Chapter 159 Late Summer and Early Autumn
The sky gradually brightens in the east as the day passes, and golden light shines through the gaps in the clouds.
The General’s Mansion.
Back in Yanjing, after a good night's rest, Su Chen, served by the maid, put on his clothes and pushed out the door. Most of the generals who were not in the military camp in the courtyard stayed at the general's mansion to rest.
As soon as they came out, they saw Dong Zhuo sitting under the eaves, looking at the letter in his hand, giggling to himself. Li Jue stood beside him and glanced over, but Dong Zhuo pressed his face and pushed him aside.
In the courtyard, Zhao Yun, who was on duty with Guan Yu, sat on a stone bench under an old tree and looked at Ma Chao, who was dancing with a tiger-headed spear in the courtyard.
Su Chen walked out of the room and squinted at the morning light. He twisted his neck lazily and caught a glimpse of An Lushan who was peeking through the window crack in the opposite room. When the latter saw Su Chen, he discovered He quickly retracted and picked up a book related to Wei Guo on one side to read.
"Mr. Dong, what are you looking at?"
Su Chen walked under the eaves with a smile and called Dong Zhuo over there in a low voice. The fat old man moved, his face full of flesh. It was a smile, and he handed over the letter.
“….. My little girl… can write now, and this is what she wrote… crookedly, making people laugh!”
This is Dong Zhuo's adopted daughter, and she is also named Dong Bai.
Probably because he wanted the girl to be innocent, unlike him before.
Su Chen took the letter and glanced at it. The handwriting looked like earthworms crawling, but it could clearly express his longing for Dong Zhuo. Li Jue glanced at the letter with envy, and whispered: "This is where Dong Gong lives the most free and easy..."
"You can do it too, as long as you let go of the past from your heart."
Su Chen folded the letter and returned it to the smiling Dong Zhuo. He said this not only to Li Jue, but also to other generals present.
"Actually, I hope that everyone can learn from Mr. Dong, marry a wife and have children here, and live a new life completely!"
In the courtyard, Ma Chao stopped his gun and looked at Su Chen, his expression was gloomy. , probably thinking of some things from back then, he walked to sit opposite Zhao Yun, and wiped the sweat from his forehead with a handkerchief.
“When I was in Hanzhong, I was once married. Later, when I went to Shu, I abandoned the mother and son and fell into the hands of Cao Cao. The wife was promised to someone else by Cao Cao, and the son was killed... Haha, now I have a new life. Once, every time I think about it, I start to feel uncomfortable."
As he spoke, Ma Chao slammed the gun in his hand on the ground and made a big hole. Zhao Yun, who was next to him, was silent for a while, "Meng Qi, being able to get here is probably because of the unwillingness in your heart. You might as well marry again. As Chang Sheng said, live a good life once and make up for all the regrets in the past."
"What about General Zhao?" Su Chen looked at Zhao Yun who was comforting him.
Zhao Yun burst out laughing. He looked at the sky, and in his field of vision, several birds flew past.
“My family is perfect and I have no regrets. The only thing is that I have not seen the unification of the world and the peace and tranquility of Jiuzhou, so that the people of Li can live and work in peace and contentment and no longer suffer from the pain of war!”
It is exactly what Zhang Yi said! , Zhao Yun first followed Yuan Shao, then went to Gongsun Zan, and then followed Liu Bei, not for meritorious service, let alone leaving a name in history, but for the righteousness in his heart.
Su Chen smiled and raised his hands: "Then I will let the old general eliminate his regrets here."
Under the tree, Zhao Yundu drank tea and smiled. No answer.
On the other hand, from the end of the corridor, a loud voice came: "How sorry?" Everyone turned away and saw Zhang Fei wearing a black robe with a wine jar under his arm, kicking the hem of his robe and striding over.
“I feel regretful that I didn’t drink enough. Come on, my second brother is on guard with Zilong today, and no one is around to nag. Come on, come and drink with me, Ma’er, come too, please. There are Fatty Dong and Li Jue, don’t be cowardly, you two, the big fat guy inside is also coming out, stop reading, I will give you a taste of the new poems later!”
Good guy, Big! Drink early in the morning!
Su Chen winked at Dian Wei, who had just come out of the room next to him and yawned, and hurried away to just drink and listen to Zhang Fei recite poetry. Since everyone praised him for his literary talent yesterday, he continued to write that night He recited a few poems to everyone he met. After Zhuge Liang listened to a few poems, a few feathers fell off his feather fan.
Fortunately, the clerk in the front yard of the mansion was sent by Zhuge Liang to ask Su Chen to handle some government affairs there. Su Chen quickly bowed his hands to Zhang Fei who was in high spirits and said goodbye. Dian Wei held Su Chen between them. Take one step at a time and rush out of the courtyard directly.
The morning breeze brought fresh air, and in the front yard of the general's residence, there was a soft rustling of flowers and trees. After Zhuge Liang settled here, he specially let the civil servants come to watch it.
Now that everything has been put down, Zhuge Liang is no longer as busy as he was in the past, and occasionally gives advice to some officials in the government.
When Su Chen came over, he was watering potted plants with a feather fan in one hand and a watering can in the other.
