt wells in Yizhou. Now that Yizhou is in turmoil, it will have to be sourced from Jiaozhou in the future... Then the salt comes from Wu, so Yuan did these things to seek stability for himself. Therefore, the new Sun and Wu can be friends. Yuan took the land from Wu for the copper mine (now Tongling, the ancient copper capital), which was also due to his greedy nature. Sun must be dissatisfied. If I can appease Sun's heart, I may be able to make him turn to me. Yao will not feel at ease if he sits back and watches the tactics gain all the benefits, and his strength can also be sought. Therefore, there is no worry in the north, and we will not station troops in Dongye. The most urgent task is to hold high the banner of the emperor, quell the chaos inside, take Yizhou, and then slowly plan for the north."
After listening to my talk, my father-in-law was silent and thoughtful for a long time, and then he was pulled away by my mother-in-law.
This strange ending made me feel a little disappointed, especially since I was expecting to be recognized and praised.
Pei'er was already having difficulty moving, so she just leaned forward and asked me what was wrong.
"Nothing, our father didn't praise him." Yinling described it accurately with a smile, and leaned forward to help Pei'er.
"So what do you think of Zirui?"
"It's not bad, but the priorities need to be discussed. And some of them cannot be cleared up now. There are still many variables. If we can fulfill his wish, it will be great. Otherwise, I'm afraid there will be many difficulties and dangers."
The two ladies chatted with each other. Pei'er was respectful to me, but Yinling was a little sharper, so Pei'er had to defend me.
I think Yinling doesn't want to be too affectionate with me in front of Pei'er.
So, I didn't say much and humbly accepted all kinds of criticisms.
Suddenly Yin Ling asked, "Are you worried about Miss Huang's safety?"
"Is she in any danger?" He looked up and saw Yinling's eyes and face turned from Pei'er's face, with an indescribable smugness on her face. It was as if she proudly announced: "You fell into the trap!"
There was even more verbal criticism, saying that I was a ruthless person who had two pregnant wives and still cared about other women. People who lacked kindness and righteousness should be forever despised throughout the history.
Pei'er was kind after all, and she pulled Yinling back before I slid into the abyss of unforgivable evil.
Overall, both women were happy.
Seeing them so happy, I am actually quite happy too.
The difficult thing is actually where to sleep at night.
I think the most difficult and good thing in the world is to marry two good wives. I really want to explain the word "virtuous", but after someone flashed through my mind, I decided not to explain it randomly.
I think my act of pretending to be a hero back then is very questionable.
If I could choose again, I would probably do the same.
I suddenly had a strange idea. While Pei'er was changing clothes and Biaodi was accompanying his parents, I asked Yinling how she fell in love with me.
Yin Ling looked at my face seriously, seeing that I was not joking. Then she answered: If you do everything I say and do according to my wishes, you will probably be Ling's younger brother forever. I often worry that you will get into trouble, and I don't let you do this or that. You always have your own opinions. You dare to act and take responsibility. You hate evil and are affectionate and loyal. Those are not things I can teach you, nor did I teach you to do so. I am afraid that this is your innate character, which makes me clearly understand that you are not my real brother, but just a good man who is older than me. So, I slowly...
Yinling became shy, looked around, and reached out to hold my hand.
I was very touched and happy. I hugged her in my arms.
Suddenly we heard footsteps approaching in the corridor, and we both quickly separated.
Yinling also left at the right time, leaving me alone with Pei'er. I asked her how she fell in love with me. She told me about all the scenes over the years, which made me unable to control myself. (See the content in Chapter 176)
I even felt ashamed.
If I think too much about these things, I can't help but get angry. If anyone praises the blessing of having many wives, I will chop him in half.
During those days, my father-in-law invited Lord Xu to a banquet, and also called Brother Bo, Mr. Huo, and the two Li sisters to come with them. This banquet was naturally a good banquet. It was not an insult to the descendants of "Longmen" to ask my father-in-law to make the decision for the two Li sisters. It would be easier to do things after drinking. I also want to ask Lord Xu to help me recruit the descendants of the Three Chens, and by the way, ask him to recruit Huang Tian as a subordinate.
He was drunk, but he smiled at me knowingly and said he would do as I asked.
I could only secretly rejoice in my heart, but I had to show gratitude on the surface. I believe that with the means of my Lord Situ, he is very clear about the right and wrong of these things that have happened during this period. It would be better to accept his personal favor and save other troubles.
My father-in-law stayed for a few days and then left. In the following days, he returned to his "good guy" nature. Several literati in my court or those who wanted to pretend to be literati would come to visit him, and their words would always be "good".
Brother Biao was first assigned to the Shangshutai to copy. It was a good start for a young man like him who had just graduated from school to get familiar with various political affairs. Brother Biao's troubles were solved in this way. Thinking about it, sometimes, it is a blessing to have your wishes come true.
Within two days, Huang Tian went to work as an official in Situ's mansion. I didn't go to see him on purpose, but just sent him a letter to encourage him to work hard.
