Chapter 192: If the enemy does not move, I will not move
On October 16, the first year of Yongjia, Shao Xun saw Green Willow Garden from a distance.
It takes almost half a year to go on an expedition. If he couldn't make some money and solve the problem of military pay next year, he really didn't want to go.
Le Lanji is decorating the room.
She is nearly seven months pregnant and her belly is bulging. It stands to reason that she should have a good rest.
But just because her child was about to be born, her mood became more and more joyful, and her face was filled with a happy smile every day.
"The prince occasionally spends the night in the study, and the bed here is also changed." Leshi said softly, sitting on the bed, caressing his lower abdomen with his hands.
“No.” The servants responded in unison.
It is said that there are more and more servants in Green Willow Garden.
In the past, more than half of them were from the Chengdu Palace. This time, many people came from Nanyang. They were all people who had been around Lan Ji when she was a girl, which made her very happy.
A set of new beds has actually been made and placed in the yard. They can be moved in immediately and can be used at night after being assembled.
Fu Qian of the Later Han Dynasty once said: "A bed with three feet and five feet is called a couch, sitting alone is called a platform, and eight feet is called a bed."
Beds are sometimes called together because "beds" "It is loaded, so it is self-loading." In terms of shape, the main difference between sitting and sleeping beds is the size.
The bed is not high whether you are sitting or lying on it. It is generally "six inches high or low", which is a little more than 14 centimeters.
Shao Xun was not used to this, so he specially ordered someone to build a higher sleeping bed to suit his preference.
When guests come to visit his home, they usually don't sit on their knees and have a bed.
Eating is not done on a low table, but on a serious high table.
This is his stubbornness as a modern man.
After sitting for a while, Lan Ji looked at a set of curtains with the support of her maid.
The curtain was sent from Nanyang. It is made of Boshan brocade and has five-color tassels. It is extremely gorgeous.
Lan Ji used this kind of brocade tent when she was a child.
From now on, she and the king will sleep together under this brocade tent. Every time she thinks about this place, her face turns red and she is infinitely happy.
Poor General Shao, when he was a soldier, he would sleep on a straw mat or in a haystack with his clothes on. After he became more successful, he would also sleep in a coarse curtain.
Now that he has been led by these rich women to comprehensively improve his quality of life, there are all things he has never seen before.
"Madam, these bead curtains..." A maid came over and asked.
Lan Ji was very happy at first, but when she heard the word "Madam", her face became a little sad and said, "Just look at the decoration."
After saying that, she left the study and came to In the courtyard.
The female musicians diagonally opposite have already left.
They originally came from all the counties in the world and came to Luojing as corvees.
Since the Han Dynasty, except for Yawu, who still uses Liangjiazi (sons of five nobles or with an official rank of more than 600 shi), the rest have been "the humble servants of the country" - especially during the Three Kingdoms period.
In this dynasty, female musicians from all over the country took turns going to Beijing to serve as corvees as "low slaves", which was not necessarily a bad thing for them. Because in local prefectures and counties, their lives were even worse. They were often used by officials to entertain guests because of their talent and beauty.
The lost female singer was given to the meritorious soldiers as wives, which was a great relief for them.
Of course, everyone has different ideas and cannot be generalized.
Some female musicians may not necessarily like a life of poverty, and would rather continue to hang out among dignitaries, because they are used to such a life, even as a female slave.
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In the afternoon, Shao Xun returned to Green Willow Garden.
As soon as he walked in, he held Leshi in his arms and gently stroked her belly.
The servants and maids all bowed their heads and did not dare to look more.
After the two entered the inner room, Shao Xun carefully helped Lan Ji sit down, leaned on his belly and listened for a while, then smiled and said: "I haven't seen my son for half a year, I miss you very much."< br>
"How did Lang Jun know he was his son?" Lan Ji gently touched Shao Xun's face and asked.
"How come you don't know about my seed?" Shao Xun stood up and said.
Lan Ji blushed again, but she was also a little happy.
Shao Xun quickly took off a wooden box from his waist, placed it on the table, and opened it.
Le Shi glanced at it and felt happy.
Shao Xun took out a pair of pearl earrings - piercing the ears and applying beads to them as "簰". This was originally done by barbarians...Now Chinese people imitate the earrings.
Eight out of ten earrings at this time were pearl earrings, which were very popular.