When the officials and soldiers coming and going in the mansion saw him, they would respectfully ask: "Hello, Mr. Kong Ming!" Zhuge Liang would smile in response. There were also maids and maids waiting around, secretly glancing at this man. Although he is old, he is an elegant gentleman. "Sir, you called me over. Do you really have something to deal with?" Su Chen came to the front yard and saw Zhuge Liang looking relaxed, so he knew that the other person might not really have something to deal with.
"When Liang saw Yide carrying the wine jar and heading towards you, he sent his officials to find an excuse for Changsheng to escape!"
Zhuge Liang waved his feather fan, handed the watering can to the maid who came over, and turned back. Under the eaves of the front yard, the feather fan stretched out, "Actually, there are some things that Changsheng needs to see in person."
"Sir, please!" Su Chen also stretched out his hand and walked into the front hall with Zhuge Liang. After sitting down, , the latter took out some official documents from the side hall and handed them to Su Chen.
“Over at Feiyungang, an official document was handed over, saying that a group of overseas barbarians came with red hair and blue eyes. What should I do with Changsheng?”
“Red hair and blue eyes? "Su Chen took it and looked through the paper, "There really is..."
What is written above is that a group of weirdos came by ship. The ship was old and dilapidated. Unlike the Yan, Wei, Wu and other sea ships, it also had no flag. After the barbarians got off the ship, they attacked the dock wantonly and were immediately arrested by ship officers and officers. A large amount of gold and jewelry were found inside, as well as many weapons, but no armor.
However, the language cannot be communicated, so we can only seize it and ask the court for what to do.
"It seems that this group of barbarians is a bit like pirates... The gentleman sent a message asking the Shipping Department to escort the people to Yanjing. I will personally investigate."
"The general feels sorry for this group of barbarians. Interested?"
Su Chen was noncommittal, he narrowed his eyes: "Interested, I think they must have navigation charts on them."
After talking for a while, he and Zhuge Liang jointly dealt with the backlog of official documents in their hands. After that, they started training and equipping the army, and distributed the original equipment of the Yan Kingdom's capital troops and horses to each army.
If you take the time, you will also recruit some ministers from the DPRK and China and ask them to set up a special travel line for the Xueyuan slaves.
During this period, while Su Chen was waiting for the battle report from Fenzhou, he was reorganizing the imperial court, recruiting some capable people, and setting up a yamen composed of Jianghu people, specially used for spying, assassination and other matters. Pei Min and Li Bai do it, which can also be regarded as fulfilling Li Bai's wish to become an official.
Occasionally, An Lushan took the opportunity to sneak out, and then Su Chen drove him back into the house. If he couldn't speak the complete Wei characters and dialects, don't even think about it.
In the court, Dong Zhuo and Li Jue have taught him well now. From the Queen Mother to the civil and military officials, they have become obedient and do things without any sloppiness. There is no longer the delay when Bei Miyano was still there.
After all, Dong Zhuo really dared to kill people, and his methods were extremely cruel.
But there is also something that gives Su Chen a headache
That is the imperial concubine Yang Yuhuan, the former concubine of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty. It seems that because of the Maweipo incident, she resented Li Longji. She didn't get along with him, and even when they met, she would yell at him, get angry, and directly attack him. How could she still be gentle and gentle like a concubine in the palace? During this period, she directly moved to the backyard of the General's Mansion. When she had free time and was in a good mood, she would return to Su Chen. Waiting for others to dance, but there is something to say, which is indeed pleasing to the eye.
No wonder Tang Xuanzong dotes on her.
Afterwards, Su Chen discovered that every time she danced or played a musical instrument, the generals felt inexplicably excited and felt more powerful than before.
However, after Cao Cao heard about it, he shouted several times and asked Su Chen to bring the spirit tablet to the general's palace. Then, Tang Xuanzong Li Longji also wanted to follow!
Of course, Li Shimin pushed him down and scolded him for being useless!
There are also some things that make Su Chen feel good. Ding'an sent a family letter. The content was written by his father Su Congfang. It roughly talked about some of the family's situation. His sister-in-law Su Huan is about to give birth, and the second brother is busy. While busy, I often neglect my second sister-in-law Hongzhen. He also said that Xun Yu, Guo Jia, and Le Jin managed Ding'an City very well, allowing Su Chen to feel at ease in Yanjing.
Later, it was said that the Fang family secretly sent the marriage certificate back, and asked the disciples and former officials of the Fang family to spread Su Chen's reputation. If there was a lack of officials under his command, the Fang family could help.
Until the end of the letter, the eldest brother was not mentioned, but Su Chen probably wanted to get it. Taking a carriage back to Yanjing would be much slower, and it would take at least half a month to cross the state and county
However, the feeling of being remembered by his family made Su Chen feel very comfortable. At least it was warmer than in his previous life. Dong Zhuo also read the letter in his hand and sighed. Apparently, he missed his adopted daughter Dong Bai and that A woman.
"Feng Wang, go back!" Su Chen stood in the room, looking through the window lattice.
Late summer, early autumn.
The good news from Fenzhou was sent back to Yanjing.
With secret encouragement, the voice of the king gradually rose in the court.
(End of this chapter)