I believe that Lord Xu will definitely help me arrange the rest, and I will have lived up to his trust.
But some of my troubles are not so easy to solve.
I have been away from home for many years and have no fixed place to live. I didn’t expect that when I really returned home, I still didn’t know where to live.
The two good wives should also understand that they will live together and invite me over.
Of course, I would often be called up at night to get food. Under Ling'er's training, Pei'er finally gave me orders without restraint. It seems that it is not easy to learn good things, but it is very easy to learn bad things.
Fortunately, there are a lot of things in the kitchen.
Although their cooking skills were not very good, these two at this time were better eaters than the other, especially Yinling.
Pei'er and Chang Ling'er should be pregnant with a boy who can eat as much as I do.
I dare not make any comments.
Sometimes, they felt sorry for me because I had to deal with government affairs the next day, and they didn't know if I had recovered from my illness. So they let me find a place to sleep by myself, but asked Horner and the other two to live with me. Sometimes Mrs. Hua would come over. It was not very convenient to visit them late at night. I would go to visit those friends. The sisters were basically unconscious when I went there, and they basically ignored me as their adoptive father. Yi Yue and Xue'er lived together, and my sister-in-law helped me take care of them. Xue'er was quite well-behaved and quite like my sister-in-law. Yue'er was a little naughty, but she could call me daddy. I was still very happy, at least before I found out that she also called the fourth child daddy. It reminded me of the rumor that she used to call everyone mother. Since my sister-in-law got pregnant, she has been bossing the fourth child around. I feel much calmer.
Suddenly I remembered that Yue Er called Na Yan Lao Yan. He hadn't visited him since he moved out. He and Kong Ming and his gang lived together outside the palace, next to the public school. I haven't seen Kong Ming for a long time, and he didn't come back to visit me. I have to go see him. I wonder if he has grown taller.
Although it was midsummer, there would be a heavy rain every afternoon between 12:00 and 13:00. At night, the south wind came from the foot of Huishun Mountain and went along the river valley to the north, making the city much cooler and less stuffy. After reading the things on hand that night, I thought about the affairs of Guacheng (now Jucheng, a local minority regime that existed from the Spring and Autumn Period to the Southern Qi Dynasty. In the area centered on Guangnan in the southeastern part of Yunnan today, it is generally believed to be mainly a predecessor of the Zhuang people today). I walked out of the palace in casual clothes. I walked towards the official school without my entourage or guards. Guangxin was not a big place, and I had already arrived there before I had a clue about what was going on.
It was not late at night, and the door was not closed. I walked in and found that all the rooms were lit, but the doors and windows were closed. I thought it was to prevent mosquitoes. There were too many mosquitoes and various biting things here. At night, I often had to burn wormwood to drive them away, and I had to cover the room tightly with curtains before I could sleep. I was not called up to catch mosquitoes in the tent at night. Maybe I was really thick-skinned. As long as I was with anyone, the mosquitoes would not bite me. So I often said to my wife, "Are there mosquitoes here?" This was a suicidal thing.
I didn't know who lived in each room, and I couldn't go in rashly. There was no guard at the door, and no one to ask, so I could only ask loudly, "Excuse me, is Brother Nayan here?"
At this time, there was a commotion in the main room on the left, and the door opened immediately, and three men rushed out. Except for the one with a yellow head in the front, I couldn't tell who was who until the other two jumped on me.
"You've grown taller!" I was very happy. "How are you doing in school recently?"
"Boss, it's okay. We both really want to join the army and do something early." Chen Wu was obviously very anxious.
"I will check your schoolwork. If you fail, you will not be allowed to join the army." I still think I have to be cautious.
"The shooter you brought back is not much older than us, so why is it okay?"
"It's not a matter of age. People can talk about war and military tactics. War requires strategy. I don't want you to only fight on the battlefield. I also hope that you can become generals in the future." I said earnestly. The two children fell silent.
"Hey, my lord, you are so good." Nayan seemed to have come out long ago, but he was just talking to the children here and didn't notice: "I have always told them to study hard. Among these three thieves, only Wu Yue cares about them. The other two are worse than the other. I am not good at speaking, so I don't know what to do with them."
"Thank you for your hard work, Lao Yan."
"Uh. Did you learn that from your daughter?" Several ghosts snickered behind him.
"Yeah." I nodded. Then I turned around and said, "You guys didn't teach me that, did you?"
The three thieves shook their heads like rattles: "We also learned this from Yi Yuemei."
Suddenly, the door of the right wing opened, and a middle-aged man and a young man came out and bowed to me deeply.
I don't recognize these two people.
"Excuse me, who are you two?" he asked hastily while returning the gift.
"I am Liang's uncle Xuan, and this is his brother Jin."
I was very surprised, and suddenly felt that Kong Ming was going to leave us.
I can't even remember what they said to me. I just felt it was a mess. I can't remember what we talked about when we entered the house. I just remember trying to force a smile towards Kong Ming next to me, wishing him to finally be reunited with his family.