Le Shi wore a double-ring bun today, paired with these pair of pearl earrings, which complemented each other and were very bright.
She took a cursory look at the other jewelry. In fact, it was not as good as the ones she used before, but she still treasured it happily.
These days, there are many people who are willing to take the trouble to find gifts for women, but not many are willing to take the trouble to find gifts for women.
"Lu Zidao and others will be here soon, come with me to meet them." Shao Xun took Lan Ji's hand and said softly.
"Yes." Leshi responded obediently.
Shao Xun then cared about the fetus again until Tang Jian came to report: Hou Xiang Lu Zhi and the generals in Hebei have arrived.
Then he straightened his robe and took Leshi out.
"See you, Lord." Lu Zhi, Wang Chan, Hao Chang, Lou Bao, and Lou Quan all bowed and saluted.
"No need to be polite." Shao Xun returned the gift and said: "We are all our own people, come and sit here."
Le Lanji was inconvenient and only leaned forward a little. , regarded as a return gift.
Her eyes were lowered, her face was a little red, and she seemed embarrassed to look at the people in front of her. At the same time, he was a little panicked and turned his head subconsciously. When he saw Shao Xun's figure, his heart fell back into his stomach.
Lu Zhi and others raised their heads.
He was fine. After bowing to Mr. Le, he went to sit in the pavilion by the pond. Wang Chan and others looked at the bulging belly of the imperial concubine with complicated expressions.
Together with Shi Chao in Hebei, they "pretended" that the imperial concubine had a posthumous child, and used this banner to cause rebellion. At the time, they didn't think it was anything, it was just a way to unite people's hearts.
But when they saw that the concubine was pregnant, everyone looked unnatural. After a hurried salute, they walked dejectedly to the pavilion.
"Your Majesty, Lu Yang's order has surrendered." Lu Zhi's laughter came from the pavilion.
"Oh? What kind of methods did Zidao use?" Shao Xun asked with interest.
"First, I will order him to recruit strong men, provide money and food, and form an army of 1,000 people for the Hou State." Lu Zhi said.
"Haha." Shao Xun laughed.
This move is a bit cruel.
According to the system, no matter how big or small the princes are, they all have thousands of troops.
The question is, which year is this in the old almanac? In today's world, how could Luyang County provide this money? Looking around the world, not even the principalities have enough soldiers, let alone the princes. Are you kidding me?
But Lu Zhi’s request is completely legal and reasonable.
"Two generals, Wang and Hao, came to Luyang with more than a thousand soldiers. When the county magistrate saw it, he pretended to be sick." Lu Zhi continued: "Now that he is no longer in charge, the county magistrate and officials are all "I obey the order of the Lord."
"Okay." Shao Xun said happily: "The Prime Minister is really extraordinary. I thought it would take a few months to slowly work hard, but it didn't happen. I thought it would be done so quickly."
"This is due to the power of the emperor." Lu Zhi said with a smile: "It would not be so easy without the big wins in Luoyang, Yuzhou and Hebei."
< br>"Zidao is too modest. It should be your credit, it's yours." Shao Xun waved his hand.
Lu Zhi did not argue. At this time, Wang Chan and others had already taken their seats, and then said: "I am in Luyang. I received a letter from the prince and learned about the prophecy."
Wang Chan and others subconsciously sat up straight.
Shao Xun also put away his smile and listened quietly.
I don’t know Lu Zhi’s other talents, but he is really good at packaging characters.
Shao Xun knew more or less who King Sima Ying of Chengdu was, but Lu Zhileng packaged him as a virtuous king. He had an excellent reputation in Hebei and received the support of most of the gentry. .
Later, when Sima Ying became the emperor's younger brother, he drifted away and refused to listen to advice. In the end, his character collapsed and his true colors were revealed, which was a huge disappointment. Just like that, there are still people in Hebei who are attacking Sima. Ying's banner caused chaos.
In fact, in history, the entire late Western Jin Dynasty and the early Sixteen Kingdoms period can be regarded as the struggle between the Sima Ying clique and the Sima Yue clique in a broad sense.
Aren’t Liu Yuan, Liu Cong and his son officials appointed by Sima Ying?
When Yecheng was about to be defeated, Liu Yuan even brought 20,000 people to support, but it was too late and he was finally persuaded to retreat by his subordinates.
Shi Le and Ji Sang were members of Sima Ying's old general Gongshi Fan. The first pot of gold they made was by gathering the remaining soldiers of Gongshi Fan.
To put it simply, Liu Yuan was assigned an officer given by Sima Ying, and in this name he commanded the Xiongnu tribes.
Shi Le and others were assigned to Sima Ying's troops and stirred up trouble.
Shao Xun was assigned Sima Ying's wife, which was not a loss. He borrowed a chicken to lay an egg, and he would have his first child.
Both people and ghosts are showing off, but Sima Ying’s whole family was killed. It was tragic.
“Many people believe in prophecies, and many people think they are nonsense.” Lu Zhi said: “From the perspective of the emperor, whether you believe it or not depends on the overall situation. The emperor When you need the Lord's service, even if you believe it deeply in your heart, you have to endure it. Only after you have overcome the current difficulties will you have a chance to settle the score in the future. The Tutor may also believe it, but he will not be able to do anything to the Lord for a while. "
"As for Wang Yan." Lu Zhi pondered for a moment and said: "This man is a very good talker, and perhaps the most trustworthy. But he has never had great ambitions, but just goes with the flow and reaps the benefits. He does not do anything for what he wants in his heart. Determined to break the cauldron and sink the boat, the first reaction after hearing this boy's song is not to embarrass the king, but to be friendly with the king. "
When Shao Xun heard this, he praised: "Zidao has really seen through Wang Yan."
Wang Yan is a standard politician, definitely not a statesman.
He is very eloquent and has excellent vision. He started "preparing for war" very early and has far-reaching plans. But he has a fatal weakness, which is what Lu Zhi said: he has no clear goal, let alone the courage to risk everything and risk everything for this goal.
Wang Yan just wants to be good at dancing within the rules and have both sides. He cannot escape this circle and is dependent on his path.
"Except for these three people, the other uncles may be threatened, but they are not serious." Lu Zhi said: "Therefore, you don't need to do anything, just wait."
"What are you waiting for?" Shao Xun asked deliberately.
"Wait for news from all directions before responding." Lu Zhi said matter-of-factly.
Shao Xun smiled and said: "Listening to Zidao's words is like turning away the clouds and seeing the sun, and a sudden enlightenment."
Lu Zhi is not a time traveler. Of course, he didn't expect that if he waited for another six months, Wang Mi would kill him all the way. Arrived in the capital.
Shao Xun is not sure about other historical details, but he still knows about this matter.
By then, who the hell will care about prophecies? Taibai Xingjing is what everyone needs, and it’s best if it’s real.
"By the way, Zidao just mentioned that the Taifu would believe this rumor. Could it be that the Taifu did not do this?" Shao Xun asked.
Lu Zhi stroked his beard and said in deep thought: "According to what the Lord said, Liu Han Dahong and Fan Long sincerely recruited him. After thinking about it, I think it was most likely that he did it. Too much If Fu wants to cause trouble for the prince, there is no need to use such methods."
Shao Xun nodded slightly and then asked: "What do you mean by the last two sentences of this rumor, 'When the Luo River stops flowing, the real person will come out'? How could the Luo River stop flowing? "
"There is a severe drought in Guanzhong and a severe drought in Bingzhou. Isn't it just a matter of the past few years? The elephant cannot speak, so the weather and clouds indicate the difference. The sign of severe drought is actually a warning from heaven. What's so strange about the flow of water in Luo? It will continue to flow next year, and it will continue to flow the year after. As long as the flow stops for a year, the prophecy will come true."
After speaking, Lu Zhi looked at Shao Xun carefully and asked, "Do you really not know?"
" What do you know?" Shao Xun was puzzled.
Lu Zhi, Wang Chan and others looked at each other with confusion.
After a while, Lu Zhi asked: "If you don't know, why do you work so hard on Guangchengze?"
Shao Xun was stunned. Lu Zhi, don’t you believe it too? Didn't you say that was a man-made rumor?
Seeing that Shao Xun's expression didn't look like he was being hypocritical, Lu Zhi put away his doubts and said: "Over there in Luyang, it's best for you to go there in person. I've been running around for many days, and I feel that there are a few things that are more important..."
After that, let’s tell them one by one.
Shao Xun nodded repeatedly.
A few people chatted and ate until evening before they dispersed.
(End of this chapter)