He only vaguely remembered that Zhuge Xuan had already taken up a position somewhere, and he had also found out the whereabouts of Kong Ming, so he planned to go there together so that it would be easier to take care of him.
Kong Ming was very calm, neither angry nor happy. Sitting there, his face had become much thinner, and he no longer looked like the chubby boy he used to be.
No matter what happened in the end, I still put forward my idea. I wanted Kong Ming to go to Luoyang Imperial College. I also mentioned that everything was fine with Uncle Bo Ji, so he could stay there temporarily.
The relatives of the two Kong Mings all expressed their agreement. I believe that they would not refuse this. They even felt very grateful. I can understand that. This is also the last thing I can do for Kong Ming.
I don't remember when I left, I don't remember where I slept, I don't remember how I fell asleep.
All I know is that I arrived early for the court meeting the next day. The first thing I did was to arrange for the selection of outstanding students from the public school to go to the Imperial College. I paid for their travel expenses and living expenses. I even arranged for Huarong and Sister Zhu to go together. The reason was to let our imperial physician meet the imperial physician in Luoyang to learn skills. In addition, if he met his father in Jingzhou on the way, he could report that he had settled his lifelong affairs outside. He could also take care of a bunch of young students. As for Sister Zhu. In fact, the original purpose was not to break up the couple. I didn't give her any special tasks, but just let her broaden her horizons. Huarong did not refuse, and recommended Ge Liangquan to take his place.
During the court meeting that day, I seem to have written a letter to Your Majesty, recommending that Lord Jia be promoted to the post of Governor of Jiaozhou, and showing my loyalty to the Han Dynasty.
After finishing these things, I seemed to find myself with tears in my eyes, but I finally smiled. Everything will pass, and my brother will grow up. My own children will be like this too, and they will eventually leave me.
A few days later, after discussion in the inner court, Song Yudong was appointed as the Minister of the Chancellery and temporarily took over the position of the Minister of Grand Historian.
I always worry that there is a problem here.
Worry is necessary. My court also unanimously feels that a new Grand Historian is needed. Although there is no need to compile a calendar, it is also a good thing to record the stories of the past for future generations to read. But I always feel that it is not good. There is always a feeling that there will be one more person to supervise me. But there are too many people who are in charge of things and watching the excitement, and I can't find a particularly good reason to suppress the voice of the masses.
Fortunately, my brothers seemed to sense my thoughts and tried hard to refuse the newly vacant position.
In contrast to the men's mutual refusal, Zhu Lan made it clear that she would take the position after returning from Luoyang in the future, showing the style of "a man with a lot of courage". I remembered that she had just caused me such trouble. Although the trouble seems to have gone to Lao Si now, if such a troublemaker is compiling history, isn't he afraid of bigger trouble? I was terrified. It seemed that her husband shared my feelings, but he decided not to oppose it publicly; just like if Yin Ling made the decision, I would definitely second it. Neither of them had the backbone of a man.
Did I also scold myself
In the end, I could only comfort myself that women might be more suitable to be historians, so that they can write more and talk less. Besides, a female historian is not my wife, so it is not convenient for her to monitor all my actions, which is also a good thing.
Actually, in my mind, the best person to take on the role is my Pei'er, so that she wouldn't be embarrassed to write down some things, and I would be safe. But I think it is inappropriate to let my wife be the historian.
So the future Grand Historian will be Sister Zhu, who will return from studying abroad in the near future, or Madam Hua. But I wonder if the Grand Physician and the Grand Historian are not suitable for marriage.
At least if history is any guide, there is no precedent.
When I think about it, because these two officials were always men before, this is how I comforted myself and accepted this reality.
According to well-informed sources and relevant persons, the new Grand Historian was called into the backyard of the Yuehou residence by Lady Pingguo and received initial on-the-job training by Lady Anguo.
When I came out, I unexpectedly ran into Huo Ran. Suddenly, I felt as if Huo Ran Lin Ruo had come. When I think of this name, my mind pops up a headache. I actually forgot her. I asked her why she didn't recommend herself to be the Grand Historian.
She: I know you quite well, you really want me to be the Grand Historian.
Me: Okay, let’s go wherever it’s cool.
Birds of a feather flock together.
Flatterers tend to gather together. Recently, I have classified my future new Grand Historian and a certain official named Huo who often hangs around him as flatterers. Their biggest hobby at the moment is to criticize my various actions in front of me in a Spring and Autumn style. There are also many irresponsible comments.
I could only stay away from them because their other duties were to be the temporary babysitter and long-term best friend of two pregnant women, and they were really not to be messed with.
Dozens of heartless days passed, the weather gradually cooled down, and the usual afternoon rain had not fallen for a few days. My mother-in-law and other landowners in the palace gathered early in the morning to discuss the issue of watering the vegetables, but there were two important things that day.
The students went north, and Shi Xie came to the court.
Those who are supposed to leave will eventually leave, and those who are supposed to come will eventually come; the affairs of the world are bustling and hustling, nothing more than this. (To be continued...)